@article{article_1818541, title={The Iconic American Garden of Eden: Rappaccini’s Daughter and Westworld}, journal={Akademik Tarih ve Düşünce Dergisi}, volume={12}, pages={857–870}, year={2025}, author={Gündoğdu, Ayşegül}, keywords={Rappaccini’s Daughter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Westworld, Amerikan Aden Bahçesi}, abstract={A canon of American literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Rappaccini’s Daughter, and one of the most popular contemporary television series, Westworld, strikingly present a common theme, even though these texts are centuries apart. In Rappaccini’s Daughter, Dr. Rappaccini creates an artificial Garden of Eden filled with poisonous flowers, while in Westworld, Dr. Ford constructs a vast artificial amusement park modeled after the American West. Both figures conduct deadly experiments in their own versions of the Garden of Eden in the name of improving or enhancing the world; however, in doing so, these so-called scientists reveal their true nature—corrupted by hubris and driven by destructive ambition. Their attempts not only threaten the natural world and human nature but also disrupt the unique harmony and cyclical functioning of nature, initiating a process that ultimately leads to fatal consequences.}, number={5}, publisher={Hakan YILMAZ}