Question

The element of the garden in “Rappaccini’s Daughter” contributes to the theme of:

A. Man vs Himself
B. Man vs Woman
C. Man vs Man
D. Man vs Nature

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Answer 1

The correct answer is
D. Man vs Nature

The garden is a part of the nature. Man vs man and man vs woman are interpersonal conflicts while man vs himself is a personal conflict. The idea of nature was common in Hawthorne's works and you can also see that in his book the Scarlet letter where there is a famous forest.