... have a cultural connotation that provokes a feeling of sadness in Giovanni. This hellish atmosphere of the room leads him to relate it to Dante's Inferno as if he is having a "journey through hell."3 Hawthorne's reference to the Inferno may be deliberate; through it he shows the romantic point of view toward culture. Together with this, he also conveys the idea of ... knowledge about the Italian culture, i.e., all together they stand for acquaintance and cultivation. So, their use reflects Hawthorne's culture. As a young boy, Hawthorne read many books. He read works of Milton, John Buny...

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