Was It Really Just An Experiment.. Nathaniel Hawthorne

Was It Really Just an Experiment? Nathaniel Hawthorne once said, â€Å"The Devil himself gets into my inkstand.† This quote allows readers to begin to understand his unique writing. There are categories in literature called romantic and anti-romantic literacy. Hawthorne was a man that blended different types of writing styles into one. In one of his works, Hawthorne begins to bewildered the reader due to his mixing of styled prose, causing a controversy when placing him into a group.When trying to place Hawthorne into a particular literacy category such as romantic or anti-romantic, the reader crosses literary lines, creating a blurred picture rather than a clear one-sided style. After reading Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment, the reader†¦show more content†¦At first, it lay lightly on the surface of the fluid, appearing to imbibe none of its moisture. Soon, however, a singular change began to be visible.† Another characteristic of romantic writing was that al l of the characters used in Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment were of the common man mold. The beginning of the story described the characters as, â€Å"that very singular man, old Dr. Heidegger, once invited four venerable friends to meet him in his study. There were three white-bearded gentlemen, Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew, and Mr. Gascoigne, and a withered gentlewoman, whose name was the Widow of Wycherley.† The people were described as typical elderly members of a community, creating a picture of weak and weathered due to hard living. Although there was a lot of romantic evidence in this short story, Hawthorne also showed the use of anti-romantic literature. Using evilness, Hawthorne s writing helps lead readers into the anti-romantic era. We as readers, were told of a story in which a man tests his friends with water from the Fountain of Youth. The greediness of the â€Å"four venerable and melcahancy old creatures† makes the reader feel that evil is in e very common man;in fact, greed has been proven to show darkness within a soul. Within the story it said, â€Å"Give us more of this wondrous water! Cried them eagerly. â€Å"We are younger--but we are still too old! Quick-- give us more!† Their want leads theShow MoreRelatedThe Birthmark Analysis1198 Words   |  5 PagesThe Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a dark romantic short story based in the nineteenth century. The short story highlights the relationship between Aylmer and Georgiana as well as the dynamics of the different personality types between the two. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Aylmer as well as Georgiana an example of tragic flaws to further the conflict in the story. A tragic flaw is a literary device found within The Birthmark. â€Å"Tragic flaw is a literary device that can be defined as a trait in aRead MoreNathaniel Hawthorne: A Brief Biography1277 Words   |  6 Pages On July 4, 1804, an author by the name of Nathaniel Hawthorne was born (Meltzer). As Hawthorne grew, he began to develop a view of himself as â€Å"the obscurest man in American letters.† Through the use of popular themes such as isolation, guilt, and earthly imperfection, Hawthorne was able to involve much of his life and ancestral past in his work to answer his own political and religious wonders (â€Å"Nathaniel†). Hawthorne successfully â€Å"confronts reality rather than evading it† in many of his storiesRead MoreMika Hulley. English. February 6, 2017. . Literary Analysis1283 Words   |  6 PagesMika Hulley English February 6, 2017 Literary Analysis of â€Å"Dr Heidegger’s Experiment† In the short story â€Å"Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment† by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is a great deal of literary elements used to enhance the story. For example, imagery is used to draw the reader s attention further into the story by having them see it happening in their head and allegory is used to pull the reader away from the story by referencing things that happened somewhere else. While these two literary elementsRead MoreThe Birthmark By Nathaniel Hawthorne Essay1615 Words   |  7 PagesA birthmark as referred to in this short story is the â€Å"Differences of temperament†, the inborn traits someone can develop. In Nathaniel Hawthorne s The Birthmark there are many different themes such as, nature versus science, and perfection. We see Aylmer struggle with his own temperament. For him the birthmark becomes the symbol of Georgiana’s flawed humanity, which he tries to alternate. Throughout the story, we come across several observances of otherness rev olving around â€Å"The Birthmark†. AylmerRead MoreMistakes in Dr. Heideggers Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne866 Words   |  4 PagesIn his short story Dr. Heideggers Experiment, Nathaniel Hawthorne makes a point to grant all of the characters varying human vices to try and instill in the reader a lesson about learning from their mistakes. When the reader is first introduced to Dr. Heidegger and his guests, the author gives some background on all of the characters. It becomes clear that Mr. Medbourne is known for his love of money, Widow Wycherly for her pride, Colonel Killigrew for lusting after sinful pleasures, and Mr. GascoigneRead MoreThe Fire Side Poets from the Romantic Period of Literature Appreciate Nature586 Words   |  3 PagesThe Romantic period in American Literature dates from 1800-1860. It was a time where people were trying to find a distinctive voice. The Romantic period included letters, poems, essays, books, and art. Most of the authors focused on feelings, which is why its called the â€Å"Ro mantic† period. The authors can be put into four different groups, The fire side poets, The Transcendentalist, American Gothic, and The Early Romantics. The fire side authors had an appreciation for nature. Poems were readRead MoreGuilt vs. Innocence, Allegories, Puritanism in Nathaniel Hawthorne2423 Words   |  10 Pagesï » ¿Sabrina Bullock Professor Erin Whitford American Literature I (409) 18 August 2013 (SumII) Grade: 88 Guilt vs. Innocence, Allegories, Puritanism in Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne was a nineteenth century American writer that was born in Massachusetts with a Puritan Heritage. â€Å"Born in Massachusetts on the Fourth of July, 1804, he was the descendant of Puritan worthies and the son of a ship’s captain who died at sea in 1808† (Gollin). Allegories are portrayed in his writings to depictRead More Solitude and Isolation of Hawthorne and Young Goodman Brown Essay2003 Words   |  9 Pages     Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   In the Nathaniel Hawthorne tale, â€Å"Young Goodman Brown,† we see and feel the solitude/isolation of the protagonist, Goodman. Is this solitude not a reflection of the very life of the author? At the very outset of the tale we see a purposeful secretiveness if not outright deception by Goodman Brown when his wife of three months pleads with him to stay home on this particular night: Dearest heart, whispered she, softly and rather sadly, when her lips were close to his ear, prytheeRead MoreObsessions Always Have Meanings Essay1218 Words   |  5 PagesIn the stories â€Å"The Birthmark† by Nathaniel Hawthorne and â€Å"The Yellow Wallpaper† by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, they are similar because they both deal with the wives being obsessed with something. Also in both stories their husbands are concerned and want to help them with their obsessions. The wife in â€Å"The Yellow Wallpaper† is obsessed with the wallpaper on the wall and sees it as another world. She believes that there is someone stuck behind the wall and is trying to get out. Tearing down the wallRead MoreReview of Nathaniel Hawthornes The Blithedale Romance2082 Words   |  8 Pagesï » ¿ Nathaniel Hawthorne used the term romance to refer to his longer fictions the year before writing The Blithedale Romance, he chose to define the term for the benefit of his readers: When a writer calls his work a romance, it need hardly be observed that he wishes to claim a certain latitude, both as to its fashion and material, which he would not have felt himself entitled to assume, had he professed to be writing a novel. The latter form of composition is presumed to aim at a very minute