Analysis Of Rappaccini's Daughter

The morals of life are something that individuals can hold in their heart and live with throughout their lives to help guide them in situations they face. In the short story "Rappaccini 's Daughter" there is a moral to be learned throughout the story that may be difficult to see that is shown by Dr. Rappaccini and his work that has affected his daughter. In this short story, Hawthorne tries to imply that there is a boundary that should not be crossed because it may affect you or your loved ones such as Dr. Rappaccini 's work. He has placed so much of his time and effort to alter the garden, and it 's genetics with his science that it has ultimately left his daughter in total isolation because of the toxic fumes she has inhaled into her body. "Her father," continued Baglioni, "was not restrained by natural affection from offering up his child, in this horrible manner, as the victim of his insane zeal for science. For--let us do him justice--he is as true a man of science as ever distilled his own heart in an alembic" (Hawthorne 445). The moral that is taught by Nathaniel Hawthorne in this story is that no man should use his power and knowledge to create an ungodly creation that God did not plant on this earth. If someone or something contaminates the work of God, furthermore it will lead to unforeseen

In conclusion, the moral that Nathaniel Hawthorne is trying to convey is that no man should believe he has the power to play god and create different types of species. Whether it be animals or plants, there are unforeseen consequences when one plays God and creates life in an unnatural way such, as the doomed fate of Beatrice that is done by the hands of her father Dr. Rappuccini who created the poisonous garden. The story could also not have progressed without the female characters because they are the ones who indeed press on the story, bringing everything into play such as Lisabetta bringing Giovanni to the garden and Beatrice being cursed with poison in her