... goodness. Like water, this inner ability sublimes all men, even the most damaged ones. For the romantics, there is always a hint of goodness so; one must always seek to rediscover his inner light in order to stay in the right path. Along with the above symbols and the way in which they are used to convey certain romantic ideas, Nathaniel Hawthorne manipulates ... The last characteristic is that which questions and opposes convention and religion. To come to this point, Hawthorne, through the garden, Old Lisabetta and the shrub, brings changes and invents oppositions to the Bible to prove...

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• Approx Pages: 38
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• Grade Level: High School