There are several meanings and interpretations of "The Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti. "Goblin Market" is the story of two sisters, one of them, Laura, is tempted to visit the new goblin market in town. Laura purchases the fruit from the goblin men in exchange for a lock of her hair, despite several warnings from her sister Lizzie not to consume the fruit. Laura falls ill and Lizzie saves her by going to the market. After the goblins taunt, tease and torment her with the tempting fruit, the fruit's juices drooling all over her face, she runs back home letting her sister kiss them and suck them from her cheeks. Tasting the juices for the second time was what saved Laura. “Opening with the sensual advertisement of exotic fruits sold by goblin men to innocent young women, Rossetti's poem presents an explicitly articulated image of a market in which female 'appetite' is at stake” (Carpenter 415). This essay will analyze the two different interpretations of “Goblin Market”, in which there is questionable Christian symbolism and erotic symbolism. “Goblin Market” was interpreted as a poem that contained symbolism from the Bible and Christianity, unlike the modern era; it is interpreted as an erotic poem. “The temptation in 'Goblin Market' is symbolized by the great traditional symbol of sin and temptation in the Bible. Clearly the fruits sold by the goblin merchants... are the forbidden fruits of the Scriptures. They belong to the order of fruits that tempted Eve” (Packer 376). Packer described one of the most famous and common biblical themes. In "Goblin Market", Eve is presented as Laura, the forbidden apple is presented as the fruit sold by the goblin men, and the serpent that led Eve into temptation is presented as the goblin men. There are many terms...... of middle paper, the fruit, the goblin men, Laura's expressions and Rossetti's choice of words imply an erotic connotation to the poem. Works Cited Carpenter, Mary W. “”Eat me, drink me, love me”: the consumable female body in Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market”” Victorian Poetry 29.4 (1991): 415-34. Network. November 2013.Mendoza, Victor Roman. “”Come Buy”: The Intersection of Sexual Desire and Consumption in Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market.” ELH 73.4 (2006): 913-47. Print.New international version. [Colorado Springs]: Biblica, 2011.BibleGateway.com. Network. November 18, 2013. Packer, Lona M. “Symbol and Reality in Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market.” PMLA 73.4 (1958): 375-85. Network. November 2013. Rossetti, Christina. "Goblin Market". The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 8th ed. vol. E. Ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2005. 1466-1478. Press.