Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. He was descended from John Hathorne, one of the judges involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented his actions. Hawthorne was influenced by his Puritan upbringing and ancestry but also saw Puritanism as intolerant and cruel at times. Some of his most famous works that explored themes of sin, guilt, and morality through allegory and symbolism included The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, and several short story collections.

1. Susana Valverde
Literary Criticism
I Term - 2014

2. Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Born as Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864
in Salem, Massachusetts, he was an American novelist
and short story writer.

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His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge
involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented
of his actions.
Nathaniel later added a "w" to make his name
"Hawthorne" in order to hide this relation.

4. Writing Style
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Symbols
 Adultery
 Sin
 Human morality

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Theme
 Based on Psychology
 Allegory
 Sin
 Guilt
 Religion

6. Novels
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 The Scarlet Letter (1850)
 The House of the Seven Gables (1851)
 The Blithedale Romance

7. Short Stories
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 Twice-Told Tales (1837)
 Grandfather's Chair (1840)
 Mosses from an Old Manse (1846)
 The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales (1852)
 A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1852)

8. Influences
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 Salem
-Early Childhood
 Puritan Family Background
-Forefather was a judge who direct over the
Salem witch trails
-Puritan tradition and moral sincerity

9. How he is related to
Salem trials ?
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 Nathaniel Hawthorne is related to one of the puritan
judges
 He has written many times from the Salem trials

10. Salem Witch Trails
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A true story about trials and prosecutions of people
accused of witchcraft in colonial
Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693.

11. John Hathorne
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 August 1641 – May 10, 1717
 He was a merchant and magistrate of
the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Salem.
Massachusetts. He is best known for his early and
vocal role as one of the leading judges in the Salem
witch trials.

12. Puritanism
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 It is a religious reform movement from the 16th and
17th centuries.

13. Relation of Nathaniel
and the Puritanism
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Nathaniel Hawthorne was born into a family that was
of Puritan belief since generations. But different from
his ancestors, he had a feeling to some extents of
Puritanism as being intolerant and cruel.

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