Team Edgar

     I am on team Edgar Allen Poe all the way.  His stories are much more entertaining than those of Hawthorne and the symbolism is much easier to understand.  Poe's stories such as The Oval Portrait, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Pit and the Pendulum all portrayed Poe's ladder of suspense beautifully, showed comprehendible symbolism, and were fun to read.  Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, The Minister's Black Veil, and Young Goodman Brown were all tough to understand and boring to read.  I very much dislike anti-transcendental writing, which obviously means I don't like Hawthorne's works.  Also, I honestly believe some of Hawthorne's symbolism has been made up.  I want to know the truth and he doesn't provide it.  I fully understood Poe's writing and I wasn't left wondering what happened.  Poe reigns over Hawthorne in my book.