Why Is Nathaniel Hawthorne Considered An Allegory

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was a writer, an author who wrote different novels. He was known for the famous novel, “The Scarlet Letter.” Another one of his most famous writings was, “The House of seven Gables.” Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts and died in Plymouth, New Hampshire at the age of 59. Still quite young I’d say. An interesting note to his style and writing, was the use of symbolism and allegory. Symbolism is a way to represent or show one or another idea, and allegory can be a brighter picture to explain a hidden meaning of something. Either through a poem, story…ext. Nathaniel was part of a harsh family, one of his ancestors became one of the well-known judges that wasn’t the kindest and his to follow relative became part of that system too, and to keep further away from his family, he added a “w” to his last name. His love for books and reading started when he had a leg injury and was left disabled for some months. Then, his passion for becoming a writer grew. Elizabeth’s brothers where wealthy, and Nathaniel had the opportunity to attend the Bowdoin College, where he met Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Franklin Peirce. Later on, in his life, like all people he met Sophia, his future wife. Their courtship was taking a little while, but …show more content…

There he started writing. “The Hollow of The Three Hills” and “An Old Woman’s Tale.” He has also written “My Kinsman, Major Molineux.” And “Marvin Rogers Burial”. Even later on he wrote, “Twice Told Tales”. But as we known the one famous novel, “The Scarlet Letter” had it being a big hit. He was a life-long democrat, and political connections had some advantages with jobs. When the new president was elected, he didn’t seem to like politics all that much anymore. This time gave him a chance to write the Scarlet Letter, the story of two in love people in fight with moral puritan