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| 8681838980 | When and where was Nathan Hawthorne born | Salem, Massachussets; July 4, 1804 (died in 1864 at 60) | 0 | |
| 8681838981 | Where is the Scarlet Letter set | Boston, Massachussets in the mid-1600's, with the recently arrived Puritan settlers First governor: John Winthrope People were hardworking and devoted | 1 | |
| 8681838982 | Where did Hawthorne's descendant come from | Massachussets Bay Colony | 2 | |
| 8681838983 | When did Hawthorne include the "w" in his name | When he began writing | 3 | |
| 8681838984 | Give details of Hawthorne's educational and familial life | Educated at Borodin College in Brunswick, Maine Married Sophia Peabody in 1842 Got a job at the Custom House Had three children Had lived in England, France, and Spain | 4 | |
| 8681838985 | What eras are evident in the Scarlet Letter | Written in 1850, it has the American Renaissance, Romanticism, and Transcendentalism: rejection of Neoclassicism, slave narratives, inner feelings, burden of Puritan past | 5 | |
| 8681838986 | What was the Transcendentalism | Intellectual movement in the 19th century that thought we used more than senses to understand life and our place in it It was dedicated to the belief that divinity can be found anywhere, especially nature Fellow Transcendentalists, like Ralph Emerson and Henry Thoreau, contributed to the literary scene Human existence transcends sensory realm Belief in individual choice and consequence | 6 | |
| 8681838987 | How is Romanticism/Gothic Literature seen in the Scarlet Letter | Use of supernatural sublime and use of the supernatural individual characters that see themselves at the mercy of forces that aren't understood Motif of "double": people are both good and evil Dark forests Emphasis on symbolism | 7 | |
| 8681838988 | What is Purtianism | Belief that the Church of England was too influenced by the Catholic Church Strict code where people were acted and judged on Rejected divine authority Had a theocracy where the General Court said only church members could become freemen Ministers' interpretation of the Bible was applied to all residents of the colony | 8 | |
| 8681838989 | How was Hawthorne influenced by his background | John Hathorne presided over the witch trials and Major William Hathorne persecuted Quakers His time at the Custom House as a Surveyor of the Port | 9 | |
| 8681838990 | What is the purpose of the Custom House | Creates a frame story that gives an account of his time as a surveyor He emerges from confrontation with a judgmental society with integrity, passion, and moral superiority | 10 | |
| 8681838991 | What are the themes in the Scarlet Letter | Guilt can destroy a person, body and soul Punishment imposed by others aren't as destructive as the guilt we experience True repentance must come from within Revenge destroys the victim and seeker Well-intended deception and secrets are destructive One must have courage to be themselves Recognized weaknesses make people stringers Choice determine who you are Everyone has capacity for good and evil | 11 | |
| 8681838992 | Why did Hawthorne write this story | He was interested in American history and he believed that America needs to understand its religious and moral heritage He also wanted fame in the literary scene | 12 |
