These stories of Adam and Eve written by Mark Twain are very interesting in a way that he portrayed their feelings in his own way, yet people can sympathize with. Adam's Diary is written from the perspective of Adam, or a typical male who is a narrower and shallower thinker compared to Eve. The Eve's Diary is, of course, written from Eve's point of view, who is much more intellectual and sensitive.
In these two stories, Adam is present with a somewhat thoughtless image. He does not necessarily care how Eve feels about his actions, and normally does what he desires to do. He also finds Eve a little annoying as she came from nowhere and he has to shared his Garden with her. When Eve meets the serpent and befriends it, Adam is joyful that a nuisance has disappeared.
Eve, on the other hand, is a much deeper thinker, and she just believes that Adam feels the same way as she does. She cares about Adam's feelings by sympathizing her own feelings with those of Adam's, and tries hard to reduce clashes or friction between them.
We have to know that stereotypes of men and women of that time period when Mark Twain was alive were passively included in these two stories. Women were "docile", and men were dominant. Males got jobs and became bread-winners of their families while females stayed home, cooking, washing dishes, and doing all sorts of household chores. This is why Adam had to be annoyed when he heard that he has to share what he owns with Eve, because due to the image of men portrayed at that time, Adam felt that he was superior. Eve, who is supposed to represent the image of women, is focused more on the sensitivity, on how women care so much about inner feelings.
Now, the world is changing. More women are getting jobs than men, and males consider others' feelings as much as females do. Stereotypes are finally being broken down.
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