As a Gothic writer, Hawthorne choose subjects similar to those chosen by Poe and Melville. What is common in the writing of all three writers? He writes of obsession that brings about doom.
He writes of the dark side of humanity.
He writes of the loss of beautiful women.
He writes about the pure innocence of nature.

He writes the dark side of humanity.

Explanation:

Melville and Hawthorne met early in their careers and encouraged each other to explore the less sunny side of human feeling and spiritually. (Poe wrote dark stories too as a Gothic writer.)

according to the options stated, the one that is correct is the second option. the author most likely includes the panel to hint at the strong bonds among his family members. besides, the image from art spiegelman’s maus is common to show and portray the innocence and naivete of the children during the holocaust as well as the fact that millions of innocent jews were rounded up and taken by train to camps.