Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

a monotheistic priestly source like that of Genesis or from a polytheistic source like Hesiod’s Theogony. Many similarities can be drawn between different myths all pointing or leading to the same conclusion. For instance, in the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis and of Prometheus in the Theogony. Both stories feature a significantly clever and tricky character who act as a challenge or agent of change for a direct or indirect character within the story, ending with the clever character being…

the advent of Judeo-Christian dogma, Milton 's description could also be referenced as the fate of way things are to be. In Milton 's epic poem there are two narrative story arcs. One about Lucifer and the other following Adam and Eve. In the poem God had given Adam and Eve total freedom and power to rule over all creation with one explicit command: not to eat from The Tree of Knowledge on penalty of death. In other words, The Tree of Knowledge was tabu! Here we see the similarities in Milton 's…

A hero is someone who meets a need, has an impact on others or rescues someone whose life is in jeopardy. A hero is selfless and kind and good. In many works of fiction or fantasy there is a hero to save the day, there is someone that helps others achieve their goal or be in peace. But there is not always a need for a hero. Lilith: A romance by George Macdonald, does not require a hero. This is proven by the fact that every character was their own enemy and savior, the presence of a hero would…

This is the one night each year I will NEVER tell my mom I am too old for her to read me a story; that night is Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is my absolute favorite night of the year! Not only do we attend Christmas Eve mass, we also celebrate with a longstanding family tradition of paella (spanish seafood and rice dish) for dinner and my mother reads “The Night Before Christmas”. My sister and I get into our PJ’s, leave…

Original sin comes from the first sin, which was the punishment for disobedience, when Adam and Eve were put into temptation and ate the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. Sin is believed to bring us further apart from God. Original sin is a part of the human condition and the human tendency towards evil. For Augustine…

of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die. '" (Genesis 3:3, http://biblehub.com/genesis/3-3.htm). This excerpt is taken from the creation story of Adam and Eve. It is true that Adam and Eve were tempted by the serpent and then excommunicated from the Garden of Eden. They were ultimately forced to live in the mortal world and endure all of the pains and brutalities it posses. This creation story parallels with the Myth…

History has a tendency of repeating itself. Norms and laws may change, but viewpoints tend to fluctuate between being optimistic and pessimistic. This can be traced throughout humanity, with some decades being notably prosperous and optimistic and others being much more difficult and pessimistic. However, there are two periods in humanity that can be compared to on many different aspects and topics, with one of those topics focusing on human nature and epistemology. More specifically, whether…

Genesis 2 and 3 might seem that it focuses on the creation of the world as we know. However, if we look beyond this storyline, we can see that Genesis 2 and 3 is actually about how God tests Mankind. The testing is not to see Mankind fail, but rather, how Mankind can improve. Throughout the entirety of Genesis 2 and 3, we see that The Garden of Eden was made by God that one may test Mankind. We can see this through the order of creation, how Mankind gets tested, and from how the punishments are…

For many Theists, the ‘Problem of Evil’ is one of the greatest difficulties that consequently contradict the image of God or the existence of a Deity. The Problem challenges how a limitlessly benevolent, omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent God can allow evil to exist. The problem was first tackled as early as 342-270 BC by Epicurus, "Is God willing but not able to prevent evil? Then he is impotent. Is he able but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is…

While in the Garden of Eden, God tells Adam and Eve that they have complete domain over the garden, with the exception that they may not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2:16-17) When Adam and Eve disobey God and eat from the tree, God punishes them severely, cursing Eve to suffer great pains in childbirth, and cursing Adam to toil over the Earth to feed them. (Genesis 3:16-19) God also banishes Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, saying that they have become more…