Background
When was Nathaniel Hawthorne born?
July 4, 1804
What are the names of the couple in love?
What do romantics write about?
Strong emotions, the supernatural and the power of love and nature.
How did he really feel about living in Salem?
He hated it
Why did Nathaniel Hawthorne feel guilty?
His father was a puritan judge who was part in the cruel treatment of those who disagree with the puritan orthodoxy
Where was Nathaniel Hawthorne born?
Salem,Massachussets
On whose face does the birthmark lay?
Georginas
Her previous boyfriends
What was his view of the world?
Dark view of Human nature, the world is a relatively bad place
What great classic did Nathaniel Hawthorne write?
The Scarlet Letter
What was a trait of Nathaniel Hawthorne?
He was popular and handsome, but shy
What shape does the birthmark look similar to?
A child's hand
What are two main themes in this story?
Obsession and conflict between nature and science.
Why did he change the spelling of his last name?
He despised his fathers side of the family and did not want to associate with them
When was the Scarlet Letter written?
1850
What was the name of the lady Nathaniel Hawthorne fell in love with?
Sophia Peabody
What does Aylmer say the birthmark is a symbol of and represents?
Her one defect, a symbol of her liability to sin, sorrow, decay and death.
How does this story resemble obsession?
Aylmer's obsession with perfecting Georgina and getting rid of the birthmark
What did transcendentalists write about?
Going into the wilderness, nature and away from society
What is a custom house?
A place where people worked to collect taxes from other people
John Hawthorne, judge of Salem witch trials
How does Georgina die?
Aylmer's elixir, in his effort to get rid of the birthmark it fades with her life.
How does this story resemble conflict between nature and science?
Aylmers attempt to rid Georgina's natural birthmark with science, his elixir.
What would people find in nature?
What is one example of how Nathaniel imbedded his own life into The Scarlet Letter?
The narrator is in love with a woman similar to his wife