American interpretation of an English literary movement.

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American interpretation of an English literary movement

 Between 1812 and Civil War  Dignity and freedom  Rebellion  Emotion over intellect  Nature/Man/Higher Power

Democratic Limitless land Lure of the Open Road Personal freedom

Hudson River School of Painting

Invent New Forms Focus on American settings and themes

Puritan ancestry Ancestor was a “Hanging Judge” in Salem witch trials Guilt seen in writing American wilderness

 Common Themes: Alienation/isolation and Loneliness Doubt and Ambiguity Guilt and Innocence Moral Corruption and Sin Hypocrisy

 Style Author-Controlled POV Ambiguity Foreshadowing Irony Allegory Symbolism

 Allegory Goodman Brown Faith (Goody Brown) Traveler Others

 Look for: Foreshadowing Symbols Incidents of the surreal Goodman Brown’s father Goodman Brown’s weakness (ironic) A dream or real?