Genesis 1-3 Vs. The Matrix

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The need for knowledge is something we all share. As humans, we constantly desire to know more. We search for the answer to everything, and push to fully understand every thought, idea, or concept. Sometimes our possession of knowledge can have negative consequences, but our desire still burns so strong that we search it out and ignore the risks. This idea not only brings to question how far we are willing to go to gain knowledge, but also how much we value this knowledge. If knowledge makes our lives worse, why do we still long for it? “Genesis 1-3” from the Bible and the movie “The Matrix” both cause us to ponder this question. In Genesis, Adam and Eve’s desire to know good and evil was so strong that they were willing to risk death. In the Matrix, Neo’s desire to know the truth about the world was so strong that he swallowed an unknown pill and said goodbye to the only reality he had ever known. In both of these stories, the characters make it clear how much they would …show more content…
Morpheus gives Neo a very simple choice—take the blue pill and “believe what you want to believe” or take the red pill and be shown how the world he has known his entire life isn’t truly reality. A curious Neo takes the red pill with only slight hesitation, and is removed from The Matrix, the computer program he has lived in his whole life, and taken to the real world, a reality where humans are subordinate to robots. In this world, Neo, along with Morpheus and his crew, live together, constantly hiding from the robots. They eat plain food, wear plain clothes, and do little else but virtual training. While the group can go to the Matrix, they are now fully aware that it isn’t real and have to lie low so they are not detected. After being enlightened, it is almost impossible for a human to go back to being unaware of the reality of the Matrix and to live there blissfully and
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