Part one of term paper
Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne are two of the most influential authors in American Literature. Both men wrote about similar themes, creating great admiration between them. The relationship that had grown between them was a source of critic and interpretation that would ultimately influence each of their works. Melville in particular ...

Part two of term paper
... of a woman who had to face reality and accept it, Melville takes a different approach demonstrating the potential disasters of one who refuse to accept it. Melville was influenced by the individualism represented in Hester and tried to express its importance through Ishmael. Finally, the conflict between good and evil was displayed between Melville's characters, Ishmael and Ahab, as it had been between Hester and society. Hawthorne gave numerous suggestions to Melville concerning subj ...