Biography
Where was he born?
Salem, Massachusetts
What were the two main character's names?
Aylmer and Georgiana
What is the setting?
A frigid mountain range, somewhere in New England
Where does Goodman live?
Salem
What did transcendentalists write about?
Nature/not being involved in society
Who is he a descendent of?
Judge Hathorne
How does Georgiana die?
She drinks the concoction
What is the traveler’s ambition?
To be remembered after death
What flutters down from the sky?
A pink ribbon
How did Hawthorne feel about Salem?
What does the birthmark look like and where is it ?
What became of the family and the traveler?
They all died in the avalanche and their bodies were never found.
What does the man's walking stick look like?
A black serpent
Who was Hawthorne's friend who became the president?
Franklin Pierce
Why did he change his name?
He was disgusted with his family
What is the theme of this story?
You can’t control nature with science/nature is all powerful
Besides the traveler, what were two other ambitions that were said?
Daughter wants to find love, son wants to explore, Grandma wants to look nice at her funeral
What kind of people were in the congregation?
What is the common theme in Hawthorne's stories?
Science cannot win over nature
What year was he born/What year did he die?
1804 and 1864
What is one of the magical creations that Aylmer comforts his wife with?
A fast growing flower, "scenes that mimic real life", and a portrait with a metal plate.
What two words were yelled when the avalanche started?
"The Slide!"
What does the dark figure say about evil?
"Evil is the nature of mankind"
What was a common moral problem in his stories dealing with families?
The sins of a previous generation leading into the next