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1、1804 born in Salem,Massachusetts1821-1825 attended Bowdoin College(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,President Franklin Pierce)1824 was elected to Phi Beta Kappa1838 engaged to Sophia Peabody1839-1841 worked in Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm Nathaniel Hawthorne1842 married Peabody Hawthorne died

2、 on May 19,1864,leaving behind his wife and their three children.Short story collectionsTwice-Told Tales(1837)Grandfathers Chair(1840)Mosses from an Old Manse(1846)Four major romancesThe Scarlet Letter(1850)The House of the Seven Gables(1851)The Blithedale Romance(1852)The Marble Faun(1860)Literary

3、style and themesromance Puritan New Englandsymbolism&deep psychological themesromanticism guilt,sin,and evil Humanityhistorical fictionancestral sin,guilt and retributionCriticismEdgar Allan Poe-The style of Hawthorne is purity itself.His tone is singularly effectivewild,plaintive,thoughtful,and in

4、full accordance with his themes.We look upon him as one of the few men of indisputable genius to whom our country has as yet given birth.Ralph Waldo Emerson-Nathaniel Hawthornes reputation as a writer is a very pleasing fact,because his writing is not good for anything,and this is a tribute to the m

5、an.The Scarlet Letter(1850)the highest achievement in Nathaniel Hawthornes literary career Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston,it tells the story of Hester Prynne,who gives birth after committing adultery and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.PlotCharactersLiterary DevicesTheme

6、sGenreWriting styleInitial SituationConflictComplicationClimaxSuspenseDenouementConclusionDr.Heidegger Character Analysis:the wise protagonist;a dark history;philosopher;The Guests Character AnalysisThe Widow -vanityMr.Medbourne-greedColonel Killigrew-pleasure-seeking Mr.Gascoigne-power-hunger Symbo

7、lism&ImageryThe ElixirThe Bust of HippocratesThe Skeleton in the Closet and The Portrait of the LadyThe MirrorThe Black FolioThe RoseFoolishness and FollyOld AgeVersions of RealityTransformation The SupernaturalParable Hawthorne condemns man as being foolish in his youth,and posits that,given a seco

8、nd chance,we would all make the same mistakes again.Dark Romanticism Dark Romanticism is more interested in psychology,philosophy,and morality.Gothic Gothic architecture:spiral towers and scary,stony facades the lengthy description of Dr.Heideggers study(para3):It was a dim,old-fashioned chamber,festooned with cobwebs,and besprinkled with antique dust Thank you for watchingBy By 陆艳佳陆艳佳 李小欢李小欢 龚晶晶龚晶晶 朱凤朱凤 努尔麦麦努尔麦麦 俞金鑫俞金鑫