Similarities Between Hawthorne And Edgar Allan Poe

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Dark Romantics: Edgar Allan Poe & Nathaniel Hawthorne
Of all the romantic periods, the authors that contributed to the dark romantic period and their works remain some of the most influential in the history of literature. Edgar Allan Poe and Nathanial Hawthorne for example, are remembered today for their contributions to literature in the eighteenth and nineteenth century and their influence on dark romantics overall. Nearly all of Hawthorne’s works are well known, but “The Minister’s Black Veil” is one of the most recognized. This short story exemplifies the characteristics of dark romanticism with its morbid tone and use of symbolism to express human fallibility and sin. Similarly, Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates some of the same characteristics …show more content…
In this particular story, a woman is not the victim, but the gruesome course of events that occur still clearly reflect his personal struggles. This story again features a character that seems to have a mental illness of some kind, which is also a very common trend in dark romantic literature. As the story continues, the reader is informed that the author owns various pets, his favorite being a black cat named Pluto. Because Pluto is his favorite, he treats him better than the rest and tends to avoid hurting him during his drunken rages of anger. Although, after one particularly aggressive mood swing he lashes out at Pluto and decides to hang him. From this point on, the level of violence continues to increase and the tone becomes gruesome and sickening. In the end, the man is overly confident in his ability to hide the animals he has murdered and is caught by the police. Further details of his consequences are not included, but one can assume that he got the karma he deserved. Like the majority of Poe’s stories, this ending was sudden and unexpected, leaving the reader feeling unsettled and disgusted. Even though Edgar Allan Poe’s personal struggles did not involve animals, one can assume his inspiration for “The Black Cat” still derived from the death and pain that surrounded
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