Jessica Yan Yim
Period 6
10/26/23
Modern Mythology 2024
Why are women always “the root of all evil”? The idea that women are always “the root of all evil” was a stereotype given to women and it has passed on to many generations. A woman being curious immediately makes her evil, like she is doing something wrong for wanting to know more.
Women are made to be the villains as a way to oppress their power. Women are seen as the root of all evil because of the decisions that they make that could lead to evil. For example in the Abrahamic story of the Garden of Eden, Eve is tempted to eat the apple which she does causing Adam and Eve to be banished from the garden. Now in the story the apple represents more than just a fruit, rather it symbolizes sexual temptation and knowledge. Eve was not supposed to be tempted by that, so she was punished for “eating the apple.” Similar to Greek creation, Pandora being tempted to open the box caused all evil to be released. The box represented knowledge, lust, and temptation, which is not something that she should’ve wanted. The name Pandora translates to all giving. She was supposed to be submissive and not open the “fragile” jar.
The idea that Eve and Pandora were curious to know more in both stories ended negatively. Their knowledge represented as a threat to all humanity because when the rebelled against what they were told to do, they caused suffering to the world.
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