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The Leech

Symbolizes Chillingworth's evil, mysterious, and dark side, akin to a blood-sucking leech.

Similes

Comparisons used in literature to enhance descriptions, such as Chillingworth's actions towards Dimmesdale.

Romanticism 1800-1860

Literary movement valuing feelings, intuition, idealism, and nature's spirituality, with authors like Hawthorne and Dickinson.

Transcendentalism

Philosophical movement emphasizing the Divine Soul in everything, intuition, self-reliance, and individualism, with authors like Emerson and Thoreau.

Realism (1850-1900)

Literary movement during Civil War times focusing on everyday life, ordinary people, and societal issues realistically.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Notable poet with works like "A Psalm of Life" and "Tide Rises, Tide Falls" conveying themes of life, hope, and mortality.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Influential writer advocating for individual understanding of the universe through nature, as seen in his work "Nature."

Henry David Thoreau

Writer and friend of Emerson, known for works like "Walden" discussing self-reliance, simplicity, and contemplation of life.

Civil-Disobedience

Thoreau's essay advocating for following one's conscience over unjust laws, emphasizing individual moral responsibility.