The novella, The Diaries of Adam & Eve, written by Mark Twain, depicts the lives of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and after their banishing from the Garden. Milton’s book Paradise Lost, and Mark Twain’s book, each have their own unique theory on how Adam conducts himself as a person. Mark Twain’s Adam differs from Milton’s Adam, through his portrayal of Adam not as superior to Eve as Milton does, due to Adam’s love for Eve, as well as not blaming Adam’s fall on his trust in Eve, but on Adam’s own judgement. Mark Twain does not portray Adam as superior to Eve. At the beginning of the novel Adam wants to name all of the animals, but he meets an obstacle, Eve will not stop naming them. Adam complains, “I get no chance to name anything