Nathaniel Hawthorne once said “But the past was not dead. Once in a great while, the thoughts that had seemed so vital and so active, yet had been put to rest so quietly, revived again” (Hawthorne), Just as Hawthorne’s isn’t dead,his past is still with him. The History, Art, and Wisdom in The Scarlet Letter, by Randall Stewart and Dorothy Bethurum, has a great representation of how Hawthorne uses his information to further the book The Scarlet Letter. Stewart and Bethurum’s article shows that history, sorrow and responsibility play a vital role in analyzing the novel’s worth.
Hawthorne uses his ancestors' history to inspire him as he writes The Scarlet Letter. The novel is pretty accurate about the history because “Randall Stewart and Dorothy Bethurum argue that Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is “a historical novel” because it portrays early New England Puritanism with accuracy(Stewart 169).” Hawthorne shows Puritanism as it is, therefore meaning he has a deep understanding of Puritanism. Hawthorne used the history as a guide on what to go off of “Hawthorne knew well the early history of New England and used it repeatedly as a source of literary material(Stewart 169).” Hawthorne uses Puritan history repeatedly, because he studied it due of his family. Hawthorne recognizes the traits …show more content…
The similarities only make him feel more guilty, Hawthorne stated “strong traits of their nature,” he said “have intertwined themselves with mine(Stewart 169).” in theory, believing The Scarlet Letter is written because of Hawthorne's sense of responsibility for the actions that take place many years prior. The tone Hawthorne's uses when talking about Puritan’s it's almost critical tone. Hawthorne uses this tone to show his disapproval of the Puritans actions. It's almost too easy to analyze his actions and recognize that he does this on purpose to almost resolve the
Hawthorne uses his ancestors' history to inspire him as he writes The Scarlet Letter. The novel is pretty accurate about the history because “Randall Stewart and Dorothy Bethurum argue that Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is “a historical novel” because it portrays early New England Puritanism with accuracy(Stewart 169).” Hawthorne shows Puritanism as it is, therefore meaning he has a deep understanding of Puritanism. Hawthorne used the history as a guide on what to go off of “Hawthorne knew well the early history of New England and used it repeatedly as a source of literary material(Stewart 169).” Hawthorne uses Puritan history repeatedly, because he studied it due of his family. Hawthorne recognizes the traits …show more content…
The similarities only make him feel more guilty, Hawthorne stated “strong traits of their nature,” he said “have intertwined themselves with mine(Stewart 169).” in theory, believing The Scarlet Letter is written because of Hawthorne's sense of responsibility for the actions that take place many years prior. The tone Hawthorne's uses when talking about Puritan’s it's almost critical tone. Hawthorne uses this tone to show his disapproval of the Puritans actions. It's almost too easy to analyze his actions and recognize that he does this on purpose to almost resolve the