Rappaccinis Daughter
When I read the short story, Rappaccini’s daughter, I noticed a lot of interesting things. One of the main things I noticed was the garden. I think Rappacini’s garden is a substitute for the Garden of Eden. That was very obvious to me because there were a lot of examples to back me up. I think it was very unique how the author organized everything and made it sort of like an allegory to the Garden of Eden. Also the characters alone, were very good examples on how it was alike. Although it is portrayed that the story is like the beginning of time, there is a twist in the characters. Adam and Eve’s characters are switched where Adam is represented by Beatrice and Eve is represented by Giovanni. And then there is Rappaccini who represents God, whereas Baglioni fills the role of Satan. Although the characters are very well portrayed in the story, the most important thing is the garden itself. We already cleared it out that Rappaccini’s Garden is a substitute for the Garden of Eden. Many examples are given such as the shrub in the pool which obviously depicts the Tree of knowledge in Eden. Which brings me to my favorite part; Eve wanted to eat the apple, even though God warned her not to. Then, the old woman shows Giovanni the way to enter the secret garden. Also in the Garden of Eden, the devil convinces Eve to eat the apple. As the story progresses, Giovanni realizes that he has been poisoned. The landmark setting of the Bible’s Genesis is imitated by Rappaccini's garden. However, there was a twist on that as well. Rappaccini’s Garden is completely the opposite of the Garden of Eden. While Eden is known to be heavenly and peaceful, Rappaccini’s Garden is evil and infecting. Eden has God, who is the ultimate bearer of good and right-doing, whereas the other garden has Rappaccini as the ultimate bearer of evil and wrong-doing through science. In Eden, it is Satan in the form of a snake luring Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge. In Rappaccini's garden, God is