Henry David Thoreaus positive, transcendentalist view of human nature in Walden contrasts sharply with Nathaniel

Henry David Thoreaus positive, transcendentalist view of human nature in Walden contrasts sharply with Nathaniel
Hawthornes perspective. In the chapter Where I Lived and What I Lived for, Thoreau discusses humankinds potential to become fully awake, describing the moral, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of being awake in a long passage that associates it with morning, and later suggesting practical benefits in his brief, punning comments on sleepers. Focusing upon the morning and the sleeper passages in the chapter (give discussion of each its own paragraph(s)), contrast Thoreaus optimistic view of human nature and human possibilities with Hawthornes darker perspective in Young Goodman Brown. The story allegorically reflects the features of dark romanticism, representing in its symbolism the tendencies of the so-called good man to think and act in ways that subvert his own happiness. Citing specifics, explain how Hawthornes dark romanticist message is reflected in the allegory and in Hawthornes description of Goodman Browns uncertain perceptions at certain points in the story.
In each section, you will make two critical points that reflect the focus above. Support each critical point with two direct quotations.

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