Hawthorne: Biography, Works and Style
True or False - Nathaniel Hawthorne's writing is some of the earliest American writing whose themes have transcended time
true
What is the setting of The Ambitious Guest?
Massachusetts, New England State, Notch in the White Hills
list one of the 2 themes
obsession or science vs. nature.
Did Alymer accomplish his goal?
yes
Where does Goodman Brown live?
Salem Village
True or False - Religious hypocrisy and the effects of guilt and sin are two issues we do not question
False
What was the guest’s ambition
be remembered, talked, and written about, build a monument, do things that matter.
What is Alymer obsessed with?
Georgiana’s birthmark
What were the consequences of Alymer’s actions?
Georgiana died
Who does he meet in the forest?
a dark figure
the perfect contradiction of time and place for a man who truly defines the dark side of America is located where?
Salem, Massachusets
What is the Father’s desire?
A farm in Bartlett/Bethlehem/Littleton, or some other township safe from the mountain, respected, called squire by neighbors, a gravestone with a hymn so ppl know he was a Christian, loved ones around him when he dies.
Why is Alymer obsessed with Georgiana’s birthmark?
believes it's the only thing keeping her from being perfect.
What did Hawthorne call the birthmark?
a token of imperfection
What does the man’s walking stick look like?
black serpent
List 2 of Hawthorne's Friends
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Franklin Pierce, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allen Poe.
What is Hawthorne implying when the boy suggests they go to the flume?
foreshadowing.
What did Georgiana say her birthmark had a connection with?
her life
What does the birthmark represent?
the strength of nature
What flutters down from the sky?
a pink ribbon
Where did Hawthorne work when he wrote short stories?
Boston Custom House.
What is the grandmother's wish?
dressed in clothes she picked out, a grandchild to hole a looking glass over her so she can check herself out and adjust herself
What did Alymer create to deal with his problem?
What does The Birthmark reinforce?
the idea that controlling nature is impossible.
What are the main themes of the story?
faith, guilt, and good versus evil