Opening scene is the protagonist waking from a vivid dream. At the end of the story, the character realizes that he's dead, and has been dead all along. We could have told him this, when his wife and kids and all his friends can't seem to see him when he's standing in front of them, yelling and waving his arms. The cat can see him, but doesn't give a damn, because he can't use a can opener. The title of the story has anything in it which refers to Y2K or the Millenium.
Story is an allegory on a Bible story or a Greek Myth, and says nothing new to the reader.
We already know what happened to Adam and Eve. Using them in a story isn't going to change the ending. Stop being such a smothering parent. Three more words. Grammar counts, too.