How Did Nathaniel Hawthorne Contribute To Writing

When Hawthorne was only four years old his father died of yellow fever in Dutch Guinea causing him to live with his Uncle, for his mother could no longer care for him. Growing up he lived in Salem, Massachusetts, born at 27 union street on July 4, 1804. One day, outside playing ball Hawthorne put himself through an injury to his leg leaving him baseless for 3 years, this was the base for his love for the art of literature and writing. After Hawthorne’s injury, his time was spent outside admiring nature, and he kept himself busy by fishing and exploring the forests trying to ease his mind into finding something worth writing about. Hawthorne attended college from 1821-25, and took classes in english to master the art of writing (Diorio 14). While in college his uncle suggested him being in a profession other than writing, Hawthorne did not agree with his uncle, he stated “I do not want to be a doctor and live by mens diseases, nor a minister to live by their sins, nor a lawyer and live by their quarrels, so I don’t see anything left of me but being and author” (Hawthorne). Nathaniel had grown such endearment for the art of writing and the base of literature. …show more content…
The movement started in April, and ended in November,1829. Shortly after this he applies for a job at the Boston Custom House and met Sophia Peabody finally getting married in 1842. Being married for only a few months, Sophia became pregnant with their first daughter, Una. Not long after Una came their first son Julian, and lastly their second and last daughter Rose. Having children inspired Hawthorne’s writing, his children not only inspired his writing, but he started reading Greek and Latin classics, literature of Paul Bunyon, William Shakespeare, and Edmund Spencer. As he wrote more, he started publishing his work