The Blithedale Romance
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29
Themes
All Themes Self-Interest and Utopian Societies Progressive vs. Traditional Gender Roles Secrecy and Self-deception Manipulation, Control, and Ambition Nature, Artifice, and Sexuality
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All Characters Miles Coverdale Zenobia Hollingsworth Priscilla / The Veiled Lady Professor Westervelt Mr. Moodie / Fauntleroy Silas Foster Theodore Mrs. Foster
Terms
All Terms Mesmerism
Symbols
All Symbols The Veil Zenobia’s Flowers
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The Blithedale Romance

by

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Blithedale Romance Terms

Mesmerism

Mesmerism was a popular form of entertainment in the 18th and 19th centuries. At the time, people believed that one could use natural energy to put another person in a trance (sort of like hypnosis)… read analysis of Mesmerism
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