Nathaniel Hawthorn, author of "The Minister's Black Veil- and "Rappaccini's Daughter,"" lived a life of solitude "devoting the majority of his existence to the acquisition of knowledge. ... In any respect, the image of human isolation remains symbolic in both "The Minister's Black Veil- and "Rappaccini's Daughter- as well as in Nathaniel Hawthorn's life. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The poet and author Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates these natural truths in the outward appearance of a short story titled " My Kinsman, Major Molineux." ... The language that Hawthorne uses to help define the central idea of the story lies within a comparison of light and dark imagery. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate