Hawthornes Life Versus Life In

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who was
not a big fan of school at the time. This time allowed for Hawthorne to explore and do
many things other children could not do because of school. During Hawthorne’s early
childhood he did a lot of soul searching and finding his place in society. After he
recovered from his injury he resumed school and went to Bowdoin College. He was an
average student there and graduated in the middle of his class. After graduating he went
spent twelve years in “this dismal chamber” which was a room in his mother’s home.
In the twelve years that Hawthorne spent in seclusion, he perfected his skills as an
author. He published his first book, Fanshaw: A Tale, and was unsatisfied with it and
tried to remove all the copies he could find from circulation. He then began to publish
stories in newspapers and books, these books contained stories from many different
authors but were related in the subject matter they discussed. His first story that ...

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no major connection to the main novel it was later kept separate. The
only connection between the two pieces of work is when Hawthorne talked about finding
a scarlet letter A in a Salem custom house. “The Custom House” is basically an attempt
by Hawthorne to give his novel a historical connection, one that is believed to be fake by
many critics. The preface is important, though, because it gives the reader a background
to the story that follows. Hawthorne talks of his ancestors, “I know not whether these
ancestors of mine bethought themselves to repent, and ask pardon of Heaven for their
cruelties. . .”(8). These examples provide a reason for why he is ...

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