"Eden is that old-fashioned House"

Assignment Four
January 10- January 16
"Eden is that old-fashioned House"

Reread the Emily Dickinson poem "Eden is that old-fashioned House"

Eden is that old-fashioned House
We dwell in every day
Without suspecting our abode
Until we drive away.
How fair on looking back, the Day
We sauntered from the Door --
Unconscious our returning,
But discover it no more.

Genesis : Expulsion from Paradise by Lorenzo Maitani

In a well-developed series of paragraphs, address the following questions:

• In what way is this poem like Adam and Eve's leaving the Garden of Eden? Be specific.
• Thinking about your own life, as a high school senior, about to leave your home-- one, presumably, in which you have "dwell[ed] in every day,” how is your situation parallel to that of Adam and Eve’s leaving the Garden? How does this poem describe your own situation, as you are about to "drive away"? Be specific.
• What are you most afraid will be changed for your return? Why?