ANTI-TRANSCENDENTALISM Evil Exists Nature is not always good Pessimistic Outlook Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
The Early Years Born in Salem, Mass. Puritan influence Attended Bowdoin College in Maine Friends: Longfellow and Pierce
Achievements Brook Farm experiment- tried to create a utopia Works- The Scarlet Letter, House of Seven Gables, Twice Told Tales Gov’t job- American Consul in Liverpool, England
Death After returning from England, his health failed. He went on a trip with friend Franklin Pierce. Died in his sleep.
The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne Arthur Dimmesdale Roger Chillingworth Pearl Prynne
Scarlet Letter Images
Lillian Gish in The Scarlet Letter
Meg Foster in The Scarlet Letter
Demi Moore in The Scarlet Letter