... period in American literature was Nathaniel Hawthorne. He was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts into an old Puritan family (Moore). Hawthorne's guilt of wrong committed by his Puritan ancestors was paramount in the development of his literary career. Nathaniel Hawthorne explored the themes of pride, sin ... scientist. After Alymer was wed, he took pride in combining his new love with his foremost passion of science in trying to remove a birthmark from her face. Although the potion he created was to kill his wife, Alymer nonetheless took pride in ... the science of creating a ...

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... the romantic period in American literature was Nathaniel Hawthorne. He was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts into an old Puritan family (Moore). Hawthorne's guilt of wrong committed by his Puritan ancestors was paramount in the development of his literary career. Nathaniel Hawthorne explored the themes of pride, sin, and ... being a great scientist. After Alymer was wed, he took pride in combining his new love with his foremost passion of science in trying to remove a birthmark from her face. Although the potion he created was to kill his wife, Alymer nonetheless took pride ...

• Word Count: 1373
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School