The Blithedale Romance
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Themes
All Themes Self-Interest and Utopian Societies Progressive vs. Traditional Gender Roles Secrecy and Self-deception Manipulation, Control, and Ambition Nature, Artifice, and Sexuality
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Characters
All Characters Miles Coverdale Zenobia Hollingsworth Priscilla / The Veiled Lady Professor Westervelt Mr. Moodie / Fauntleroy Silas Foster Theodore Mrs. Foster
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All Symbols The Veil Zenobia’s Flowers
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The Blithedale Romance

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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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