-Hawthorne - probing psychology of sin = grandfather was judge in Salem = guilt as obsessive in fiction
‘evil native to mankind” = adultery deception
betrayal Scarlet Letter
distrust -Goodman Brown Great authors
-Melville- organisized in nature of evil had enduring paradox good/evil linked themes
-Truth- transcending to ours:
-Stanton- social activism for women freedom
-Stowe courage
-Douglas-social activicism of slavery dignity
-Chief Seatle- social activicism for Native Americans depravity
-Poe
-Twain
-Whitman
-Dickenson