Eve's Choice Written Response

         In Jewish religion, the story of Adam and Eve is one of the first stories ever created, as well as the first story, that had a lasting effect on the religion. In the fable, Adam and Eve are the first two humans ever created, and are dropped into what seems like a place of paradise, the Garden of Eden. As they are placed into the Garden of Eden, God tells them to do two seemingly simple things, not eat from the fruit tree, or from the tree of life. Unfortunately, just hours after God tells Adam and Eden these two commands, a deceiving snake serpent happens to slither/walk up to them (technically at this point, the snake still has legs). The snake serpent gets into Eve's head, and "tricks" her into eating an apple from the fruit tree, one of the two trees that God specifically told her not to touch. Even more unfortunate, she gives Adam a few bites of the same apple. As a result, God gets angry at both of them, along with the serpent. This part of the story, is where many criticize a certain ideology.  This certain ideology is whether or not it is fair for a reader to claim that Eve made a bad choice, as some would say that she had no knowledge to tell her the difference between a good and a bad choice, and others would argue that Eve did have enough experience to differentiate between good and bad choices.

       The proponents of this issue would agree that Eve ultimately had no "choice" in this decision, and thus could not make a "bad" choice, as she was not equipped with any knowledge about following directions. The proponents would cite the fact that God literally placed, "Adam and Eve into the Garden of Eden naked", and they did not even recognize anything wrong with that situation. In that specific case, they would say that Adam and Eve could not be held responsible for walking around naked, as they did not have any knowledge that you are not supposed to go outside undressed. The proponents might also bring up the fact of the case, that technically Adam and Eve did listen to someone, but not the "right" someone. In other words, they listened to the sneaky serpent, and ate from the tree, but as a result disobeyed God. Finally, the proponents would probably claim that Adam and Eve did not know that their would be consequences for not listening to God, and maybe they thought disobeying him/her was the right thing to do, as they had no experience to tell them otherwise.

     The opponents of this issue, on the other hand, would agree with the statement that Eve did have a "choice" in this decision, and ended up making a "bad" choice, because she was equipped with enough knowledge to make the right decision. The opponents would state that Adam and Eve should have known to listen to God, as he/she decided to put them their in the first place. After all, God did state that, "If you eat from the fruit tree, you will die". God is clearly giving them the message that their will be very harsh consequences for disobeying him/her. The opponents would also claim that Adam and Eve should have been able to acknowledge that God is more important than the serpent, as he/she was the one who created the serpent in the first place. After all, Eve was not being forced to listen to the snake, and/or listen to God, so some might say that she did have a choice in the matter.

      In my personal opinion, it is unfair for a reader to claim that Eve made a bad choice when she ate from the fruit tree. In fact, the fable even somewhat supports the position of the proponents in that as soon as Eve eats from the fruit tree, she immediately acknowledges that she is naked, and begins to make some clothes. This shows the reason that Eve did not notice anything wrong with being naked before she ate from the fruit tree, to simply be that she did not have any prior experience with the matter. The same idea applies to Eve's decision to ignore God's commands, and eat from the fruit tree. As she was completely unaware that she should have listened to God rather than ignore him/her, it is unfair for a reader to claim that Eve made a bad choice.