The Garden of Eden is a biblical earthly paradise inhabited by the first created man and
woman, Adam and Eve. They lived in paradise in total innocence until the serpent (the devil) enticed
them to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge. As punishment for their
disobedience, God banished them from Paradise.
The story of the Garden of Eden is a theological use of allegorical themes to explain human
progression from a state of innocence and bliss to the present human condition of knowledge of sin,
misery, and death.
Foreshadowing means to hint at events yet to come.
1. If ______ is Adam and ________ is Eve, what might Steinbeck be hinting?
Challenge: In the story of the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve disobeyed the word of God. Kino and
Juana don’t do anything wrong – why, then, do you think they are still punished?