The narrator of the poem acts as an authoritative, scientific voice challenging standard religious teachings. Possessing a direct and unsentimental perspective, the speaker argues that the commonly accepted story of the Garden of Eden is a corruption of facts. The speaker systematically lays out an alternate sequence of events where physical consumption defines power.

The first human man placed in the Garden of Eden. In this revised theological narrative, he lacks discipline and willpower, succumbing immediately to temptation without needing the serpent's seduction. His vulnerability leads to his swift consumption by his partner.

The first human woman. Instead of a naive victim tricked by the Devil, she functions as a powerful figure who punishes or dominates Adam by physically devouring him. She subverts historical gender norms before ultimately falling victim to a higher predator.

The Devil in disguise, occupying the Garden of Eden. Rather than merely manipulating humans, he physically devours Eve, effectively absorbing both her and Adam. He rests peacefully in Paradise, taking on a godlike and triumphant status over the original creator's domain.

The creator of the universe, sidelined in his own Garden of Eden. He watches the serpent consume his human creations but takes no forceful action to intervene or banish the predator. He is reduced to a complaining background figure. His distant complaints demonstrate a loss of control over earthly events.