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Title: 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
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