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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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...but if they were to take a bite out of it, the apple would...

In the movie Phenomenon George Malley: No matter what, an apple will rot and decay if thrown on the ground, but if they were to take a bite out of it, the apple would become a part of them, and they would carry it with them forever.

I believe he is using apple as an metaphor but I couldn't understand what he is trying to imply. Do you get what is his point?
  

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Hard to tell exactly, Jackson, but not necessarily a metaphor (because your excerpt includes no referent for the apple). The basic idea is that the apple's body/spirit/appleness/value is lost if it is discarded, but it enters into the continuing cycle of life, and hence has ongoing value, etc if it is eaten by another living thing.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hard to tell exactly, Jackson, but not necessarily a metaphor (because your excerpt includes no referent for the apple).
  • The basic idea is that the apple's body/spirit/appleness/value is lost if it is discarded, but it enters into the continuing cycle of life, and hence has ongoing value, etc if it is eaten by another living thing.
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Hard to tell exactly, Jackson, but not necessarily a metaphor (because your excerpt includes no referent for the apple). The basic idea is that the apple's body/spirit/appleness/value is lost if it is discarded, but it enters into the continuing cycle of life, and hence has ongoing value, etc if it is eaten by another living thing.
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It is hard to infer the meaning. An apple rots and decays more after being eaten.
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It seems to me that Mr M has interpreted it correctly. It is an ancient belief that by eating something, its essence is absorbed into your own and thereby survives.
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