MDDM: ch. 67 "Garden Pests"

[Terrance]

David Morris wrote:
> 
> >From: Bandwraith at aol.com
> >
> >Is this a subversion of the biblical eden, humankind
> >in a secondary role to the garden itself, de-noblized
> >from tragic heroes to pests, tolerated but less than
> >important? I hope so.
> >
> >Could it be Cain's garden? Make me even happier...
> 
> These Gigantic plants make me think of Jack and the Beanstalk:
> 
> http://www-dept.usm.edu/~engdept/jack/jackhome.html
> 
> DM

 but of course Jack and the giant plant or tree. 

Is it a subversion of the biblical eden? I prefer Eliade's term,
"Desacralization",  since it so very obvious that P is taking so much
material directly from Eliade, including the discussion of the micro
scopic or cosmic, the giant plants, the sacred spaces, so on....