We started the novel by discussing "Nature" and its role in the novel. How has that role developed in this last set of chapters? As you reflect on nature's role, cite the references to nature in this section. i.e. the forest, the brook etc.
What might Hawthorne be suggesting about nature? Consider the ideas regarding transcendentalism that we discussed in the start ofthe unit.
Do you agree with these ideas about nature and its power? How does modern society's regard for nature compare and contrast with Hawthorne's and some of the other Romantics we have encountered at the start of the unit? (Thomas Cole, Thoreau etc.)
What might Hawthorne be suggesting about nature? Consider the ideas regarding transcendentalism that we discussed in the start ofthe unit.
Do you agree with these ideas about nature and its power? How does modern society's regard for nature compare and contrast with Hawthorne's and some of the other Romantics we have encountered at the start of the unit? (Thomas Cole, Thoreau etc.)