Document Type
Birth and Creation Essay
Publication Date
2008
Excerpt
Can the thirst for knowledge jeopardize the relationship between a loving creator and his creations? In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter," and Genesis 2-3, the relationship between the creators and their created beings change due to the created beings' desire for knowledge. This change is due to the instigators of the stories: Professor Baglioni in "Rappaccini's Daughter'' and the serpent in Genesis 2-3. These instigators are able to manipulate Beatrice and Giovanni's curiosity as well as Adam and Eve's curiosity. This then causes the creations to dig for a deeper meaning of their existence and end up altering their relationship with their creators. They end up going against their creators' wishes and instead of having the trusting relationship they had before, their relationship has weakened.
Recommended Citation
Huerta, Angela, "The Desire for Knowledge (2008)" (2008). The Valpo Core Reader. 60.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/60