 Apples are featured prominently in the movie, usually before trouble  arrives for a character. They are used as an analogy to entice Paul  Metzler to enter the election, an apple tree is shown before Mr.  McAllister is stung by a bee, apples hang above the doorway to Mr.  McAllisters living room right before he discovers his wife knows he  cheated on her, and Mr. McAllister wins the Apple Teacher of The  Year Award at the beginning of the movie.