1. Nathaniel Hawthorne

2. -Nathaniel Hawthorne’s childhood home-
Early life
Born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts
Only son to Nathaniel and Elizabeth Clark Hathorne
Leg injury at an early age left him unable to walk for many months
Became fond of reading and developed a passion for writing
-Nathaniel Hawthorne’s childhood home-

3. Early life
With the help of his wealthy uncles, he attended Bowdoin College from
Met Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Franklin Pierce
After graduating, he moved back home
During his 12-year stay at home, he found his writing “voice”
-Bowdoin College-

4. Mid-Life Seclusion at home ended when he met Sophia Peabody
1841, became one of the original founders of Brook Farm (resident for six months)
Joined Brook Farm in order to afford a marriage with Sophia
They married on July 9, 1842
-Sophia Peabody-

5. Brook Farm
Tension between the idea of individual freedom and the demands for a communal society
Brook Farm was created as a utopian experimental community by individuals who had an opportunity for self-realization
Hawthorne did not find transcendentalism to his favor and his writing later revealed his dislike with the Transcendental Movement and the experiment
-Brook Farm-

6. Mid-life
In The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851), he wrote passionately about the price we pay for secluding ourselves from society
Claimed that egotism was the root of our misery

7. Life as a writer
Hawthorne was a short story writer and a romance novelist
His work was based on Dark Romanticism, much like the works of Herman Melville and Edgar Allan Poe
Placed an emphasis on human fallibility to create lapses back to sin and self-destruction
Drew attention to consequences created by an increase in efforts towards social reform

8. Late life
Went from being a transcendental idealist to a “dark romantic” writer
Use of allegory and symbolism makes him one of the most studied writers
Passed away in his sleep on May 19, 1864 at Plymouth, New Hampshire

9. Sources
Biography.com Editors. Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Biography.com website. Accessed on 21 Oct <
Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. McGraw-Hill,
Nathaniel Hawthorne. American Literature.com. Accessed on 21 Oct <
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. Nathaniel Hawthorne. 2 Aug Accessed on Oct <