Eve Names the Animals
The poem Eve Names the Animals, by Susan Donnelly is based upon the relationship of Adam and Eve. I think that there are a few possible themes to this poem. One possibility is that this poem is about the arbitrary naming of animals in the beginning of time. Another possibility is that this poem addresses Adam and Eve's differing views that surround change. Eve questions the names of animals. She sees that animals are named somewhat arbitrarily and sees a need for change in the names of creatures. The poem begins by describing a dove, but assigns the title lion to the creature. Next, a lion is described and assigned the title of Dove. Eve goes on to say that she believes that man, in this case Adam, never really knew animals. She claims that instead of focusing on the sound of the word or how one feels saying it, Adam he lined up words according to size and somewhat arbitrarily assigned names. In lines 12 to 14, Eve expresses that Adam assigned a name to
The descriptions given are really about a bird and a dog. In the next stanza Eve says, "poor finch. Lines 26 to 29 say that Eve was a palomino, a raven, and a fox all at the same time. This seems forceful and almost dominating. But this was okay because eve liked change. He did not like the fact that she left him sleeping in the morning and got away. " In this stanza Eve goes on to say that Pickerels, a type fish, hopped on branches above her and spiders accompanied Eve on a walks, nosing everywhere, running up to lick her hands. I suppose I was woe to him-the way he'd come looking for me, not wanting either of us to ever be alone. These names of these animals are intentionally changed to prove her point, that names are not always accurate and more importantly are should not always be constant. This line expresses that Eve wanted to escape Adam; she wanted to have distance from him and not always be, "stuck to him. This seems to symbolize that she has many personalities and really leads us to a main conclusion. However the poem said that he did it to comfort Eve because she was not the first. I thought the title that Adam assigned to her must have been woman or wife. This must have disappointed Adam, although he still wanted her companionship.
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