Introduction In this research paper, we are going to deal with the short story 'Rappaccini's Daughter'. ... In fact, after a first reading of the short story, we have noticed a list of symbols that made us wonder about their implied meaning. ... Among them, there is rejection of science, clash between Nature and culture, notions of good and evil (duality), human nature, and the contradiction with and opposition to convention and religion. ... Throughout these events, Hawthorne conveys the romantic belief that science corrupts humans and inflames the greed for knowledge that i...

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Hawthorne's Portrayal of Puritanical Hypocrisy Throughout time, there have been many great American novelists and short story writers. ... From writing several successful novels, and many short stories, Hawthorne has introduced the way of life in Puritanical America to many readers. ... This connection between personal integrity and a responsive social relationship is vital given the novel's basic conception of the human subject. ... "Hawthorne uses this dichotomy to point out the hypocritical nature of Puritanism: Those who condemn Hester are themselves condemnable according ...

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Richards relates the story of how, when she was young, she always said she wanted to talk to God. ... A dominant theme in this series is "the belief in the supernatural [as being] part of the human soul..."24 These books are romantic, realistic, and supposedly written by various vampires to the mortal world. ... King's readers are fascinated by the mind that can produce such horrifying stories, and they see him as a sort of preternatural being. ... Arthur Miller's The Crucible best illustrates this hypocritical attraction-abhorrence nature of the Puritans. ... She is also ...

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Although the relationship of Priscilla to Coverdale is important because it is through his eyes that we, the readers, see the story, their relationship is not as important as the two to be discussed below, because, as Coverdale says, "Priscilla's heart was deep, but of small compass; it had room but for a very few dearest ones, among whom she never reckoned me- (133). ... Early in Priscilla's stay at Blithedale, Zenobia speaks of the clinging nature of Priscilla when she tells Coverdale that to "favor one with a little...

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