Humpty Dumpty in Eden

Some of the events of Genesis 3 are often characterized as a 'fall', though the word itself does not appear in the text. Rather, the essential meaning of the characterization can be inferred from a combination of a comparison with a previous passage, and a reference to another famous 'fall'. Genesis 1:28 describes God's blessing of the newly-formed human race, "Be fruitful and multiply". In contrast, according to Augustine, notably, in Genesis 3, Adam's disobedience costs him eternal life, thereby forcing him to reproduce in order for human existence to continue. Likewise, what is calamitous in the fall of Humpty Dumpty is his fragmentation, suggesting, in combination with Genesis 1:28, what is salient in the standard interpretation of Gen. 3--a Parmenidean prejudice against Multiplicity, a condition which all the king's horses and men in the City of Man cannot correct.