Nathaniel Hawthorne 18041864

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Nathaniel Hawthorne(1804-1864)
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The Early Years

• Born in Salem, Mass.
• Puritan influence
• Attended Bowdoin College in Maine
• Friends Longfellow and Pierce

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Achievements

• Brook Farm experiment- tried to create a utopia
• Works- The Scarlet Letter, House of Seven Gables,
  Twice Told Tales
• Govt job- American Consul in Liverpool, England

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Death

• Took a walking tour
• Collapsed and died

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ANTI-TRANSCENDENTALISM

• Evil Exists
• Nature is not always good
• Pessimistic Outlook

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Scarlet Letter Images
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Lillian Gish in The Scarlet Letter
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Meg Foster in The Scarlet Letter
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Demi Moore in The Scarlet Letter