Mike Nichols's Satirical Analysis

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In a satirical excerpt from a book by Mike Nichols, he is comparing the serpent from the bible story of Adam and Eve to a press secretary. In Genesis 2 and 3, we are told the story of how Eve was created from the rib of Adam, and that Adam and Eve were told by God that they can eat from any tree in the garden except the Tree of Knowledge. A “smooth-talking serpent” comes in and persuades Eve to eat the fruit from the forbidden tree. Nichols makes this comparison to give a humorous perspective to this biblical story. He also gives Adam the job title of the head gardener of Eden who has surgery to remove a rib,creating Eve. By doing this, his readers may be able to better understand the story by relating it in a situation of today’s society.

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