"But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil,
thou shalt not eat of it:
for in the day that thou eatest thereof
thou shalt surely die.
Genesis 2:17."
This quote mirrors the apple on the cover of the book. According to author Stephenie Meyer on her website, the apple "represents "forbidden fruit." I used the scripture from Genesis (located just after the table of contents) because I loved the phrase "the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil." Isn't this exactly what Bella ends up with? A working knowledge of what good is, and what evil is. The nice thing about the apple is it has so many symbolic roots. You've got the apple in Snow White, one bite and you're frozen forever in a state of not-quite-death... Then you have Paris and the golden apple in Greek mythology—look how much trouble that started. Apples are quite the versatile fruit. In the end, I love the beautiful simplicity of the picture. To me it says: choice."
And Bella's choice in the first book/film, of course, is to be with Edward and risk all the danger that he himself poses and that he brings with him or to stay away from him and stay safe.
We'll see how her choice plays out through the course of this #TwilightForever marathon, won't we?
XOXO
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