This brings me to my connection. Have you ever done something you know you were not suppose to do? Then you try to blame someone else for it? Or even bring them down with you because you refuse to be punished alone? If you have done this then you can easily understand Eve's thought process. For instance, I babysit my cousins all the time. I have noticed that when one of them does something wrong they blame on their siblings. I know they mean no harm to each other (let's hope not) but they just do not want to be on "time out" by themselves. This can be seen through Eve's decision. She does not want to be on "time out" alone.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Eve Gone Bad
This week in class we finished up with "Paradise Lost," by John Milton by talking about the change in Eve. As seen in the reading, the serpent manipulates Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. Eve obviously made a poor choice but she believed she developed knowledge and free will. Now at the end of "Paradise Lost," Eve is debating whether she tell Adam about the powers of the forbidden fruit or should keep it to herself. Eve is starting to have the same concept of freedom as Satan when she says, "And render me more equal, and perhaps, a thing not undesirable, sometime Superior: for, inferior, who is free?" (822 line 445)Eve has gone bad! Now she feels that she should keep the secret of the forbidden away from her partner so she can become Superior. However, Eve realizes something. "This may be well: but what if God have seen and death ensue? Then I shall be no more, and Adam, wedded to another Eve, shall live with her enjoying..." (822 line 448). In other words, she's saying what if God had seen her eat the fruit and punishes her? Then Adam will be wed "to another Eve" and she does not want that. She realizes she has worked against God's wishes and knows she will be punished for that. But then, she realizes she can't leave her baby Adam behind. So she finally comes to the conclusion that she's just going to bring Adam down with her.
This brings me to my connection. Have you ever done something you know you were not suppose to do? Then you try to blame someone else for it? Or even bring them down with you because you refuse to be punished alone? If you have done this then you can easily understand Eve's thought process. For instance, I babysit my cousins all the time. I have noticed that when one of them does something wrong they blame on their siblings. I know they mean no harm to each other (let's hope not) but they just do not want to be on "time out" by themselves. This can be seen through Eve's decision. She does not want to be on "time out" alone.
This brings me to my connection. Have you ever done something you know you were not suppose to do? Then you try to blame someone else for it? Or even bring them down with you because you refuse to be punished alone? If you have done this then you can easily understand Eve's thought process. For instance, I babysit my cousins all the time. I have noticed that when one of them does something wrong they blame on their siblings. I know they mean no harm to each other (let's hope not) but they just do not want to be on "time out" by themselves. This can be seen through Eve's decision. She does not want to be on "time out" alone.
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This is a great blog post. "Paradise Lost" is what my class is reading next and now I'm actually excited to read it because it sounds like a dramatic twist to the real Adam and Eve story. But I agree with your connection, because as they often say, "misery loves company". I also see the possessiveness that Eve has over Adam, which made me think that she's not too worried about being reprimanded by God, but she is more worried about Adam finding another woman and living a better life than she will because she has sinned.
ReplyDeleteNow I am really excited to read "Paradise Lost"! It will be nice to see the story of Adam and Eve in a more logical sense. She has a selfish reason to share the fruit with Adam but he never had to actually take it. They are both at fault to be honest. They knew that they should not have ate the fruit. I also love the connection because it is very true! When I was little I used to blame everything bad I did on my sister. I mean, of course she manipulated me into doing bad things but I never had to actually do it. Plus if I got caught, I was so not going down alone! lol.
ReplyDeleteI love your connection! This connection reminds me of something I believe everyone has done. When someone is in class chatting up and gets caught, the automatic first response is " Well what about so and so whos has been talking? Why haven't you said anything to him or her?" I think this is the beginning to our human flaw of ownership. You would rather split the punishment with someone because at least you are not enduring the embrassment and shame alone. Eve thought if I could just hang my partner with me, it will not be as crucial. If Eve truly loves her husband, in my opinion I do not think she will allow him to go through the hurt and torment by God. I believe it is selfish of her to just share something so evil and she did not do it for something positive, she did it to save her but! (CLEARLY IM UPSET WITH MS.EVE)
ReplyDeleteThe connections Brianna made are completely accurate. It is clear that we have all made that mistake once in our lives. We all have once tried or have placed blame on another person for our wrong-doings instead of taking full responsibility of it. I totally agree with the connections that were made. Lastly, this allows me as a reader to internalize my actions whether good or evil, and think about how it can affect the next person.
ReplyDeleteI think that Eve is selfish for even considering making Adam eat the fruit. Because she eats the fruit, she is knowledgeable of deceit and treason. I think it is interesting to see the way the power shifts from Satan to Eve. She was once so innocent and in a second, she plotted against her husband.
ReplyDeleteWow Bri that is a great connection. Throughout reading Paradise Lost I had never picked up on that being a possibility. It's like Eve is almost childish in her actions.
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