... to them, it corrupts human beings 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 ... 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 as a symbol of man. Thanks to it, Hawthorne demonstrates the romantic idea of the inner goodness of man. The last Romantic ... clash betwe...

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• Approx Pages: 38
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• Grade Level: High School