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An Evening with a Transcendentalist: Nathaniel Hawthorne

If I had to choose a famous romantic or transcendental writer to spend an evening with, I would have to choose Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne was a man who left behind very few complete works, but was both "a ‘romancer' and a realist" that became known as the master of his classic literary style. Nathaniel Hawthorne not only wrote incredible novels, compiled notebooks, and published imaginative tales, but he also delved into the fields of psychology and politics and incorporated his own experiences into all he did in his lifetime. Thus, Hawthorne became a wise man who learned from his mistakes and from others. Hawthorne used his writing as a way to express his views about history and current societal conflicts. Nathaniel Hawthorne had to surmount many hardships and challenges while rising to be known as the author of one of the greatest American novels, and yet he was still seemed like an average guy.

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