Of all his writings, I consider the Weiland or rather The Transformation to be his masterpiece. I love novels that give me chills as they can captivate my attention, and the relentless dark exploration of deception, guilt, and compulsion in this novel serve the purpose. I find the words of Clara in Weiland somehow intriguing as she describes the …show more content…
He tries to outline the American identity in the ongoing revolution (Smith 14). Similarly, Brown attempts to explain the position of women, same case depicted in his other works of Alcuin (1798) and Walstein’s School of History (1799). In fact, in both Ormond and Weiland, Brown is interested in the human society as Prominski(1) puts it. However, in his last novel Arthur Mervyn, I cannot fail to wonder why he had to draw away from his usual supernatural and psychologically disturbing ways of writing to sentimental form. Either way, my best guess for the shift would be to the fact that he narrates his life experiences that are deeply rooted in his heart and are of much importance to