According to Mary Rucker, literary critic and author of Boys Don't Cry, Nathaniel Hawthorne believed that "humanity must shape its aspirations in terms of the decreed conditions of existence, which is unalterably imperfect" (446). Hawthorne's embracement of man's flawed humanity developed through the influence of Puritan philosophies on Hawthorne, igniting his Romantic soul with criticism for the Puritan's belief in total depravity and the corruption of humans' wicked nature. ... This "tragic outcome" reflects Hawthorne's objection to Aylmer&#x...

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First, they explain the history of Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne, born in Salem, Massachusetts, July 4, 1804 and died May 11, 1864, was the first American writer to apply artistic judgment to Puritan society. Hawthorne was heavily influenced by his Puritan heritage. ... Hawthorne married Sophia Amelia Peabody shortly after leaving Brook Farm. ... (Baym 98) "Nathaniel Hawthorne was a mystery, even to himself,"" says Claudia D. ...

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This quote has a direct irony in correlation to Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale of "Young Goodman Brown". ... Hawthorne doesn't state why Brown must do this on this night of all nights "twixt now and sunrise" (Hawthorne 260). ... Goodman excuses his lateness by replying, "Faith kept me back awhile" (Hawthorne 261). ... There are many rich biblical symbols in Hawthorne's tale. ... Faith's pink ribbons seem to be symbolic in Hawthorne's tale. ...

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