... and inflames greed. The writer also uses Giovanni's room, the garden as well as some objects (the marble fountain, the Statue of Vertumnus and the silver vase) to portray the conflict between culture and Nature; the latter being supported by the Romantics. The idea of duality is expressed through the color purple, the shrub and the characters of the story. All of that proves the dual vision of the Romantics. The marble fountain stands ... by its yellow companion."32 Thus, it is likely that Hawthorne believes in the pure nature of women, and that the evil comes from men's intrusion into t...

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