Jerry repeatedly tells another man in Central Park that he's been to the zoo. Jerry then says "That's the way the cookie crumbles" before committing suicide, which some have interpreted as representing Jesus Christ's sacrifice to redeem humanity. Others note Jerry's suicide references a verse from the Book of Revelation about Christ sacrificing himself.

2. 1928 -

3. Central Park,
Summer, 1959
New York

7. Jerry: “I´ve been to the zoo” (he repeated this many
times)
Jerry: “That´s the way the cookie crumbles”

9. The Zoo Story has been interpreted by some as Christian
play with Jerry in the role of Jesus Christ. His suicide has
been viewed as Christ's sacrifice, in order to redeem the
damned.
Allan Lewis remarks that Jerry´s sacrifice is a reminiscence
of Apocalypse (Revelation) 3:20