od and evil. He controlled the members of his society, like Adam controlled the beasts of the garden, but Christof controlled both the actors and Truman by his ability to change weather, time of day, what people said, and other means. So when the serpant, the woman from outside of Truman's world, tempted him with a new reality, his curiosity took over and all he could think about was this idea of something different, something he was unable to have. I think that Truman's decision to sail away from the city he grew up in symbolized Adam's decision to climb up the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and eat the fruit. Once this occurred and Truman knew the truths that he was searching for, he realized that it was the bad parts of life that had been hidden from him along with free will. However, he too was not allowed to return to his "Garden of Eden" and must live his life away from his creator. ...
