The parallelism between Edna and Eve is the Garden of Eden. The Hebrew version of Edna’s name, which comes from the same word as the Garden of Eden, means pleasure or delight. Edna’s main purpose in the novel is to to obtain pleasure from her own desires, whether they are selfish or not, which in return led to her death. The meaning behind Eve’s name is “living”, ironic when compared to both of the women’s faiths. Eve was said to be given immortal life and was allowed to eat from any treat she desired, except one. The serpent tempted Eve into eating from the forbidden tree. Similarly, Edna’s search for independence was her forbidden fruit; a woman in Edna’s society had few options she herself was allowed to make, marriage wise, if someone proposed
