Nathaniel Hawthorne s Life And All The Things Going On

Nathaniel Hawthorne never really presented a solution to any of his protagonist’s problems, all we were left with questions of what is to become of them next? How did their actions help bring their problems to an end? These problems that aren’t solved are deep internal problems that can be solved by simply researching Hawthorne s life and all the things going on in his life around the time he wrote the story. Most of these problems are given to the protagonist because of problems Hawthorne face in his own life, problems that he faced while he was a child. These were problems that shaped him into the person he was when he was writing these fascinating stories. Hawthorne had a very interesting childhood, it was riddled with many†¦show more content†¦Many people that have social anxiety find many other ways to express themselves, so I am assuming Hawthorne used his writing ability to express how he was feeling at any point of time. That wasn’t Hawthorneà ¢â‚¬â„¢s only time of seclusion, at one point he spent 12 years in seclusion, where he learned how to write many of his unique tales. I think these years of seclusion helped form Hawthorne into a great writer, he became a mysterious person, but he stayed true to himself and never changed his personality for anyone. (NotableBiographies) â€Å"The Birthmark†, a story about science and a warning to females that men will try to sexualize them. Aylmer, the main character in the story, has a really strong obsession with trying to remove his wife’s birthmark on her face. He was so obsessed with it, that it ended up taking over his life, he had dreams about it and he even told her that he couldn’t stand to look at her because of her birthmark. Aylmer wasn’t the typical human being in any sense, he is considered a mad scientist, and he had no ethics in what he does and is willing to try anything. He loses focus of his life and can’t love his wife for the wo man he is. Hawthorne was the very opposite of this in real life, he married a sick woman, Sophia Peabody, she had poor health and it prolonged the marriage. But Hawthorne married