The Truman Show Essay Research Paper 2

>I see this movie as an analogy of the story of the Garden of Eden in the Bible. Truman, playing Adam, is tempted to desire more than this perfect life he was given. Christof, the “creator” gave Truman a life without hurt, without pain, without most of the troubles that humans deal with throughout their lives and even though everyone Truman encountered were merely scripted acquaintances, he still had the ability to make his own decisions. So when the smile of the woman caught his attention, he desired for more, he, in a way, desired for the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He controlled the members of his society, like Adam controlled the beasts of the garden, but Christof controlled both the actors and Truman by his ability to change weather, time of day, what people said, and other means. So when the serpant, the woman from outside of Truman’s world, tempted him with a new reality, his curiosity took over and all he could think about was this idea of something different, something he was unable to have. I think that Truman’s decision to sail away from the city he grew up in symbolized Adam’s decision to climb up the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and eat the fruit. Once this occurred and Truman knew the truths that he was searching for, he realized that it was the bad parts of life that had been hidden from him along with free will. However, he too was not allowed to return to his “Garden of Eden” and must live his life away from his creator.