Biblical Allusion The bible remains a mystery to many people in society today. ... In John Knowles book A Separate Peace the author's focus on the tree, mans sinful nature, and Phineas as a Christ like figure are all biblical allusions that add a rich meaning to the novel. ...
However, the parallels to the biblical Garden of Eden can also be determined as quite the opposite of their equivalents in the Bible. ... Adding to his feelings of perception of some innate evil in Beatrice are Baglioni's urgings and allusions. ... In a weird twist on the Biblical garden of Eden, Giovanni is the unknowing Eve, offering Beatrice the elixir of life which, when as in the biblical account, as she partakes of it, "in that day" she will "surely die." ...
