“This plump gourd severed from his virile root,
She promised on the turf of Paradise
Delicious pulp of the forbidden fruit;
Sly as the snake she loosed her sinuous thighs,”
She promised on the turf of Paradise
Delicious pulp of the forbidden fruit;
Sly as the snake she loosed her sinuous thighs,”
The supernatural force that is God is everywhere and knows everything. It was in his plans to bring a woman into the world that would be the cause of the original sin. A.D. Hope writes, “Delicious pulp of the forbidden fruit; Sly as the snake she loosed her sinuous thighs.” The motives behind Eve’s creation go further than just providing Adam a companionship. Eve serves as the object made for Adam to fulfill the natural animal behavior which is sex. Most importantly, by having Adam eat the “forbidden fruit” Eve unleashes disobedience aimed at God. Both scenarios have wicked connotations and share the same underlying idea, temptation. Creating Eve was God’s way of unleashing temptation into the world, which continues to test men like Adam throughout life.
Fatima - I agree completely with your take on the poem. Eve is being used as an object simply for Adam's enjoyment. She is also being used to symbolize evil as he compares her to a "sly snake". Eve is to blame for the start of sinning and the start of temptation. This, was/is a test to all mankind that it'd there choice to give in to temptation or remain sin-free and trust God. This choice exists to everyone today and will continue to exists to years to come.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your theory that it was God's plan all along to unleash sin on Earth. Clearly, God is not naive enough to not have seen it coming. It is important to note that God did not create another man, who could have easily been Adam's friend, but rather a woman. Why create people of two sexes if He did not expect them to procreate? If God simply wanted Adam to have a companion, he could have easily created another male, but he didn't. I think you really understood what was at play in the poem. I wish you would have expanded on your theory a bit more though, but I did enjoy reading your analysis because it truly made sense to me and I understood what you were trying to say.
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