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Much of the action of the novel is set at Blithedale, a utopian Misogynist who intends to turn Blithedale into a colony for the reformation of criminals; Zenobia, a strong-minded Feminist who ironically finds Hollingsworth's misogyny irresistible; and Miles Coverdale, the Unreliable Narrator , a professional poet given to acts of Voyeurism . Blithedale is based loosely on Brook Farm , a short-lived commune where Hawthorne lived from April to November 1841 . Hawthorne's sardonic attitude toward Brook Farm is reflected in the numerous letters he wrote from Brook Farm to Sophia Peabody , his future wife. The character of Zenobia is said to have been modelled upon Margaret Fuller , an acquaintance of Hawthorne and a frequent guest at Brook Farm. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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