"The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")" by Nathaniel Hawthorne takes a moralistic and, at the time, modern Christian look at the biblical tale of Adam and Eve. Focusing on what it means to be human and the inherent sin and evil that comes along with living a life on earth, the book is complex and deeply psychological in a way that has provoked thought and debate among its readers for decades.