Villalobos, Karylle Denise T.

Grade 12 Jonah

A.

1. Nobody looks forward to death. Is there a deeper meaning to Adam and Eve's eating of the
apple of good and evil? That man is so easily tempted is demonstrated here. You can instill fear
of the unknown and of going out at night in even the youngest of children by telling them they
will be kidnapped and killed if they do so. If you want a child to obey you, you have to scare
him. You can't expect a child to obey you if you tell him he may walk outside and play and
nothing bad will happen. The fact that Adam and Eve disobeyed God and instead listened to the
serpent is proof that humans are vulnerable to temptation because of their physiological build.
Eva realized that the tree's fruit was unique, appealing to the sight, and would help her gain
wisdom, so she decided to eat some. She also fed Adam, who was quite appreciative. Despite
God's warning that they would perish if they ate the fruit, they still didn't think forward to the
consequences. The same is true of those who live in the moment and don't bother to think
about the consequences of their actions, such as those who engage in risky behaviors such as
drug use, smoking, excessive urination, sexual activity before marriage, an obsession with
technological devices, and so on. It's because Adam doesn't follow an impossibly large list of
rules that humanity won't go astray. As a result of these prohibitive constraints, humanity will
not fail. In spite of being granted nearly total freedom, humans will still choose to sin and fall if
only one restriction remains. God wanted a relationship with us based on our trust in His care
for us and our willingness to put that trust into action by obeying His commands. God's
command to Adam is essentially the same as the one He gave to the original readers of Moses.
In return for your obedience, I will give you a long and prosperous life. Both will be lost if you
disobey.

2. As a result of not having yet eaten from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam
and Eve, to whom this man refers, felt no shame in their nakedness. This means that they are
completely oblivious to the difference between good and evil. They are like infants who don't
mind being naked in public because they are unaware of the difference between right and
wrong. Animals, on the other hand, never cover their bodies with clothing. Because they are so
nave, they are never embarrassed to mate in public. Perhaps Adam and Eve felt like this when
they first saw the tree of the knowledge of good and evil but decided not to eat from it. There
was no wickedness, jealousy, deception, or insecurity in Adam and Eve's world. They were a
perfect match when it came to becoming husband and wife. It was clear that God had provided
for their every need. None of them needed to wear clothes or be restrained in any way.
Because they were without sin, they didn't care that they were exposed. Innocence, rather than
naivete, accounted for their complete absence of shame. When our flaws and stubbornness are
laid bare before others, we feel the guilt that comes along with it. We cover up because we're
self-conscious about being judged by others and we don't want them to see our "true selves."
B.

1. Consciousness: Eve was aware that the serpent had told her that she would not die; yet, the
baby girl was not conscious enough to note the conduct of the newborn boy because she
herself was not yet conscious enough to do so. The children are entirely oblivious to what they
are doing and have no concept what is taking place; they are uninformed of what they are even
doing. Adam and Eve, on the other hand, are conscious beings who are fully aware of the
consequences of the choices they make.

2. Expression: While Adam and Eve's feelings are the result of happiness associated to lust, the
expressions of two children are the result of happiness connected with innocence and purity.
The little baby boy compliments the headband that the little baby girl is wearing, indicating his
respect for the headband. It's possible that the hue of the headband as well as the way it feels
would appeal to him. Even though Adam is honest about the fact that he is terrified of God, he
does not prevent Eve to eat the fruit because of his love for Eve and the appeal of the fruit's
look.

3. Actions: The actions of two young people are without fault; they are merely kind and
courteous to one another. However, Adam and Eve's actions are driven by an instinctual
yearning for one another as well as a need for physical fulfillment; it is these desires that
compel them to sin against God. A desperate attempt to take the headband that belonged to
the infant girl was attempted by the infant male. It's possible that he had the same intention as
you did when it came to putting it on. The young lady did not give the impression that she was
troubled by it at all. Eve did not rush through the process of giving Adam the apple, and Adam
did not object when she suggested that he eat it.