Date of Defense
2-15-1967
Department
English
Abstract
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville have used darkness and light imagery extensively in their respective books The Marble Faun and Pierre, or the Ambiguities. Although both Hawthorne and Melville draw on the traditional bad-good connotations of black and white, they treat the colors differently. Hawthorne attaches religious significance to black and white; Melville attaches psychological significance to black and white.
Recommended Citation
Wiseman, Marian, "Pierre and The Marble Faun Illuminated by Darkness" (1967). Honors Theses. 1085.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/1085
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Honors Thesis-Campus Only
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