"The Truman Show" and Hierophonic Visions The Truman Show depicts the life of a human that was adopted by a company and filmed all his life. His life had been broadcast all around the world and people everywhere have lived his life with him. The story starts with the main character, Truman, an adult and married now, leaving for work. It follows his day by day routine and the viewer quickly realizes how boring and …showed first 75 words of 525 total…

…showed last 75 words of 525 total…in symbolized Adam's decision to climb up the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and eat the fruit. Once this occurred and Truman knew the truths that he was searching for, he realized that it was the bad parts of life that had been hidden from him along with free will. However, he too was not allowed to return to his "Garden of Eden" and must live his life away from his creator.