Question

What Biblical allusion is used in paragraph four to compare Mrs. Bullfrog and the narrator in the stage-coach?
A)
They are compared to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
B)
They are compared to the Virgin Mary and Joseph.
C)
They are compared to Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
D)
They are compared to Cain and Abel.

Answer 1

Excerpt from: Mrs. Bullfrog
Nathaniel Hawthorne

4 The same morning that Mrs. Bullfrog and I came together as a unit, we took two seats in the stage-coach and began our journey towards my place of business. There being no other passengers, we were as much alone and as free to give vent to our raptures as if I had hired a hack for the matrimonial jaunt. My bride looked charmingly in a green silk calash and riding habit of pelisse cloth; and whenever her red lips parted with a smile, each tooth appeared like an inestimable pearl. Such was my passionate warmth that--we had rattled out of the village, gentle reader, and were lonely as Adam and Eve in paradise--I plead guilty to no less freedom than a kiss. The gentle eye of Mrs. Bullfrog scarcely rebuked me for the profanation. Emboldened by her indulgence, I threw back the calash from her polished brow, and suffered my fingers, white and delicate as her own, to stray among those dark and glossy curls which realized my daydreams of rich hair.

Answer 2

@lianacarolina

Answer 3

Okay, give me a moment to look it over lol. I'll give you my opinion :)

Answer 4

Ok :)

Answer 5

Is it A?

Answer 6

Well, it's telling us that they were "as lonely as Adam & Eve in Paradise" so I would assume you're correct. That's the only biblical allusion they're giving you tbh

Answer 7

Thank youuu :)

Answer 8

you're very welcome :)