Abraham Lincoln In The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne

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In the Atlantic Monthly, Nathaniel Hawthorne—a famous author known for publishing The Scarlet Letter—writes about his experiences when he first met President Lincoln in 1862. Nathaniel Hawthorne's observation towards Abraham Lincoln is precise and truthful. Through Hawthorne's writing, we see how Abraham Lincoln presented himself as President. In his writing, Hawthorne explains how Lincoln when he first caught a glimpse of Lincoln, he understood why it was impossible not to recognize as Uncle Abe. “A tall, loose-jointed figure” (Hawthorne 15), is a well-known description of Lincoln but Hawthorne thought he was the “homeliest man I ever saw” (Hawthorne 17). Lincoln was raised in Kentucky, a state that was seen as unmodernized while Hawthorne’s