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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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