Modern Day Eve
Ever since the Garden of Eden, women have made up their mind that they can make their own decisions. This plague happened in the Garden of Eden, when the woman (Eve) was so easily persuaded by the serpent (Devil) yet the man (Adam) was so gullible to follow. Men possess a certain type of power that some women want in their life. In the memoir The Only Girl In The Car, Kathy Dobie fell into this category of a modern day Eve; she wanted to feel like she had power. The only way she could achieve this power is through sex. In doing this she hit rock bottom. Many terrible things happened to her that resulted of her want this feeling. Relating Kathy to Eve, they both possess some of the same qualities, temptation, innocence, lust, and being a follower.
When Kathy turned fourteen, she had one thing on her mind: boys. Teenagers, and grown men, she was tempted by them. She made the message clear with her tank tops and her hips that she wanted the attention men could give her. Just like Eve was tempted by the devil, boys tempted Kathy Dobie. Nicky is one example of the many times Kathy that had temptation for the power she needed, Nicky resembles the devil (temptation) that Eve had. “I wanted to give Nicky whatever he wanted, but taking off my pants just now? …show more content…
Eve lusted over a fruit, her desire for the fruit was so strong that she gave in and took a bite. Kathy lusted over the power the boys had. “When I was touched without really being noticed, I swooned with pleasure. Sixteen-year-old boys were my destiny”(19). Both girls lusted over something that would get them in trouble. Eve knew the fruit was not to be tasted, but her lust for the fruit over took her decision-making. Kathy, too, was blinded by lust; she knew what the boys could give her would fulfill her desire for lust but not her heart, but she settled for the lust anyway. The quality of lust compares Kathy to what a modern day Eve would be
Ever since the Garden of Eden, women have made up their mind that they can make their own decisions. This plague happened in the Garden of Eden, when the woman (Eve) was so easily persuaded by the serpent (Devil) yet the man (Adam) was so gullible to follow. Men possess a certain type of power that some women want in their life. In the memoir The Only Girl In The Car, Kathy Dobie fell into this category of a modern day Eve; she wanted to feel like she had power. The only way she could achieve this power is through sex. In doing this she hit rock bottom. Many terrible things happened to her that resulted of her want this feeling. Relating Kathy to Eve, they both possess some of the same qualities, temptation, innocence, lust, and being a follower.
When Kathy turned fourteen, she had one thing on her mind: boys. Teenagers, and grown men, she was tempted by them. She made the message clear with her tank tops and her hips that she wanted the attention men could give her. Just like Eve was tempted by the devil, boys tempted Kathy Dobie. Nicky is one example of the many times Kathy that had temptation for the power she needed, Nicky resembles the devil (temptation) that Eve had. “I wanted to give Nicky whatever he wanted, but taking off my pants just now? …show more content…
Eve lusted over a fruit, her desire for the fruit was so strong that she gave in and took a bite. Kathy lusted over the power the boys had. “When I was touched without really being noticed, I swooned with pleasure. Sixteen-year-old boys were my destiny”(19). Both girls lusted over something that would get them in trouble. Eve knew the fruit was not to be tasted, but her lust for the fruit over took her decision-making. Kathy, too, was blinded by lust; she knew what the boys could give her would fulfill her desire for lust but not her heart, but she settled for the lust anyway. The quality of lust compares Kathy to what a modern day Eve would be