Imperial Adam- A.D. Hope REVISED

The poem "Imperial Adam" by A.D. Hope describes the trials of Adam and presumably Eve; the creation of a woman, the impregnation of a woman,  and the  birth of a human are depicted in a rather cacophemistic tone. Throughout this poem, it is interesting to note how God displays himself as an incontrovertibly omnipotent force. The line, "The surgeon fingers probing at the bone," describes how God is controlling and is parallel to the concept that surgeons place their patients in a powerless or unconscious state, thereby being able to exert their complete will upon them with no objection. Similarly,  God also appears to know the single and only correct perspective for anything. When one views Adam and the woman as his children, he appears to have a patronizing and dominative tone; the line, "It is not good for him to live alone," suggests that God knows what is best for his children, and they should close their mouths in obedience. The narrative perspective is perhaps the most resonating factor in proving God's Creator complex. The entire poem centers around the trials of Adam and his companion. Adam , "found the breed of men," the woman, " broke her terrible and triumphant female cry," and eventually, "the first murderer lay upon the earth." The narrator, God, speaks of the events going on in a third person perspective, watching his actions come undone; it is as if He is watching His ants quiver once he pokes them with His hands. God struggling to prove his force is apparent throughout the poem, and A.D. Hope provides several more examples.