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ANTI-TRANSCENDENTALISM
Evil Exists Nature is not always good Pessimistic Outlook Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville
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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
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The Early Years Born in Salem, Mass. Puritan influence
Attended Bowdoin College in Maine Friends: Longfellow and Pierce
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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
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Death After returning from England, his health failed.
He went on a trip with friend Franklin Pierce. Died in his sleep.
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The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne Arthur Dimmesdale Roger Chillingworth
Pearl Prynne
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Scarlet Letter Images
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Lillian Gish in The Scarlet Letter
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Meg Foster in The Scarlet Letter
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Demi Moore in The Scarlet Letter
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