During the Era of Romanticism, which lasted from around 1830 until the the Civil war, the attitude of Americans reflected the style of literature during this period. At this time, Americans were shifting from a dependance on god to a personal god who merely put the world in motion and left it to grow on its own. We began to build a prominent middle class whose politics were mainly concerned with reform and the common man which was exemplified by Andrew Jackson. Romantics believed that each man must have a receptive mind and was born with certain elite qualities which must be shaped and molded in order for prosperity. Many believed that every man was born pure with an equal chance and ability to succeed. The Romantic movement also stressed the importance of intuition and the human experience in nature. Romantics maintained a faith in the optimistic outlook for American future. With Romanticism and its positive perception came Gothicism and the interest in death, mutability, and mourning. Gothicism in definitive terms states, a literature characterized by a gloomy grotesque, mysterious, or violent events, and atmosphere of degeneration and decay. But, Gothicism in modern translations relates to Science Fiction, spacewarp, telekinesis, teleportation, also with specific qualities of LSD, with transcendental mediation, telepathy, extrasensory perception and all that goes in the direction of intensified consciousness. Although significantly different, both Romantic and Gothic authors concentrate on the individuals emotions, intuitions, and feelings. Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was a moralistic writer, was concerned with the condition of the heart and how sin affected the human heart and soul. However, unlike Hawthorne, was Edgar Allen Poe who concentrated more on the gory details of sin in his writings. Thus, we will explore and interpret Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" and display its gothic and romantic aspects.

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