--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Go on, my dear,\" urges the snake. \"Take…" description: "\"“Go on, my dear,\" urges the snake. \"Take one. Hear it? 'Pluck me,' it's saying. That big, shiny red one. 'Pluck me, pluck me now and pluck me hard.' Yo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/david-mitchell-264_adam-and-eve_go-on-my-dear-urges-the-snake-take-one-h_2305858.jpg" --- # Go on, my dear," urges the snake. "Take one. Hear it?… ![“Go on, my dear," urges the snake. "Take one. Hear it? 'Pluck me,' it's saying. That big, shiny red one. 'Pluck me, pluck me now and pluck me hard.' You know you want to." "But God," quotes Eve, putting out feelers for an agent provacateur , clever girl, "expressly forbids us to eat the fruit from…” quote by David Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/david-mitchell-264_adam-and-eve_go-on-my-dear-urges-the-snake-take-one-h_2305858.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/david-mitchell-264_adam-and-eve_go-on-my-dear-urges-the-snake-take-one-h_2305858.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/david-mitchell-264_adam-and-eve_go-on-my-dear-urges-the-snake-take-one-h_2305858.jpg) > ““Go on, my dear," urges the snake. "Take one. Hear it? 'Pluck me,' it's saying. That big, shiny red one. 'Pluck me, pluck me now and pluck me hard.' You know you want to." "But God," quotes Eve, putting out feelers for an agent provacateur , clever girl, "expressly forbids us to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge." "Ah yessssss, God ... But God gave us life, did He not? And God gave us desire, did He not? And God gave us taste, did He not? And who else but God made the damned apples in the first place? So what else is life for but to tassste the fruit we desire ?" Eve folds her arms schoolgirlishly. "God expressly forbade it. Adam said." The snake grins through his fangs, admiring Eve's playacting. "God is a nice enough chap in His way. I daresay He means well. But between you and The Tree of Knowledge, He is terribly insecure." "Insecure? He made the entire bloody universe! He's omnipotent." "Exactly! Almost neurotic, isn't it? All this worshiping, morning, noon, and night. It's 'Oh Praise Him, Oh Praise Him, Oh Praise the Everlassssting Lord.' I don't call that omnipotent. I call it pathetic. Most independent authorities agree that God has never sufficiently credited the work of virtual particles in the creation of the universssse. He raises you and Adam on this diet of myths while all the really interesting information is locked up in these juicy apples. Seven days? Give me a break.”” [David Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mitchell/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The dialogue satirically critiques religious dogma, portraying God as insecure and humanity as driven by desire for forbidden knowledge. **In simple terms:** God is portrayed as insecure; humans chase forbidden knowledge. Key Takeaway Question authority and seek truth beyond dogma. Themes religion philosophy human nature desire mythology Mood irary irious Type satirical philosophical When to use this quote - religious debates - personal introspection - literary analysis Key Concepts existentialism skepticism free will Questions to Reflect On - What does the snake represent? - How does desire shape belief? 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