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"The apple is sex because the apple is always sex." I can't speak for lit-crit classes, but I'll just say that in Catholic theology, the fruit (an apple is not
by cicero 15y ago
"The apple is sex because the apple is always sex." I can't speak for lit-crit classes, but I'll just say that in Catholic theology, the fruit (an apple is not mentioned) is not about sex. I suppose the apple=sex idea is another persistent narrative that got established somehow.
- patio11 15y agoMy bad: if it wasn't obvious, I was talking Bible-as-literature mode rather than Catholic-dogmatist mode. Anyhow, apologies for the tangent.
- RyanMcGreal 15y agoThe fruit is knowledge, aka knowledge of good and evil, aka sex. [A Recovering Catholic]
- cobrausn 15y agoAny Catholic who told you that was pushing an agenda. Well, another agenda. [Catholic...ish?]
- sp332 15y agoThe fruit == loss of innocence. So, in the original story, it's "knowledge of good and evil." But to most people, loss of innocence brings sex to mind, so the fruit is very commonly used as a metaphor for sex. OT: it is said that whatever the fruit was, it certainly wasn't a southern watermelon. If it was, Eve would never have repented :)