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Hawthorne’s Life Versus Life In The Scarlet Letter
To understand a book the reader must understand the background and lifetime of
the author. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s childhood was one in which he was brought up by a
conservative family in a Puritan Community. He was not totally sold on his culture’s
ideas on many subjects. His own uncle was a judge in the witch trials of Salem.
Hawthorne was embarrassed about his uncle and his involvement in the witch trials.
Hawthorne was born July 4, 1804 and the only son of Captain and Elizabeth Clarke
Manning Hawthorne. Hawthorne’s father died when he was four, so he was brought up
mainly by his mother. His mother moved his family to her uncle’s house, where she
distanced herself from Hawthorne. After she left he was brought up by his grandmother.
She was an avid Puritan and instilled these beliefs into Nathaniel Hawthorne. He felt so
distanced from his family he added a “w”......

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