Abstract
This paper explains that Nathaniel Hawthorne lived at a time when science was viewed with equal parts awe and suspicion. Hawthorne was, in fact the descendant of a Protestant minister which may have led to the cautionary tone of his works when writing of science. The paper examines how this cautionary tone is evident in "The Birthmark" and is made apparent by Hawthorne's use of symbolism in the story.

From the Paper
"The birthmark in question is a tiny strawberry mark in the shape of a "singular mark" that "bore not a little similarity to a human hand" (Hawthorne 3). Hawthorne's narrator suggests that this tiny hand was a fairy mark. However, given that the union between Aylmer and Georgiana was deemed a spiritual one and that the mark was "deeply interwoven [. . .] with the texture and substance of her face" the power behind that hand would seem to be a much greater one indeed."

Tags:hawthorne, birthmark, symbolism

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The paper provides an analysis of four critics' views on Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "Ethan Brand." The paper reviews the plot of the story and examines Brand's innate value system and the value system of his society. The paper concentrates on Brand's quest to commit the "unpardonable sin."

From the Paper
"Critical Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Ethan Brand." Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Ethan Brand" is the tale of a man who upsets the balance between his own innate values system and that of a society whose applause he craves. He is presented by Hawthorne as having a heart of marble, impenetrable by real morality and solidified by the workings of pride. The Biblical concept of the Unpardonable Sin is used as the target of the protagonist's quest to locate himself in a world steeped in intellect and reason."

Tags:Nathaniel, Hawthorne, Ethan, Brand

Abstract
This paper compares of the ideas of Cotton Mather and the themes of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story,"Young Goodman Brown."

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" From the perspective of it is difficult to credit such an idea until one is reminded of the fundamentalist zeal of Nazis or religious fanatics who blather about great Satans and howl for death to this ..."

Tags:Cotton, Mather, Nathaniel, Hawthorne, Puritanism, Young Goodman Brown, Witchcraft, Devil, Worship

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This paper examines and analyzes Nathaniel Hawthorne's "House of the Seven Gables", and "The Marble Faun". It presents the author's criticism of both works and supports that criticism with published criticism.

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The paper explores the connection between voyeurism and human sexuality in Nathaniel Hawthorne's, "Young Goodman Brown". For the purposes of clarity, sexuality in this paper does not refer to human sexuality in the sense of physical intimacy but encompasses gender relations as a whole throughout the period when historic puritan society was flourishing in America.

From the Paper
"The following paper will explore voyeurism as it manifests itself in Nathaniel Hawthorne's, "Young Goodman Brown." In particular, this paper will explore the connection between voyeurism and human sexuality. For the purposes of clarity, sexuality in this paper does not refer to human sexuality in the sense of physical intimacy but encompasses gender relations as a whole throughout the period when historic puritan society was flourishing in America. Ultimately, when discussing Faith's character, it is clear that voyeurism - which manifests itself in the way that Faith is depicted physically and, more significantly, in the way in which both

Tags:voyeurism, hawthorne, goodman

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This paper relates that the symbolic characters of Satan, Goody Cloyse and even Martha Carrier represent symbolic characterizations of witchcraft within Salem. The author points out that the female witch is a powerful symbol of witchcraft but only through the root of all evil within Satan's power of illusion. The paper states that, by presenting Satan as the seed of all destruction, immorality and deviance, the symbol of witchcraft lies within Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" making it a tale of good verses evil.

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"This literary analysis presents the evils present in witchcraft within the story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. By analyzing the characters within this tale, one can discover the various symbols of witchcraft that depict evils that Goodman Brown must overcome in the forest. In this manner, the aspects of symbolic witchcraft are related by the main characters opposing the Bible, which, in turn, depict the nature of witchcraft that abounds in the plot structure of Hawthorne's classic tale of good verses evil. Young Goodman Brown, the main character in Hawthorne's tale, must ultimately search for a greater faith. When he ventures into the forest, he meets his catechism teacher Goody Cloyse, but finds that her faith is challenged."

Tags:hawthorne, goodman, witchcraft

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This paper compares and contrasts Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil" with Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."

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"Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allen Poe were both writers of the American gothic genre whose writings were characterized by the typical gothic devices of horror and mystery. In Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" and Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil", these devices are used abundantly. Interestingly, the motif of the veil figures in both of them, although to a much lesser extent in the Poe story. Hawthorne and Poe, although similar in their ability to create an atmosphere of suspense..."

Tags:Hawthorne, The Minister's Black Veil, Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher, mystery, guilt, morality, sin, gothic, horror

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In this paper, Hawthorne provides three different women within three different stories that promote the theme of unattainable love. The women in Hawthorne's short stories die or are invariably unable to love the central male protagonist, but have varying differences of character and destiny that isolate them from a consummation of love's conjoined ideology. The paper describes the way in which Hawthorne has forged tales of romance that deny love and romance to the men and women involved in these three short stories.

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"This literary study will examine the role of unattainable women in three stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this manner, Annie from "The Artist of the Beautiful", Georgiana in "The Birthmark", and Beatrice in "Rappaccini's Daughter" will be compared and contrasted. By examining the role of the unattainable and distant woman in relation to the plots in these tales, Hawthorne imbues the futility of romance in his short story works. In "Rappaccini's Daughter" the theme of unattainable love revolves around Giovanni and Beatrice, the daughter of the scientist Baglioni. The poisonous plants that the scientist creates have immunized Beatrice, and have had a harmful effect on Giovanni. The repulsion to Beatrice is instilled through her inaccessibility in the poisonous garden."

Tags:hawthorne, story, love

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This paper considers Judge Pyncheon as the main character of Hawthorne's "The House of the Seven Gables," particularly in relation to the novel's main theme. The paper discusses the novel's ensemble cast of characters.

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"Nathaniel Hawthorne's romance "The House of the Seven Gables" is unlike most works of literature in that it truly features an ensemble cast of characters who all play a significant role in the plot and the articulation of Hawthorne's main theme. Indeed one could make an argument for any one of the characters as the driving force behind Hawthorne's narrative."

Tags:hawthorne, seven gables, judge pyncheon, antagonist, colonel pyncheon, curse, theme

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This paper examines Hawthorne's own life and Puritanical beliefs exhibited in his novel "Young Goodman Brown." It provides detailed biographical information on the author's life and analyzes the faith and nature of his religious perspective. The paper is loaded with quotes from the novel in support of analytical literary assessments.

From the Paper
"Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem Massachusetts on July 4, 1804. Hawthorne had two sisters, Elizabeth and Louisa. He grew up with great access to the classics of English literature, as he injured his foot at age nine and couldn't play outside for two years. In 1808, his father passed away, and in 1816, his family moved to Raymond, Maine, in a house on Lake Sebago. This provided Hawthorne with much solitude, which he cherished, for three years (Martin 5). In 1819, his mother sent him back to Salem to go to school. It was at this time that he began to write poetry. He also became a bookkeeper for his Uncle William. Hawthorne entered Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Mass., in 1821, and was the first of his family to attend college. He didn't know what he wanted to be, however."

Tags:brown, classics, english, goodman, hawthorne, literature, nathaniel, puritan, puritanical, puritanism, young