To some, Nathaniel Hawthorne has earned both of these titles. ... Hawthorne himself was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and set the majority of his works there. ... Avoiding the grim tone Hawthorne usually involved removing undesirable Elements and modifying others. ... (Hawthorne 112) So, because of the young man's hypocrisy, he was very unhappy. ... Hawthorne very e...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne strayed from this redundant theme in his story The Scarlet Letter. ... Others state Hawthorne was commenting on the laws of the Puritan communities. ... So was Hawthorne a chauvinist? ... Some critics of Hawthorne say that he overdid symbolism. ... References Hawthorne, Nathaniel. ...

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With that, almost every woman in town is accused of being a witch, and the cycle continues.43 Another important example of hysterical paranoia from the Puritan era is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ...

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