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Your Name Course and Section Professor’s Name July 15, 2024 Comparative Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe: Masters of Psychological Thriller When exploring American literature, two masters stand out for their profound exploration of the human psyche through the lens of psychological thriller: The first two writers that could be mentioned are Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe. These famous authors not only describe the inner worlds of people and minorities but also touch on the questions of loneliness and hopelessness in a truly exceptional manner. Their works appeal to readers with their detailed and graphic descriptions of the characters' interior worlds, relying on symbolism to portray one of the most important motifs of the works: sin, guilt, and madness. The novel's author is Nathaniel Hawthorne, a writer whose work is closely associated with New England Puritanism of the 19th century, and the writer focuses on the moral and psychological trials of the characters. Topics highlighted in tales such as Young Goodman Brown are loneliness, coping with sin, and moral relapse in people's lives. Forest, dark and mysterious, with characters who represent the shadowy aspects of human personalities, reflects the interior search for the characters' souls. Symbolism in Hawthorne's works, like the trip through the forest and meetings with representatives of faith, his wife, etc., enhance the theme of existential loneliness and moral dilemmas typical for the author's protagonists (Hawthorne). Similarly, The Original Air is based on the mystery of the macabre and, to the accompaniment of twangs, Edgar Allan Poe's narratives contain stories of loneliness and obsession that cast characters into the abyss of dreams. Finally, when it comes to the feelings of a lonely and abandoned main character in the narrative, the focus is made on the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart by Poe, who is fully wrapped in guilt that has befallen him because he decided to commit murder. The pounding of the older man's heart under the floorboards would also be interpreted as the narrator's mental disturbance and his efforts to stifle his conscience. Similarly, in The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Tell-Tale Heart, Poe creates a dark, chilling atmosphere and builds tension, making the readers understand the characters' gradual insanity and loneliness as represented by the physical setting. The descriptions of the sickly house and its corresponding impact on Roderick and his sister Madeline produce an absolute degree of nihilism and loneliness within the reader (Poe). Nathaniel Hawthorne, a representative of 19th-century literature, the author with a strong connection with New England and its Puritan past, provides the reader with examples of the profound exploration of the moral and psychological issues ...