FOUND this interesting article:
https://www.cbr.com/lovecraft-country-turned-original-sin-into-nightmare/
Eve was vilified for her actions, so this hallucination speaks to the snake deceiving a woman once more. It's a statement on betrayal as it tricks Leti the same way it did Eve. More so, the way it attacks her is a reminder of the misogyny ever present in society, showcasing how women can be manipulated and stripped of their power while also being shamed and held accountable for actions that were not their fault.
An All-Boys Garden of Eden
When it's time for the ritual, things get weirder as Sam reveals the Sons of Adam are meant to bring order back to an imperfect world, also discovering why they are a male-driven group. They believe Adam was duped by Eve and that women are inherently evil, ergo why Sam doesn't allow any women into the ritual, which will open a portal for them to enter Eden.
In his eyes, only men deserve this gift
the bigots think only men should be beside God. This ideology disgusts Christina so much that she gives Tic a ring that helps him escape.
they don't get to flock to the garden and undo 'Original Sin' via their all-boys club, proving God doesn't want these bigoted men in his paradise.
So then WHY would they allow a BIGOTED FEMALE like CHRISTINA (who feels the same way about MALES as they did HER) inside of EDEN???
That wouldn't make much sense to allow her inside of it after refusing to let the MALES inside (due to their SEXIST ATTITUDES towards her).
Wonder if that SPACE WOMAN that DEE's mom met on her journey (the one who kept telling her she wasn't IN PRISON) could have been GOD???
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