Nathaniel Hawthorn, the author of "The Scarlet Letter," lived from 1804 to 1864. Hawthorne developed his talents as a writer by his short fiction works and other novels including "The House of the Seven Gables" and "The Marble Faun" (The American Novel). Hawthorne's works focused on what can be call...
The next year he published his second great novel, The House of Seven Gables, along with a book of stories for children called A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls. ... They were (1) treason or rebellion; (2) "Willful" murder; (3) Making a compact with Satan, including witchcraft; (4) Arson of houses or ships; and (5) rape and sodomy (would included homosexual acts and sexual acts with animals). ...
He does this by using primary characters in the novels The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, and many short stories who have a problem, like an inner secret, or who have some kind of guilt, and shows how society looks upon these people. ...
