Thursday, 03 September 2009 21:34
Rappaccini’s Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
VHS, 57 min., 1980
The story exemplifies Hawthorne’s complex use of natural symbolism and dramatizes two of his major themes: the unpardonable sin or interfering with another’s soul and the danger of tampering with nature.
The story exemplifies Hawthorne’s complex use of natural symbolism and dramatizes two of his major themes: the unpardonable sin or interfering with another’s soul and the danger of tampering with nature.
Category:
Literature