Nathaniel Hawthorne explored the themes of pride, sin, and the Puritan cycle in American writing in many of his works. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories "The Minister's Black Veil," "The Birthmark," and "Rappaccini's Daughter," the common theme of pride were presented throughout these stories. ... The study of his family from the establishment of the Bay Colony to the Second Great Awakening of his own time parallels the issues brought forth in "Young Goodman Brown"(McCabe). ... The writing of Hawthorne is marked by subtle imagination, curious power of analysis, and exqu...

• Word Count: 1442
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Nathaniel Hawthorne explored the themes of pride, sin, and the Puritan cycle in American writing in many of his works. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories "The Minister's Black Veil," "The Birthmark," and "Rappaccini's Daughter," the common theme of pride were presented throughout these stories. ... The study of his family from the establishment of the Bay Colony to the Second Great Awakening of his own time parallels the issues brought forth in "Young Goodman Brown"(McCabe). ... The writing of Hawthorne is marked by subtle imagination, curious power of analysis, and exqu...

• Word Count: 1373
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School