Poison in Fall

Earlier in the novel the author made what seemed like a simple quote "I like apples" (McAdam 127), but if readers think about that quote on a different level, and dissect its many other meanings, they would be able to see a connection to childhood stories and begin to see an entire new meaning. The classic childhood fable of Snow White dispels the simplicity of an apple and proves it to also be an infectious and poisonous thing. The story of Snow White can tie into the novel Fall by providing a contrary look at the character Fall. 

On page 127 Julius states he likes apples, a very simple thing, he then goes to describe how "Fall's hand will pick up the simplest thing in the world,  her thumb and perfect pointer, and plop the simplest thing in the world, pip, right in my mouth at the back of my tongue because simple is breathing not eating." (McAdam 127). If we take into account what we have learned from Snow White, we can begin to see that perhaps Fall is not as perfect as both boys describe her. 

During the novel we are never told the story from Fall's perspective, Noel, Julius and even limo driver, William, share the story from their perspective but never Fall. Readers have already been shown that Fall is very capable of lying, when she lied to Julius about her plans to go shopping with Noel, and that she can be very persuasive, especially because of her sexual relationship with Julius. All of these factors have led me to take that quote from Julius in a very different way, perhaps Fall has been poisoning Julius and Noel, with what seem like the simplest actions. Perhaps Fall is not an innocent girl, being fought over by two men, but a puppeteer, playing with the hearts of week boys.