A little Laughter from Mark

For this last blog I debated what I was going to write because this class introduced me to a lot of ideas that I did not necessarily consider in life before this class. Then I did our reading and changed my mind because I absolutely loved the “Diary of Adam and Eve” by Mark Twain that we read for class. Not only did Twain accomplish creating a piece that was easily relatable, it was funny, easy to follow and stay intrigued by, and also a little sentimental. The first thing that hit me about this story was its relation to Genesis, and how it turned many of the ideas upside down of sorts. He did not accept the story as the ultimate truth it seemed and his interpretation made me laugh constantly. It was so funny to me because it was so true. Relating it to today, Mark Twain’s interpretation of men and women are almost entirely true, even the parts that are stereotypical are still things that we turn to, to define a person or activity. The idea of Eve always talking and the idea of Adam being so reckless with his activities is completely stereotypical but how Mark writes about these tributes completely makes the story as funny as it is. Furthermore, the way he made the ending sentimental was so important to the story as well, and I really appreciated that he was being uncharacteristic of himself. I believe he described true love and how it goes through so many changes.

One thing that interested me about the story was how confused Adam was of his child. He was unsure of what it was and seemed to feel a level of jealousy. In some ways it reminded me of some relationships today between parent and child because some parents are confused by their children and sometimes men do not always feel quite the attachment to their child because they are maybe unsure if it is theirs or because they did not get the 9 months of growth for a bonding period. I am not sure but I wonder if Mark Twain was trying to hint towards that idea in society?