Book Of Eli Reflection Paper

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For my reflection paper I chose to watch The Book of Eli and look for the symbols within the movie and how they correspond with symbols of religious denominations, more directly symbols that are linked with Christianity. In this paper I will look at the objects and characters within the movie and how they relate to the teachings of Christianity. Eli is the name of the main character and is seen at the beginning of the movie to be on a mission. Throughout the movie Eli walks upon several obstacles and could be seen as being tested. This could be seen as ways that God is testing not only his faith but his true spirit and his devotion to God’s will. “These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being …show more content…

The movie made it seem like the story of Adam and Eve after they ate the forbidden fruit and were cast out of the Garden of Eden. The movie takes place in a post war or apocalyptic setting which could be what the world outside of the Garden looked like at the time. So Adam, or known in the movie as Eli, is now sent out on a mission by the forgiving God to restore his faith in humanity. On this mission he meets Eve, or in the movie her name is Solara, they both join together to complete this mission from God but it will not be very easy. Every step of the way the two are put to tests and trials of faith in the mission and faith in their God. Within the story of Adam and Eve, the serpent was the one who tempted the two with the forbidden fruit and he continues to try to stray Eli and Solara from their path to further justify that all humans are evil and that they do not deserve God in their lives. In the movie the serpent is portrayed as the leader of a small recolonized town named Carnegie. Ultimately, he wants the Bible that Eli possesses so he can do further evil with the book and control more people by using it to put fear in society. Carnegie tempts Eli with several things such as free food and clean water giving him the illusion to be someone who is trying to help or further aid him in his mission. When Eli refuses his temptations and leaves the

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