Embarking on the journey of writing a thesis can be an arduous task, especially when delving into

complex literary works such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Blithedale Romance." Crafting a thesis
that effectively captures the essence of the novel while presenting a unique argument can be
daunting for many students. From conducting thorough research to structuring coherent arguments,
the process demands time, dedication, and expertise.

One of the greatest challenges students face is articulating a compelling thesis statement that
encapsulates their analysis of the novel. With its intricate themes, nuanced characters, and layered
symbolism, "The Blithedale Romance" offers ample material for exploration, but narrowing down a
focused thesis can be challenging.

Additionally, delving into the scholarly discourse surrounding the novel requires meticulous attention
to detail and critical thinking. Sorting through various interpretations and engaging with academic
sources demands a high level of analytical skill and scholarly rigor.

Moreover, the process of drafting and revising the thesis requires patience and perseverance. Crafting
a coherent argument that is supported by evidence from the text and secondary sources demands
careful attention to detail and rigorous editing.

In light of these challenges, many students may find themselves overwhelmed and in need of
assistance. That's where ⇒ HelpWriting.net ⇔ comes in. With a team of experienced academic
writers, ⇒ HelpWriting.net ⇔ offers expert assistance in crafting well-researched and meticulously
written theses on "The Blithedale Romance" and other literary works.

By entrusting your thesis to ⇒ HelpWriting.net ⇔, you can alleviate the stress and uncertainty
associated with the writing process. Our team of skilled writers will work closely with you to
develop a thesis that meets your unique requirements and academic standards. With our expertise
and dedication to excellence, you can rest assured that your thesis will be of the highest quality.

Don't let the challenges of writing a thesis on "The Blithedale Romance" overwhelm you. Trust ⇒
HelpWriting.net ⇔ to provide you with the expert assistance you need to succeed. Order now and
take the first step towards academic excellence!
Coverdale talks with some of the other people who have just moved to Blithedale until Zenobia —a
beautiful writer and social reformer with a reputation as a women’s rights advocate—comes in to
greet them. Zenobia was raised by a wealthy uncle, but Moodie raised Priscilla, who developed a
reputation for being a clairvoyant. Only he never truly believes in the project, makes sarcastic
remarks about the other members, their beliefs, even himself throughout the story; and is generally a
cruel and unlikable wolf in sheep's clothing.He also becomes quite obsessed with the two main
female characters, Zenobia and Priscilla. Coverdale goes to the Veiled Lady exhibition after hearing
that the Lady has reappeared. If you read the story with nothing else but this incite, you should find
it quite comical. Many of the transcendentalists of the day spent time there, including Hawthorne,
who was there for a short period of time and left quite disenchanted with the adventure. His portraits
of colonial life reflect his Puritan heritage and offer fascinating profiles of individuals who strive for
freedom from social conventions. Priscilla has grown quite beautiful and much livelier since arriving
at Blithedale. The reason for my four star rating is because of his writing. I loved it. His imagery was
poetic, but not overly so, with enough rambling descriptions of nature to make him Romantic, but
not enough to make him Transcendental (as far as I understand Transcendentalism). Although the
author disclaims that the fictional events and characters of the novel do not resemble real life, many
critics stated that there were clear parellels between the novel and some of the inhabitants of the
Brook Farm commune. But the story is easy to follow, and Hawthorne’s beautifully turned and
insightful phrases are everywhere. At first, even with my irritation with the main characters and
Hawthorne himself, I was quite caught up in the story. But Coverdale’s adventure does not get off to
a propitious start. There were glimpses of the writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was so piercingly
perceptive in The Scarlet Letter, but not enough to sustain my interest. It also analyzed reviews to
verify trustworthiness. Error: Try Again Ok Sell Watchlist Expand Watch List Loading. An old man
named Moodie stops him and says he has a favor to ask, but he abruptly changes his mind and says
he’d rather ask a woman or an older man. The characters and dialog are great--they save the book. To
capture the girl, the woman must throw the veil back over the girl and say some magic words. The
members of the community are going to learn how to farm, keep livestock, and grow their own food.
I did think, however, that the second half was much more engaging and some of the ambiguous
points explained. It was to be our form of prayer and ceremonial worship. The action is based on
Hawthorne’s experiences at Brook Farm, a well-known utopian community in its own right, where
he spent most of 1841, largely in an effort to save money for his marriage. Among the group are
Hollingsworth, an idealistic but egotistical reformer; Zenobia, an ardent feminist and exotic beauty;
Priscilla, her frail and mysterious sister; Old Moodie, the sisters' manipulative father; Westervelt, a
demonic mesmerist; and Miles Coverdale, whose narrative of the Blithedale experiment reveals the
sexist and classist oppression permeating the Utopian group. Meanwhile, both Zenobia and Priscilla
harbor romantic notions for Hollingsworth. LibriVox is a trusted book provider of public domain
audiobooks, narrated by volunteers, distributed for free on the internet. I think what we can always
take from Hawthorne is prevalent themes and symbolism. There are some insightful psychological
observations made, but my personal opinion is that it is weaker than TSL. This item cannot be
shipped to your selected delivery location. Priscilla, for instance, the frail, pale, but filled with a
spiritual life force slip-of-a-girl.
She assures him that she’ll be fine but she takes off her flower and tells him to tell Hollingsworth that
he’s killed her. Firstly, I have a particular interest in stories about communal life since I came close to
joining a commune when I was a teenager. Read my full review of The Blithedale Romance by
Nathaniel Hawthorne on LonesomeReader 8 likes Like Comment Lbsantini 290 reviews July 3,
2009 The more I read Hawthorne, the more I like him--the person I believe him to have been.
Among the group are Hollingsworth, an idealistic but egotistical reformer; Zenobia, an ardent
feminist and exotic beauty; Priscilla, her frail and mysterious sister; Old Moodie, the sisters'
manipulative father; Westervelt, a demonic mesmerist; and Miles Coverdale, whose narrative of the
Blithedale experiment reveals the sexist and classist oppression permeating the Utopian group. In my
Goodreads friends circle, it has only two reviews, neither of them very complimentary, with ratings
of two or three stars (and some Goodreaders mistake the latter for the “okay” rating, as it would be
on Amazon, rather than “liked”). He would marry Sophia Peabody (of the famous Peabody sisters)
in July of the next year. Nathaniel Hawthorne Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
And I also did not expect it to be such a soap opera like story haha. It's easy to see how one
generation's choices affect the next. At the same time that the Veiled Lady disappeared, a young girl
appeared among a group of visionaries and immediately became attached to one woman. Unusual
for a romantic novel for its mystical and mythical references, The Blithedale Romance often diverts
to philosophical and religious topics with themes such as life and death, the rights of women, and
clairvoyance appearing. Hollingsworth is a strong-minded individual who is more interested in
reforming criminals than he is in communal utopias. Full content visible, double tap to read brief
content. However, I had the possibility to read this in my Utopians and Dystopians literature class,
and it was so much fun to read and talk about. Coverdale then makes the voyage to Blithedale,
where he is introduced to such characters as Zenobia and Mr. and Mrs. Silas Foster. At their first
community dinner they are interrupted by the arrival of Hollingsworth, a previous acquaintance of
Coverdale's, who is carrying a frail, pale girl. The overwrought descriptions make the reader want to
dig Hawthorne up and beat him with his own shin-bone. We don't know when or if this item will be
back in stock. He's attracted to Zenobia, a beautiful woman who puts fresh flower in her hair every
day, as if to emphasize her beauty. I found myself wrapped up in the romantic, misty mirth of the
story, which was offset by a number of the gothic tropes. He is seen as a key figure in the
development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. Please try again. Not
in a club? Learn more Join or create book clubs Choose books together Track your books Bring your
club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club
that’s right for you for free. But the story is easy to follow, and Hawthorne’s beautifully turned and
insightful phrases are everywhere. The legend of the mysterious Veiled Lady is introduced; she is a
popular clairvoyant who disappears unannounced from the social scene. First published in 1852, The
Blithedale Romance was based in part on Hawthorne's disillusioning experiences with the Brook
Farm experimental community near Boston in 1841. The story is both a love triangle, of sorts, and a
deep, sometimes stark look into the human psyche. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition
is set from the definitive Ohio State University Press Centenary edition of the novel. Pausing in the
field, to let the wind exhale the moisture of our foreheads, we were to look upward and catch
glimpses into the far off soul of truth. In the author's preface to the book, he is even very careful to
state that he is NOT modeling the characters in the book, nor the community that they inhabit, after
his own experiences and the people he knew while living in a Utopian community much like the
fictional Blithedale of the title. From what I've read of Hawthorne's life, he took a dim view of
commune life based on the ideals of the French socialist, Charles Fourier (in fact, there's a specific
discussion of Fourier's ideas in the story), but he never directly shows any shortcomings of
Blithedale. Coverdale speculates that Priscilla loves Zenobia because she has read Zenobia’s stories
and he shares this theory with Zenobia, but she laughs him off and says Priscilla is just a nervous
seamstress whose life has thus far been spent in a hot, dirty room in the city.
Coverdale seems almost obsessed with following the trail about her, but why is this creature from
'the other side' so interesting to him. The legend of the mysterious Veiled Lady is introduced; she is a
popular clairvoyant who disappears unannounced from the social scene. Coverdale takes an
immediate disliking to him, but he still tells Westervelt where he might run into Zenobia. His
portraits of colonial life reflect his Puritan heritage and offer fascinating profiles of individuals who
strive for freedom from social conventions. He finds the three at Eliot’s Pulpit and it’s clear that
they’ve reached some sort of crisis. At the show, Coverdale asked the Veiled Lady about the future
of the project at Blithedale and he mulls over her vague answers while he walks home. There is a
strange woman named Zenobia who always wears a fresh flower in her hair, who turns out being the
half-sister of a Blithedale foundling named Priscilla. It could be, perhaps, due to the style of
narration (this one is written in a first person, and Miles Coverdale is definitely representative of an
“unreliable” narrator of sorts) as well as characters who did not strike me as noteworthy. Here are
our closest matches for The Blithedale Romance by Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The tension builds
quickly; I could tell Something Was About To Happen. The inspiration for the book came from his
experience joining the Transcendentalist utopian community, Brook Farm in 1841, not because he
agreed with the experiment, but because he needed to save money to marry his fiance, Sophia
Peabody. He joins a community there, and over a matter of months begins to feel his body and mind
transforming to a less intellectual and more agricultural mode. This is probably his one work that
feels very contemporary, what with the commune setting and the very relevant gender dynamics.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. His friend Hollingsworth is not even as likable
as Coverdale, and he is obsessed with the idea of creating his own projects, insisting on trying to
convince everyone around him to help him achieve his goals. LibriVox is a trusted book provider of
public domain audiobooks, narrated by volunteers, distributed for free on the internet. Through his
abilities as an author, Nathaniel manages to build interesting characters and relationships amid this
reflective eclecticism. Read more. It involves a sinister mesmerist, Westerfelt,, who has had past
dealings with both Zenobia and Priscilla. From what I've read of Hawthorne's life, he took a dim
view of commune life based on the ideals of the French socialist, Charles Fourier (in fact, there's a
specific discussion of Fourier's ideas in the story), but he never directly shows any shortcomings of
Blithedale. Consumed with guilt and haunted by the memory of how he treated Zenobia,
Hollingsworth gave up his plans for criminal reform. Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Gretchen
Kay Short. It may be that the frustrations of living in an imperfect world cause some to seek a new
way of life, by forming a community of like-minded optimists, to live closer to the earth and pursue
common ideals. Hawthorne's third novel mixes satiric and tragic moods and they don't fully merge
either. First American edition, later printing. A20.2.1. A handsome copy of Hawthorne's account of
his frustrating times at Brook Farm, an early experiment in a utopian community where intellectuals
would both work and think, which he believed destroyed his thinking. And, of course, the 19th
century pace of the writing is leisurely, to say the least. Hawthorne isn't on board with this, it
becomes obvious, though he plays by the rules of his time. Firstly, I have a particular interest in
stories about communal life since I came close to joining a commune when I was a teenager. To
calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.
Coincidentally, the paths of these four people quickly cross again. Instead, our system considers
things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.