... ). Sin could quite be one of the useful tools Nathaniel Hawthorne used to create such associable characters. As Gorman puts it, "The Scarlet Letter was a shadow of his own spiritual past" (Gorman pg. 144). Meaning, that Hawthorne could have committed such a sin as adultery or know of one who has. His past experiences, like many authors, are subtly hidden among the events between the ... interactions of specific characters. If this were slightly true, then why would Nathaniel Hawthorne begin to provide a public source for his past experiences? In The ... Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne begins ...

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