... 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 Nature's supremacy over culture through old Lisabetta. In ... the second paragraph, she advises Giovanni to look out of the window in order to get ... rid of the chamber's gloom. Once he does, the sense of gloom is replaced ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 38
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• Grade Level: High School