Essay on Comparing Hawthornes and Melvilles Works

Similarities in Hawthornes and Melvilles Works Insanity can be a dark descent into the strange, nightmarish unknown realms of the mind unable to return to the known world of reason.nbsp; This is a major theme in literature, and is particularly evident in the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville.nbsp; The nightmarish undertones are one of the main similarities in Hawthornes and Melvilles works.nbsp; Another similarity is writing style.nbsp; Both men write very descriptively, and their writing is based more in intellect than emotion.nbsp; Also both men write about the nightmarish descent into madness. Herman Melvilles Moby Dick is an excellent example of this descent into madness.nbsp; Through his narrative†¦show more content†¦Another similarity between the two is surrealistic language, which lends a nightmarish quality to their works.nbsp; In Moby Dick Melville will be describing something when suddenly it twists, and takes on a whole new meaning.nbsp; One of the best examples of this is when Ismael is describing the crows nest and how easy it is to be lulled by the waves, when suddenly the language twists and hes talking about something much deeper.nbsp; In fact he loses his identity; takes they mystic ocean at his feet for the visible image of that deep, blue, bottomless soul, pervading mankind and nature; and every strange, half-seen, gliding, beautiful thing that eludes him; every dimly-discovered, uprising fin of