Eve’s side of the story seems to be an excuse to clear her name from persecution. Eve has shown clear resistance to the word of God, however, she does not recognize her own defiance, and attempts to shift the blame onto others. For example, when the serpent spoke to the devil, the serpent shows hesitation in his resistance to God, stating “I fear lest the LORD be wrathful to me” (Kvam, 60). However, the serpent immediately follows the devil once it was reassured that it could deceive Adam. With Adam, the overall circumstance was the same. Adam at first resists the temptation out of his fear of God, but he eventually agrees to eat the fruit without much resistance (Kvam, 62). On the contrary, from Eve’s perspective her encounter with the devil
