1. Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Depravity of Man
Katherine Snipes, literary critic and author of Robert Graves, believes the following: "Hawthorne casts all blame for the tragic outcome on the misguided husband [Aylmer], who is not satisfied with the blessings of nature" (Snipes). ... Davis uncovers Hawthorne's truly significant reasoning for criticizing the Puritan belief in total depravity when he states the following message of Hawthorne: "Blemishes and imperfections are what make[people] human, and to try to remove them is a sin in itself" (Davis). ... Critic Robert Grayson, Instructor of English at Southeast Mis...
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- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate