Depiction Of Eve In Adam's Diary By Mark Twain
In the very beiginning of the world’s existence, there were only two people, Adam and Eve. In the book of Genesis in The Bible, it is written that Adam and Eve explored this beautiful place that they were put in, often becoming overwhelmed with its beauty. In this story, the reader is looking into Eve’s perespective as she discovers new plants, animals, and things neverbefore seen; while also naming them all. Throughout his short story, Adam's Diary, Twain uses satire and point of view to show a different side of Eve in this popular time.
In the beginning of the story Eve is discovering all new types of plants, animals, and elements. Because this is such a pivitol story in world history, it is hard to realize that Eve was an actual person with feelings and desires. For example, Eve says in the story, “then if I am the experiment, am I the whole of it?” showing us that Eve experienced confusion and was not anywhere near perfect. Twain is using Eve’s point of view in this story to relay to the readers a relistic perspective of the events that took place.
As the story continues, Eve begins to be infatuated with Adam’s existence. She goes through her days puzzled, attempting to understand the opposite sex. Eve says things like “If this reptile is a man, it isn’t an IT, is it?” showing a light-hearted thought process going through Eve’s mind. This sattire is presented throughout the story multiple times to show a less serious side of a historically serious story. By doing this, the author presents a whole new perspective to the readers.
Towards the end of the story, as Eve is finally begenning to understand Adam and the world around her, she experiences a number of conflicting emotions. Eve realized that Adam wasn’t perfect either, when “he put me out in the rain, and it was my first sorrow”, she stated. She did not only experience sorrow though, “It is pleasent again, now, and I am happy”, she also experienced immense amounts of joy. Because the story is so detailed in Eve’s perspective, the reader gets a deeper look into the story’s events.
In conclusion, Twain uses point of view, and sattire to show a whole new side of Eve in this story. From getting a deeper look into her emtions, to going along with her in this journey of discovering herself and the world around her, the readers are truly experiencing a different perspective of the events. We begin to learn in more unique ways when we are willing to see things from a different perspective.
