The American Scholar vs Young Goodman Brown
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Compare and contrast the work from Transcendentalist writer, Ralph Waldo Emerson – The American Scholar with the work from Gothic writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne – Young
Goodman Brown. Consider similarities and/or differences based on 2-3 of the following literary elements: setting, theme, characters, subject matter/plot, symbolism,
and/or language used by these writers. How does the way each writer addresses these issues make him/her a Transcendentalist or a Gothic writer? Based on the two works
you examine, which form of Romanticism might be more appealing to a specific type of reader (identify your audience), and why?