Excerpt from Characters and Nature in Chopin and Hawthorne Nicole Frail
Chopin:
The foamy wavelets curled up to her white feet, and coiled like serpents about her ankles. She walked out. The water was chill,
but she walked on. The water was deep, but she lifted her white body and reached out with a long, sweeping stroke. The touch
of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.
Hawthorne:
9oh, brook! Oh, foolish and tiresome little brook!" cried Pearl, after listening awhile to its talk, "Why art thou so sad? Pluck up a
spirit, and do not be all the time sighing and murmuring!"
How do the authors present different perspectives of water?
A)
B)
Chopin depicts the water as inviting, but Hawthorne depicts the water as
annoying
Chopin depicts the water as annoying, but Hawthorne depicts the water as
inviting.
Chopin depicts the water as dangerous, but Hawthorne depicts the water
as gushing with life.
Chopin depicts the water as gushing with life, but Hawthorne depicts the
water as dangerous
C)
D)