Women are often refereed to as mystical creatures that elude Earth, but ironically in the poem “Imperial Adam” by A.D. Hope, they are compared to snakes. Eve is described as being sinuous being that she loosened her thighs. The speaker’s tone is extremely sexist as he regards the woman as a mere servant or as Adam’s enjoyment. The poem is indirectly stating that men were created first as a masterpiece, whereas women were thrust upon the Earth for no apparent reason other than to satisfy Adam. In other words, women have no sole purpose on Earth rather than to keep men company. The reason for their forbidden romance is blamed on the seductive woman, but the man is to blame as well. Adam exemplifies most men and their idea of being superior to women, but as soon as a woman was presented to him he jumped at the opportunity to make love to her. This goes to show that some men have no self- control and he could have easily said no to Eve, but he simply continued on with his deeds.
Hi, Klara I don’t think I ever properly greeted you so allow me to do this over the internet. Welcome to Lodi and Lodi High, I hope everything will go well for you in this new school.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, on to your post on Imperial Adam, I agree with almost all of your statements. You made some really great points. But your statement, “The reason for their forbidden romance is blamed on the seductive woman, but the man is to blame as well” really stood out to me. I think that is completely true both parties are to blame and not many people like to think that. They usually like to pick a side when you should really look at the overview of the problem. Although being a guy, I have to defend some of my gender. Yes there are some guys who think they are superior but in the growing world I think that is starting to change. More and more women are getting well known in the world and men are starting to, slowly but surely, accepting them in their positions.