It is the work of the American romantic writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Chapter One: Symbols and Romanticism Nathaniel Hawthorne, as a romantic writer, nurtures his works with symbols that reflect American romanticism. ... Some of them aim to convey American romantic themes and features. ... The evil nature of this character is stressed by his association with the black colour in the story, first, when Giovanni sees him in the poisonous garden "dressed in a scholar's garb of black" (Hawthorne: p8), and second, when Giovanni and Baglioni meet him in the street of Padua also dres...

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