Nathaniel Hawthorne was born July 4th, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. His father died in 1808 of yellow fever when Hawthorne was only four years old. Hawthorne comes from a long line of Puritan ancestors, one of participated in the Salem Witch Trials as one of the three judges. To distinguish himself from his family tree , Hawthorne added a “w” to the then “Hathorne.” Hawthorne was encouraged to attend Bowdoin College in 1821. While there, he met poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, future U.S Navy captain Horatio Bridge, and future president of the United States Franklin Pierce. Hawthorne graduated in 1825, and spent most of his time at home reading and writing. He met Sophia Peabody in 1839 and married her in 1842.
Hawthorne wrote many short stories after graduation, but many failed to get published. In turn, Hawthorne …show more content…
His wise use of tools cleverly got his ideas across. He frequently used lengthy visual descriptions so that the audience would correctly understand and visual the setting and atmosphere in his works. he often used symbolism to “hide” modern themes within his works because writing back then was much more conservative. Allegory was another commonly used tool in Hawthorne’s belt. Dialogue used in Hawthorne’s works was much more formal and consistent among characters. A focus on inner struggles and central themes are also staples of Hawthorne’s works. He liked to focus on these as opposed to character confrontation and heated encounters. Throughout all of his works, Hawthorne seems to centralize on human nature and morality. Many of his main themes in his novels centralized around human nature. He was more concerned in the morality of the situations in his own works than other authors of that time. Hawthorne was an incredibly influential and innovative writer of his time period. His focus on inner struggles and human nature and morality really opened the eyes of the world to modern ideas and new ways of
Hawthorne wrote many short stories after graduation, but many failed to get published. In turn, Hawthorne …show more content…
His wise use of tools cleverly got his ideas across. He frequently used lengthy visual descriptions so that the audience would correctly understand and visual the setting and atmosphere in his works. he often used symbolism to “hide” modern themes within his works because writing back then was much more conservative. Allegory was another commonly used tool in Hawthorne’s belt. Dialogue used in Hawthorne’s works was much more formal and consistent among characters. A focus on inner struggles and central themes are also staples of Hawthorne’s works. He liked to focus on these as opposed to character confrontation and heated encounters. Throughout all of his works, Hawthorne seems to centralize on human nature and morality. Many of his main themes in his novels centralized around human nature. He was more concerned in the morality of the situations in his own works than other authors of that time. Hawthorne was an incredibly influential and innovative writer of his time period. His focus on inner struggles and human nature and morality really opened the eyes of the world to modern ideas and new ways of