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Nathaniel Hawthorne

In the early nineteenth century during the Romanticism period, Nathaniel Hawthorne became famous for his novels and short stories that mirrored the dark image of the world. His works became a huge contribution to the modern world of American Literature and now have been given its proper recognition for more than a century.
Much of Hawthorne's perspective on life could possibly be linked to his history that gave him a sense of inherited guilt. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Hawthorne was descended from a prominent Puritan family (Prentice Hall 334) which resulted in growing up in the Puritan way of life. After his father died Hawthorne discovered journals that his father had written as a sailor over the years. Hawthorne showed an immediate interest which gave him his first spark of inspiration to become a writer.
It was not uncommon for Hawthorne to write on what seemed like a religious Puritan obligation to reveal one who was manifested by evil forces or dealt with witchcraft or......


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