A Comparison Of Edgar Allan Poe And American Hypocrisy

American Hypocrisy America has been a work in progress since the first colonist move in. There were several religions, beliefs, and cultures started and practiced while everything began. A great belief during this time period was “purity”. Many believed that America was pure and full of justice. Although America does have its benefits; everything isn’t morally correct. Most civilians were expected to follow rules, but with time everything changed. People were expected to act, believe, and write a certain way until certain individuals stood up against it. Although there is other examples like Nathaniel Hawthorne with “The Scarlet Letter” and Edgar Allan Poe with his short tales about perverseness, the abolitionists made the most impact on America.

Both authors wanted to share their belief and stand up against what was morally wrong, since both noticed how other people lack on doing so. Thoreau and Douglass were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in, much less who they stood up against. They believed in a sense of morality rather than to strictly follow the law, the government or what America thought was correct in their sense. Acting upon their belief and behaving as such was also something they both did. The author’s way of doing so varied, but they still got there message across as well as made an impact to the public and community. After all of this, there was one main reason behind all their actions; the questioning of one’s conscience. America had been revolving over a sense of “purity” yet did not act upon what they preached all along. Throughout the history, it was said American was pure and has plenty of opportunities until the abolitionist decided to liberate their beliefs on what they believed was morally correct. Thoreau and Douglass were one of the abolitionist who names keep being remembered up to this day due to the difference they made by doing what others were afraid of, unmasking America’s