Symbolism in "Perelandra" by C.S. Lewis.

British author C.S. Lewis's Perelandra is one of the most religiously relevant fantasy novels ever written. Set on the exotic planet of Perelandra (Venus), it contains within its pages the Creation legend of Adam and Eve, set in our time but in a different world. Perelandra is a story of an unspoiled world, the Garden of Eden denied to the residents of earth but still open to the two inhabitants of Perelandra. C.S. …

…story. In Perelandra, the Green Lady overcomes temptation and chooses to, figuratively speaking, leave the apple on the tree. In reality, Eve takes the fruit and thus causes the downfall of all mankind. Perhaps Lewis is trying to end the story the way it should have ended- happily ever after. Or perhaps it is deeper than that and he is showing us that in the big picture, humankind (with God's love and help) has won.