this song is wendla forshadowing her death from abortion.
See the father bent in grief
The mother dressed in mourning
Sister crumbles, and the neighbors grumble
The preacher issues warnings
It's also about gossip and how her mother made her get her fateful abortion despite the risks because of what people would think if she had a baby at 15.
I'm not sure about the eve refrence, i think it's more about how she (wendla) did wrong in societies eyes.
this song is wendla forshadowing her death from abortion. See the father bent in grief The mother dressed in mourning Sister crumbles, and the neighbors grumble The preacher issues warnings
It's also about gossip and how her mother made her get her fateful abortion despite the risks because of what people would think if she had a baby at 15. I'm not sure about the eve refrence, i think it's more about how she (wendla) did wrong in societies eyes.