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A 3 page essay that discusses the nature of the story of Adam and Eve. The writer argues that examination of this creation myth shows that it parallels the development of every human life, and represents the innate human longing to be "one" with a being greater than ourselves and that the story has archetypal significance. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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this narrative and it has rationalized the traditional subjugation of women, blaming the female sex for the entrance of sin into the world. However, in the modern world, the
Genesis story of the Fall is viewed largely as an archetypal narrative that relays certain truths about human existence. Examination of this creation myth shows that it parallels the development
of every human life, and represents the innate human longing to be "one" with a being greater than ourselves. In discussing the story of Adam and Eve, this writer/tutor
is assuming that the student researching this topic is well aware of the details of the narrative--the temptation by the Devil in the form of a snake, the breaking of
Gods commandment, expulsion from the Garden, etc. Mythology represents humanitys attempts to find answers to the "big" questions of existence--why am I here? how did I get here? what
is the nature of reality and why does evil exist in the world? The persistence of certain patterns in mythology indicates that the way human beings approach the process
of myth making as to do with the features that we all have in common. Carl Jung defined these common ideas as "archetypes." Archetypal ideas, according to Jung,
originate in the collective unconscious of the race as a whole, saying that they were "primordial images which have always been the basis of mans thinking-- the whole treasure-house of
mythological motif" (Campbell 653). Similarly, mythology expert Joseph Campbell identifies archetypes as a means that human beings use to find meaning and understanding of in the complex world of reality.
Every human being--ideally-- is born into an "Eden"-like existence. A loving mother and father care for the infants every need. There is no knowledge of the world, no conception of
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