Some Journalists argue because its there responsibility to gather information and put the news in pieces to present it in an honest and balanced manner, to investigate and report its current events. hope this helps!
Since we are talking about the American romantic period, I'd say that what the archetype of the devil usually symbolizes in the literature of that era is C. the romantics' fascination with the supernatural.
They were crazy about the dark and mysterious creatures, so maybe that is the correct answer.
