Many myths and stories contain similarities in plot, content, and outcome. In the “Great Flood” myth and The Book of Eli their story displayed prior, during and after their heroes’ journey relate and are reflections of the ancient and modern day cultures that created them.
God saw the “wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Speiser). In the “Great Flood” myth God is regretful for creating man and has decided to wipe clean the face of the earth in order to create a new world clean of its impiety and cruelty. God finds righteousness in a man named Noah and creates a covenant giving him the chance to attain redemption for the world after the great flood has destroyed every living creature. In many myths and stories total destruction is associated with the coming of a new world, similar to a creation/destruction myth, or dying and rising archetype. This differs with The Book of Eli, the setting of this story is set thirty years after a nuclear war and …show more content…
Just as the great flood had subsided, after twenty-five years of traveling west and the delivery of the Bible, the remnants of pre-war civilization will emerge when the world is ready to rebuild. Noah did as what God had told him and he, his sons, and every living thing multiplied inhabiting the earth fruitfully. After Eli has recited the entire Bible word for word to Lombardi after having memorized it throughout the apocalypse, the future of the world is restored and the society will be rebuilt when they are ready. In both the “Great Flood” and The Book of Eli the sake of the greater good still lies in following your faith and doing what’s just as opposed to doing whatever for the sake of oneself or for one’s personal
God saw the “wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Speiser). In the “Great Flood” myth God is regretful for creating man and has decided to wipe clean the face of the earth in order to create a new world clean of its impiety and cruelty. God finds righteousness in a man named Noah and creates a covenant giving him the chance to attain redemption for the world after the great flood has destroyed every living creature. In many myths and stories total destruction is associated with the coming of a new world, similar to a creation/destruction myth, or dying and rising archetype. This differs with The Book of Eli, the setting of this story is set thirty years after a nuclear war and …show more content…
Just as the great flood had subsided, after twenty-five years of traveling west and the delivery of the Bible, the remnants of pre-war civilization will emerge when the world is ready to rebuild. Noah did as what God had told him and he, his sons, and every living thing multiplied inhabiting the earth fruitfully. After Eli has recited the entire Bible word for word to Lombardi after having memorized it throughout the apocalypse, the future of the world is restored and the society will be rebuilt when they are ready. In both the “Great Flood” and The Book of Eli the sake of the greater good still lies in following your faith and doing what’s just as opposed to doing whatever for the sake of oneself or for one’s personal