A moralistic approach to examine Moises Fall of Man

Part I: Formalistic Analysis of the Text

Characters:
 God- He is the creator of the universe. He is depicted as pure light and rules from
an unmovable throne at the highest point in heaven. God creates man (Adam)
and gives him free will, knowing that man will fall.

 Satan- Before his rebellion, he was known as Lucifer and was second only to
God. His envy of the son creates sin, and in an incestuous relationship with his
daughter, he produces the offspring, Death. His rebellion is easily crushed by the
son, and he is cast into hell. He succeeds in bringing about the fall of Adam and
Eve but is punished for the act.

 Adam- The first human, created by God from the dust of earth. He is part of
God’s creation after the rebellious angels have been defeated. Adam eats the
fruit of the tree of knowledge because he cannot bear losing Eve. He and Eve
feud after the fall but are reconciled. They eventually go forth together to face the
world and death.

 Eve- The first woman, created by God from Adam’s rib as a companion for him.
She is seduced and tricked by Satan and eats the fruit of the tree of knowledge.
She then tempts Adam whose love and desire for her is so strong that he eats
the fruit rather than risk separation from Eve.

Settings:
God placed Adam and Eve in a perfect home, the Garden of Eden, also called
Paradise.

Synopsis:

God created Adam, the first man, and Eve, the first woman, and placed them in a
perfect home, the Garden of Eden. In fact, everything about Earth was perfect at that
moment in time.

Food, in the form of fruit and vegetables, was plentiful and free for the taking. The
garden God created was spectacularly beautiful. Even the animals got along with one
another, all of them eating plants at that early stage.
God put two important trees in the garden: the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil. Adam's duties were clear. God told him to tend the garden and not eat
the fruit of those two trees, or he would die. Adam passed that warning on to his wife.

Then Satan entered the garden, disguised as a serpent. He did what he is still doing
today. He lied:

“You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you
eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and
evil.” (Genesis 3:4-5, NIV)

Instead of believing God, Eve believed Satan. She ate the fruit and gave some to her
husband to eat. Scripture says "the eyes of both of them were opened." (Genesis 3:7,
NIV) They realized they were naked and made hasty coverings from fig leaves.

God invoked curses on Satan, Eve, and Adam. God could have destroyed Adam and
Eve, but out of his gracious love, he killed animals to make clothes for them to cover
their newly-discovered nakedness. He did, however, cast them out of the Garden of
Eden.

From that time on, the Bible records a sad history of humanity disobeying God, but God
had put his plan of salvation in place before the foundation of the world. He responded
to the Fall of Man with a Savior and Redeemer, his Son Jesus Christ.

Theme:
We need to see beneath the text revealing the truths regarding of man’s relation to the
opposed forces of good and evil. It embodies an idealistic system of ethics, accepting a
fact that the existence of evil, and emphasizing the enduring truth of free-will, and the
possibility of the ultimate triumph of God.

Style of Writing:
The style of writing that the author use is foreshadowing because the author gives hints
where the story is going but at the same time he doesn’t give away the ending.

Title:
The title fall of man is appropriate in the story because it shows perfection to sin. Man
is a generic biblical word for the human race, including both men and women so fall of
man means downfall of both Adam and Eve. They’re disobedience to God was the first
human sin.
Conflict:
The conflict in the literary text is when Satan disguised as a serpent and tricked Eve by
saying that they will not die even if they eat the fruit. Eve ate the fruit and gave some to
her husband Adam. By that both man and woman lost their innocence and realize they
were naked. They disobeyed God from not eating the fruit so He invoked curses for
both of them as well as Satan.

Part II: Delving Deeper in the Text

I chose Moralistic Criticism because it shows obeying someone and right decision
making. If Eve think carefully of what she will do, then they will not cause harm and
anger of God. And if they have faith in God then there will be no problem. Sometimes
we need to be contended of what we have and don’t ask for more. Because of their
actions they break the trust of God. But out of his love, he makes clothes for them to
cover their bodies. So to wrap it all up God shows care and love even though they
disobey Him.

Part III: Annotation of Cited Lines

Citation of Lines
God placed Adam and Eve in a perfect
home , the Garden of Eden
God told Adam to guard the garden and
not eat the fruit of those trees or he would
die.
Annotation
It shows from the beginning that God
cares for the two and He want them to be
comfortable and feel safe to their
surroundings.
God warned Adam for them to be safe
and to know what they will do and not do.
It shows that God didn’t want them to be
in danger.