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1804 born in Salem, Massachusetts 1821-1825 attended Bowdoin College (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, President Franklin Pierce ) 1824 was elected to Phi Beta Kappa 1838 engaged to Sophia Peabody 1839 -1841 worked in Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm Nathaniel Hawthorne 1842 married Peabody Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, leaving behind his wife and their three children. Short story collections Twice-Told Tales (1837) Grandfathers Chair (1840) Mosses from an Old Manse (1846) Four major romances The Scarlet Letter (1850) The House of the Seven Gables (1851) The Blithedale Romance (1852) The Marble Faun(1860) Literary style and themes romance Puritan New England symbolism deep psychological themes romanticism guilt, sin, and evil Humanity historical fiction ancestral sin, guilt and retribution Criticism Edgar Allan Poe-- The style of Hawthorne is purity itself. His tone is singularly effective—wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes... We look upon him as one of the few men of indisputable genius to whom our country has as yet given birth. Ralph Waldo Emerson-- Nathaniel Hawthornes reputation as a writer is a very pleasing fact, because his writing is not good for anything, and this is a tribute to the man. The Scarlet Letter (1850) the highest achievement in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s literary career Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth after committing adultery and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Plot Characters Literary Devices Themes Genre Writing style Initial Situation Conflict Complication Climax Suspense Denouement Conclusion Dr. Heidegger Character Analysis: the wise protagonist ; a dark history ; philosopher ; The Guests Character Analysis The Widow ---- vanity Mr. Medbourne ----greed Colonel Killigrew ----pleasure-seeking Mr. Gascoigne ----power-hunger Symbolism Imagery The Elixir The Bust of Hippocrates The Sk