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Does this scene remind anyone of anything? Particularly, this scene looks like an exact duplication of the “Garden of Eden” story in Genesis. The tree with the apple represents the “Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.” And as the bible story goes, Margaret (Eve) picks the apple from the tree and she gives it to David (Adam) and he eats it. Following this scene, it rains and thunder in Pleasantville for the first time ever. It seems to represent God 's angry judgment of the sinful activities going on in Pleasantville. Particularly, it is identical to the bible as God banned Adam and Eve from the garden and brought about punishment and hardships to mankind after Adam ate from the tree, which parallels how God sent rain to Pleasantville after David ate from the tree; it could be a sign of God 's unsatisfcation towards his behavior.

Here’s a section of the mural painted by Mr. Johnson (Soda shop owner) and David. This is another, but less explicit bible allusion to the “Garden of Eden.” Through out the movie, there has been redundant portrayals of the Garden of Eden scene, where man first sinned.

(More random Biblical allusions from the movie.)
Caption: There are many Bible references in this movie. (1)There is a burning tree. (2)The Rainbow and the Promise, from Noah 's Ark (God promises to never send floods to the world anymore. Shockingly, this rainbow also occurs after the first time it rains in Pleasantville. From the bible story Noah 's Ark, God sends floods to the world because it became sinful and he dispproved of it. The rain scene followed by the rainbow was a show of God 's disapproval of Pleasantville).

Check out this video to find out about more biblical analysis from the movie, Pleasantville.

Pleasantville War on God Controversy:
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Not only was the film Pleasantville a great depiction of American culture, but it also touched on social



Citations: Hall, Lucia. “Pleasantville (Review)” The Humanist Jan. 1999: 45-. Academic OneFile. InfoTrac. Michigan Electronic Lib., Roseville, MI. 19 Apr. 2007. Calhoun, John. “Black & White In Color: 'Pleasantville ' Recreates 50s TV” TLC Nov. 1998: 48-. Academic OneFile. InfoTrac. Michigan Electronic Lib., Roseville, MI. 19 Apr. 2007. Zuck, Jon. Pleasantville: The Garden of Eden Revisited. 9 Jan. 2004 . Movie Review by Edward Johnson January 1, 2000 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/166920/

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