1. symbolism in George Eliot
... you?" He replied, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid (Genesis 3:10)." A common interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve, is that their story is the beginning of man's self-centered nature and hence the inner dwellings of the subconscious. In The Lifted Veil, Eliot explores how a knowingness of someone else's inner thoughts brings ... about fear. Every person has thoughts that they want no one to see. When one senses that someone else has recognized the true thoughts of the subconscious, the natural reaction since the time of Adam is...
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- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: High School