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NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

Nathaniel Hawthorne 
Nathaniel Hawthorne, created many short stories which involved strange, or even stranger,
supernatural events and behavior. Many of Hawthorne's stories were written on the basis
of his life occurrences and what he believed and also what he wanted his readers to
believe. Also, almost every single one of Hawthorne's characters in each of his short
stories are faced with a choice in which they most choose between either doing something
in which that is right, or doing something of which that is wrong, and there are 
consequences that follow either decision. Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his romantic short
story 
"The Hollow of the Three Hills" illustrates his view through the main character, that
life is 
short, and you need to do the right things while you have the time.Hawthorne's life, what
he did, and what happened to him, greatly influenced his writings, in fact, that is the
only basis in which he wrote upon. When he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825, he was
determined to become a writer of fiction. Composition 
was the only subject in school he had shown interest in and actually excelled in. His
wife, Sophia Peabody was the most important person who was in his life. He had the
happiest years spending most of his life with her in Concord, New Hampshire. For
Hawthorne, Sophia was his salvation, his only link to human
companionship. As in the story "The Hollow of the Three Hills", life and death are
circumstances in which Hawthorne particularly likes to write about. Many other
occurrences also influenced his writings, such as historical and legendary pasts, and his
own life at Brook Farm, where he once lived. He would also often write about people who
go through real life situations, but he likes to put a twist on them. Another thing that
inspired him to write was what he could not see, rather than what he could see. He 
thought that writing on things that he could see, everyone one else could see as well,
but if he wrote on things that he could not see, most likely no one else could see those
things either, which would, in turn, make his stories more interesting to read about. 
Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1804. During this time was the age of
Puritanism, which was also an idea that he often wrote upon. Biographers view Hawthorne's
preoccupation with Puritanism as an outgrowth of his background. He also wrote about
supernatural events. As in the story "The 
Hollow of the Three Hills", supernatural events occurred. An example of this would be
when an anonymous young character seeked advice from a much older anonymous character.
The older character gave her the advice she needed through "fortune telling"
and spells. After the younger character got the advice she seeked, shedied instantly in
the lap of the older character. Hawthorne frequently uses characters which have mesmeric
powers. Mr. Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation, imagination, and
originality. These traits are the prime example of Romanticism. He also wrote about the
positives and the negatives of romance, and the affects in has on 
common people.Hawthorne, not only through his short story "The Hollow of the Three
Hills", but in other short stories that he has written, explains or rather tries to tell
his readers that life is short, and you need to do the right things while you have the
time. Because if you do not do the right things while you have time, you will most likely
regret the choices that you have made, or did not make. Some of Hawthorne's life
experiences influenced his writing. Hawthorne liked solitude, he often roamed forests and
lakes by himself. Troubled about money and saddened by the death of his mother, inspired
him to write 
"The Scarlet Letter". "The Marble Faun" was written by the influence of Rome's historical
and legendary past, it's artistic treasures, and the blended grandeur and squalor of
life. Recurring thematic patterns occur in Hawthorne's work, this shows Hawthorne's
emphasis on the events on the human heart rather than on the events themselves.