Biography
What was Hawthornes writing style?
Dark Romanticism
Why couldn’t Aylmer look past the birthmark?
It was the only thing stopping her from being perfect
What does the road outside the home symbolize?
The journey everyone takes through life
Where does Goodman Brown live?
Salem
How did Hawthorne feel about living in Salem?
He didn't like living there
When and where was Hawthorne born?
July 4, 1804 in Salem Massachusetts
Who is the antagonist?
Aylmer
What does the location of the home symbolize?
The risk and proximity towards nature
What does the dark figure's walking stick look like?
A snake
What was the classic that Hawthorne wrote?
The scarlet letter
When did Hawthorne die?
May 19, 1864
Who is the protagonist?
Georgiana
What does the rockslide symbolize?
The unexpected and how everyones life can change in a minute
What flutters down from the sky?
A pink ribbon
What did transcendentalists write about?
Going out into nature and away from society
What is Hawthorne's wife's name?
Sophia Peabody
Who is Aminadab?
Aylmer's lab assistant
What does the intact house symbolize?
What does the dark forest represent?
Fear, menace, and evil
When the birthmark was written what time period were they in?
The age of reason
Where was Hawthorne buried?
The Sleepy Hollow cemetery
What is the tone of the story?
Sinister
What do the grandmother and daughter symbolize?
They both symbolize happiness
What is the main theme of the story?
Disillusionment
What is Hawthorne's moral?
The wrong doing on one generation lives into the successive one