... contradiction with the Bible and opposition to convention. Hawthorne uses Old Lisabetta, the shrub, Beatrice and Giovanni for that. Chapter Two: Symbols and Hawthorne's Life The symbols in the short story under study are not related only to romanticism. We thought it would be interesting to relate some of ... writers. Some of the formers are the reforms in the Brook Farm and women's position in the American society. Thus, the presence of symbols reflecting doubt and reluctance concerning reform is justified. The first instance is that of the altered garden as a symbol of the reforms in ...

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