Rappaccini's garden sets the stage of this fable, while the characters of the story each represent the important figures from the Genesis account. Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys the symbolism of these characters, as well as the setting. ... Hawthorne uses poetic diction when he writes, " the impression which the fair stranger made upon him was as if here were another flower as beautiful as they, more beautiful than the richest of them." ...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another related argument that occurs can be the relationship of biblical role-playing and character domination. ... The murders that were committed close to home were obviously hard-hitting, but the ones to strangers must have given Victor a horrible, "negative" anxiety that somebody would find out that he was indeed the mastermind behind this heinous murderer. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Rappaccini's garden sets the stage of this allegory, while the characters of the story each represent the important figures from the Genesis account. Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys the symbolism of these characters, as well as the setting. ... Hawthorne uses poetic diction when he writes, the impression which the fair stranger made upon him was as if here were another flower as beautiful as they, more beautiful than the richest of them. ... Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne depi...

• Word Count: 2625
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate