Nathaniel Hawthorne is associated with the "anti-transcendentalists." ... This side of the movement only has two writers, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Hawthorne shows the ideas of this literary movement very well in "The Minister's Black Veil." ... This shows how Hawthorne continues to show the fear of sin as well as the sin of the Earth or nature. ... These are many of the reasons that have helped me to understand why Nathaniel Hawthorne is grouped with the anti-transcendentalists. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne The 19th century had many great achievements happen within its 100-year time period. ... While all of these inventions have stood the test of time, one has lasted just as long; the inspiring tales a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1804. His name by birth was Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... ("Nathaniel Hawthorne" American Writers II) One of Hawthorne's ancestors was actually a judge in the Salem witch trials. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was born to two very loving parents, Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hawthorne on Independence Day July 4, 1804. Nathaniel and his father shared the same name. Nathaniel father was a sea captain. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote many great works during his life, some of witch is still read to this very day. ... Fanshawe was a imitate of Sir Walter Scott witch Nathaniel self publish in 1828. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, an early-American writer plagued by the sins of his ancestors, channeled the guilt and shame he felt to write novels and short stories that would earn himself a spot among the most-read and most famous American writers of all time. Hawthorne's great-grandfather, a judge in the Salem Witch Trials, inspired Hawthorne's writings to be centered around the inherited evil and sin of humanity. ... Hawthorne was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne, a prominent 1800s New England citizen, wrote about subjects and themes that were relevant to his o...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Great American Writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, born on the fourth of July in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, is one of the greatest American writers. ... Hawthorne graduated from college in 1825. ... Sophia and Nathaniel began a family of there own. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne is said to be the first real American author, which he attributed to his use of all the raw material America had to offer. As a writer, Hawthorne was known as dark and mystical, which is far from the jovial person that Hawthorne really was. ...

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In the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne presents a number of themes but the most important and significant are guilt, alienation, and redemption. ... Hawthorne uses symbolism to show the alienation of Prynne by making her wear this bright red scarlet letter on her dress for the rest of her life. ... Hawthorne redeems his guilt by writing the Scarlet Letter. ... Hawthorne has a number of themes in the Scarlet Letter, but the most significant are guilt, alienation and redemption. The main literary device that Hawthorne used to show these themes is symbolism and there are many others....

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In Hawthorne's tale, why does the minister wear a black veil? The minister in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil- wears a black veil because Hawthorne is trying to communicate to the reader that all people, whether we can actually see it or not, have a veil that separating them from eternal goodness. ... - Hawthorne is saying through his character Hooper that all people have sin and that it is only by confronting that sin that one can delivered from it. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne typically used common themes in his short stories; the exploration of evil and sin, the idea of self-alienation, humanities internal struggles, and an effective use of allegory to create deeper meaning in his text. ... This reveals Hawthorne's belief that all people are prone to evil and have committed sin. Hawthorne's short stories expose his recurring use of man's struggle with sin and evil. Another one of Hawthorne's commonality is the internal struggle of the characters. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's most common similarity is his writing style, h...

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In the novel The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne takes a very biased side against the Puritans he writes about. Hawthorne himself was a descendant of Puritan ancestors, and it seems that in many ways he still cannot escape the engulfing guilt of their crimes, as he never truly held their religion; "Hawthorne never felt he belonged to any such community of love and belief." ... However, Hawthorne's presentation of their idealistic settlement is a harsh contrast to this. ... Hawthorne ironically places the rose bush next to the prison to further embody his feelings about Puritanism. ...

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In the novel "The Scarlet Letter," Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts the customs and cultures of the puritan society. ... Along with the history of Puritan society and the effects of sin, The Scarlet Letter also holds within the plot the spirit of Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne is able to say phrases lightly with a touching and valuable detail behind it (Source D). In The Scarlet Letter, the words and spirit of Nathaniel Hawthorne will be carried on throughout eternity by his use of subject, matter, and language. The Scarlet Letter has given all educators and readers in today's ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the greatest Anti-Transcendentalist writers of all time. ... Hawthorne, a descendant of a puritan family, was born in Salem, Massachusetts. ... After college, Hawthorne lived, secluded, for 12 years in his mother's house. ... His most popular book, The Scarlet Letter, earned Hawthorne international fame. ... Shown by his past, and his feelings toward it, by the books that he wrote and the life that he led, Nathaniel Hawthorne was an Anti-Transcendentalist in the purest. ...

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In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, draws attention to the negative qualities pertaining to the Puritan lifestyles and beliefs of the 17th century. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne was raised in Salem, Massachusetts, and was of Puritan descent. ... In the introduction to the novel, Hawthorne describes a Puritan, theoretical Utopian society. ... However, Hawthorne informs the reader of the first buildings constructed, which were a cemetery and a prison. ... The "city upon a hill," materialism, and hypocrisy are all ideal examples of the negative qualities of Puritan soci...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was an author during the Romantic Period and also the Industrial Revolution in the 1850s. ... Hawthorne firmly believed science corrupted nature and man should not have allowed technology to take over. Hawthorne thought trying to change things in the world would only lead to consequences. ... "The Birthmark" and "Rappaccini's Daughter" were well known short stories wrote by Hawthorne. ... The Romantic Period caused Hawthorne to put a pair of lovers in each other his stories. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne is born with a biased against this culture; this is because of his ancestral lineage to one of the leading participants in the Salem Witch Trials. It was because of this lineage that Hawthorne likely changed his name. His family name at his birth was Nathaniel Hathorne (which was not spelled with a "W"), though after Hawthorne had done some extensive research on the Salem Witch Trials and the Puritan culture, he became disgusted with their entire way of life and thence added a "W" to his family name which he carried until his death. ... Hawthorne's depiction of the hyp...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne is born with a biased against this culture; this is because of his ancestral lineage to one of the leading participants in the Salem Witch Trials. It was because of this lineage that Hawthorne likely changed his name. His family name at his birth was Nathaniel Hathorne (which was not spelled with a "W"), though after Hawthorne had done some extensive research on the Salem Witch Trials and the Puritan culture, he became disgusted with their entire way of life and thence added a "W" to his family name which he carried until his death. ... Hawthorne's depiction of the hyp...

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RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER Nathaniel Hawthorne's Rappaccini's Daughter is perhaps the most complex and difficult of all Hawthornes short stories, but also the greatest. Nathaniel Hawthorne as a poet, has been characterized as a man of low emotional pressure who adopted throughout his entire life the role of an observer. ... Hawthorne's personal problem was his sense of isolation. ... While Giovanni's failure to save Beatrice or himself is a tragic reversal of Nathaniel's and Sophia's happiness together (Newman 258). ... Hawthorne's foc...

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Throughout the passage from the scarlet Letter, Author Nathaniel Hawthorne's emotions about the Puritans and the Puritan community are deeply expressed with a sense of critisism and mockery. The Puritans, who are to be honorable people with good morals, are described by Hawthorne as harsh, and hypocritical human beings. Hawthorne starts off by introducing the Puritans in Boston, anxiously awaiting the punishment of a prisoner. ... The way Hawthorne describes these people shows his attitude toward Puritans not so much as a kind of malice but in a disbelieving and negative way. ... Anot...

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A major theme in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Rappaccini's Daughter is pride. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne had a preoccupation with sin and pride, just like his Puritan ancestors. ... I think that Nathaniel Hawthorne also wrote this to portray certain morals needed in that time period, that even still apply today. ...

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A Fall from Grace Nathaniel Hawthorn's "Rappaccini's Daughter," is the story about the rivalry between two scientists that ultimately causes the destruction of an innocent young woman. ... Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys the symbolism of these characters, as well as the setting. ... Hawthorne writes, "One of the ancestors of this family had been pictured by Dante as a partaker of the immortal agonies of his Inferno- The allusion of Dante refers to The Divine Comedy and the Inferno describes the souls in Hell. ... H...

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The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, addresses sin in the book quiet frequently, this essay addresses how Hawthorne really thought about sin and it's aspects like punishment. ... As Nathaniel Hawthorne states in this novel, "In the view of Infinite Purity, we are sinners all alike." ... It seems that Hawthorne agrees with this as well. ... Hawthorne sees her as the victim and blames it on her youth. ... As Hawthorne expresses, it is clear to Puritans that they have little or no sympathy for unruly persons. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne writes a short book that conveys his point. ... Hawthorne writes the Scarlet Letter in a style that is too hard to understand. ... Hawthorne interrupts this process by adding in words that could easily be simplified with other words more commonly known to others. ... Because of Hawthorne's complex language The Scarlet Letter cannot be read by the person. ...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, "The Scarlet Letter," Hester Prynne is the protagonist who commits this sin. ... Though the narrator is not Nathaniel Hawthorne him-self, his views on Puritans certainly show through the eyes of the narrator. ... Nathiel Hawthorne criticized the way Puritans lived. ... But remember Hawthorne views on the Puritans are rubbed off on the narrator. ... The narrator has almost the same feelings of Puritan society that Hawthorne has. ...

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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne remains a classic novel because it discusses the dilemma all people face of deciding how to deal with sin, which he explains through the characterization, structure, and themes in his book. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne unveils the tale of two lovers in a Puritan society: one a minister and the other a lowly embroiderer. ... Hawthorne also uses the innocence of youth in little Pearl, Hester's child, to further strengthen his position. ... These themes, scattered throughout the novel, help to emphasize the important literary message...

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Paragraph #1 - The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne's sets a tone by way of eloquently placed adjectives, and use if terms such as; "sad-colored garments," "throng," and "heavily timbered with oak," In The Scarlet Letter. ... Hawthorne manipulates the reader's senses with the word "sad-colored," taking two completely opposite terms and combining them creating a vivid mood. ... The very word "sad" depicts a specific feeling, but Hawthorne combines this feeling with a visual aspect thereby giving the reader a clearer picture, and enabling the reader to become more emotio...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's sets a tone by way of eloquently placed adjectives, and use if terms such as; "sad-colored garments," "throng," and "heavily timbered with oak," In The Scarlet Letter. ... Hawthorne manipulates the reader's senses with the word "sad-colored," taking two completely opposite terms and combining them creating a vivid mood. ... The very word "sad" depicts a specific feeling, but Hawthorne combines this feeling with a visual aspect thereby giving the reader a clearer picture, and enabling the reader to become more emotionally involved. ... Hawthorne then descr...

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