Compare two authors whose characters are placed in the natural realm in their texts,explain how American authors negotiate Enlightenment ideals with emerging trends on our engagement with nature.

The fantastic Native American mythology of Schoolcraft and the poetry of John Rollin Ridge, among others, address romantic topics in their characterizations. They are always placed in nature and engage with the natural realm. For the authors of the 1800s – as American Romanticism emerges – the role of nature is addressed by many authors, poets and thinkers. Presentations of nature allow us to discover truths and uphold a sense of human rights.

Compare two authors – whose characters are placed in the natural realm in their texts – to explain how American authors negotiate Enlightenment ideals with emerging trends on our engagement with nature. Choose from Emerson, Fuller, Melville, Rollin Ridge and Schoolcraft. Not all characters can appreciate Emersonian values of nature.

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