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The Artist of the Beautiful
//Passage:// This passage begins with the second paragraph with the sentence, page 84 "Where did you get that idea, Annie?" said Owen, starting in surprise." ... page 85 Even Annie Hovenden, possibly, might not have disappointed him had she been enlightened by the deep intelligence of love." //Author:// Nathaniel Hawthorne //First published:// 1844 //Type of work:// Short fiction, Allegory //Context:// · The Transcendentalism movement occurred during this time period which began in New England in the 1830s and 40s. The movement was about being in a spiritual state through a person’s own intuition rather than through the church and it protested against the culture and society of that time period. // Characters: // · Owen Warland- an old friend of Annie · Peter Hovenden- Annie’s father · Annie Hovenden- an old friend of Owen, wife of Robert, and daughter of Peter · Robert Danforth- Annie’s suitor and husband // Summary of passage: // · This short story is about a young artist who spends all of his time making a mechanical butterfly. He is discouraged by his surroundings but eventually succeeds in creating perpetual motion. //Theme:// · Art vs. Power · Light vs. Dark //Controlled ideas:// · The use of imagery to depict the style and themes // Literary features and the effects: // · Hawthorne uses detailed imagery which creates his Romantic style of writing. · Contrast of light and darkness creates Hawthorne’s style of dark romanticism.