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Does anyone else here share my admiration for Satan as a literary character?
He told the truth - that Adam and Eve would not "die" if they ate from the tree of knowledge (as God had warned). He thought Adam and Eve should have a choice. He believed they should be educated. He basically freed them from a life of dependence and ignorance.
How come with any other character like that we'd be cheering him on. But in Satan's case - everyone's down on him even though he seems to be the real hero of the story. Anyone else agree?
Kallan - good point. I do have to keep in mind that in earlier Abrahamic mythology Satan was actually a temptor of men on God's payroll. But I wasn't aware the serpent was not Satan. Ah ha! I learn something new every day. Modern Christianity, however, has kinda made them all one in the same, so I was kind of approaching it from that angle. :)
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- KallanLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
hm, unfortunately, I've studied too much of Judaism to agree with this portrayal.
1. the serpent is not Satan in the garden, according to the jews.
From that premise, I would say that the Serpent is the hero, not Satan.
- Cosmic ILv 61 decade ago
As a literary character, Satan has continued to appear in many other books. Heinlein included him in J.O.B.: A Comedy of Justice, and portrayed him as a truth-loving cheerful guy.
- 1 decade ago
"...for in the day thou eatest of the fruit thereof, thou shalt surely die!"
Partaking of the fruit rendered Adam & Eve mortal, and subject therefore to an earthly demise. If Satan said they wouldn't die, the only truth was that it would not be instantaneous.
Satan is the purveyor of evil, for it must to be that there is an opposition in all things.
- 1 decade ago
SATAN IS THE BEST FRIEND THE CHURCH HAS EVER HAD, AS HE'S KEPT THEM IN BUSINESS ALL THESE YEARS!!!
Source(s): LeVey, Anton Szandor. THE SATANIC BIBLE. The Ninth Satanic Statement - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.