"Sacrifice of the Planet" is a romantic novel by the outstanding American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this book, the author imagines that the Earth has experienced an unprecedented catastrophic death against the background of severe environmental degradation and rampant anthropogenic activity. The hero of the work finds himself in a desert landscape, where he is aware of the decisive destruction of the surrounding world, and ponders the meaning of this tragedy for humanity. The book "Victim of the Planet" forces the reader to rethink his attitude to nature and his own responsibility for the future of the planet.