Twain Mark. EVES DIARY. Delhi: Pilgrims Books PVT .LTD. First Edition-190!

"e#rint-1999
E$e%s Diar& is the 'ea(ti)(l #resentation o) h(man and the nat(re. E$e*s Diar& #ortra&s
the inno+en+e o) E$e and ,dam. -t is also a h(moro(s #resentation a'o(t E$e%s
e.#erien+es at the dawn o) +reation.
E$e is the )irst woman in the world. The diar& 'egins when E$e is one da& old. /he is
#ointed o(t as an in$entor. /he doesn%t know how things work. /he is #resented as $er&
inno+ent. /he is )as+inated '& e$er& as#e+t o) the new world aro(nd her. /he is greatl&
+(rio(s a'o(t her s(rro(ndings! and o'ser$es the stars! the moon! and the mo(ntains. /he
is all interest! $i$a+it&0 the world is to her a +harm! a wonder! a m&ster&! a 1o&. /he +an%t
s#eak )or delight when she )inds a new )lower! she m(st #et it and +are it and smell it.
,nd she is +olor-mad: 'rown ro+ks! &ellow sand! gra& moss! green )oliage! 'l(e sk&2
none o) them is o) an& #ra+ti+al $al(e )or her! '(t 'e+a(se the& ha$e +olor and ma1est&!
that is eno(gh )or her! and she loses her mind o$er them. she 'egins naming e$er&thing
she sees aro(nd her.
/oon she dis+o$ers another h(man 'eing! ,dam! and takes to )ollowing him aro(nd.
,dam is the )irst man in the world. 3e is not kind! #olite! genero(s! and +onsiderate.
E$ent(all&! the& '(ilding their relationshi# and 'e+ome )riends. 3e initiall& ignores her!
and she does her 'est to get his attention. 4hen ,dam ignores her! she looks like sola+e.
E$e then e.#eriments with )ire! whi+h she (ses to a++identall& start a )orest )ire. The )ire
leads her to an (nwel+ome dis+o$er&! the )eelings o) )ear. E$e is going on long 1o(rne&s
awa& )rom ,dam with her animal )riends. /he is intensel& +(rio(s a'o(t all that she sees
aro(nd her.
The diar& then 1(m#s )orward to the )(t(re! a)ter the )all o) the 5arden o) Eden. ,dam
and E$e is now a lo$ing +o(#le! and E$e r(minates on the nat(re o) her lo$e )or ,dam.
/he lo$es him 'e+a(se he is hers and he is mas+(line.
The diar& +on+l(des 60 &ears later! when E$e is +onsidering her death. /he de+ides that
she wo(ld want to die )irst 'e+a(se ,dam is stronger and she +o(ldn*t li$e witho(t him.
The stor& ends with ,dam*s s#eaking at E$e*s gra$e! 74here$er she was! there was
Eden.7
- think that this stor& +a#t(res the 'ea(t&! strength! and intelligen+e o) the )emale s#e+ies.
Twain*s $iews o) women in s(+h a wa& that women were stronger in mind than men. The
strong desire o) ,dam was shown as he $iewed E$e*s 'od& and her 'ea(t&. Perha#s his
ignoran+e +ame as he was (#set '& E$e. E$e*s $iews on ,dam were that he wasn*t so
'right! kind! genero(s! hel#)(l! '(t he was hers.
This is a good 'ook! whi+h is short and is #rett& +ool. /o! - re+ommend reading 8EVE%/
D-,"9%. - gi$e