Nathaniel Hawthorne
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne? Nathaniel Hawthorne is an American writer who wrote short stories and novels. Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804. Hawthorne grew up under the strict beliefs of puritanism. Nathaniel’s original last name was Hanthorne but Nathaniel added a “w” to his last name so he could separate himself from his grandfather’s ways. His grandfather’s name was John Hathorne. John Hathorne was a judge on the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials got a lot of innocent women killed because of the false information. Nathaniel was basically raised by his mother. When Nathaniel was four, his father died from yellow fever. When Nathaniel became older, his uncle wanted him to seek a higher education. Nathaniel’s uncle, Robert Manning, paid for him to get a higher education at Bowdoin College. Nathaniel was against going to Bowdoin College but he went anyways. Nathaniel was an average student because he didn’t like what the school offered. Nathaniel was quoted, “I do not want to be a doctor and live by men’s diseases, nor a minister to live by their sins, nor a lawyer and live by their quarrels. So I don’t see that there is anything left for me but to be an author.” This is the quote that led to Nathaniel’s become a writer of dramatic short stories and novels.
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Why are Nathaniel’s stories so dramatic? I believe Nathaniel’s stories are dramatic because of his writhing style and the story types. Nathaniel’s writing style is neat to me because he over use dialogue. The over uses of dialogue helps describes the visuals of a character in his story and it also helps deliver the emotions of the characters. The over uses of dialogue makes a reader visualize the story easier in their heads. Nathaniel did this because the printing companies weren’t really good at printing pictures for books. Nathaniel picked up the “over uses of dialogue” technique from a British writer named Sir Walter Scott. This technique is shown in stories like “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Birthmark” but it’s really shown in “The Scarlet Letter”. Another thing these stories have in common is the story types. Nathaniel likes to write a lot of romantic fiction stories. This type of story makes it easier for the reader to become more interested because there is a lot of emotion shown in the stories. The uses of over dialogue in romantic fiction go together very well to make a great story.
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The Notebook
Wait For You
Scandal
Does Nathaniel’s dramatic effect still show today? Yes, Nathaniel’s dramatic effects still show today. They show in all sorts of entertainment like movies, novels, and even television shows. Movies like “The Notebook”, novels like “Wait for you”, and television shows like “Scandal” all have romantic drama in it just like some of Nathaniel’s stories. Nathaniel’s romantic drama will continue to influence movies, novels, and television shows because some people fell like they can relate to some of the events in the stories. This is why romantic dramas are so entertaining today.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne is an American writer who wrote short stories and novel. Nathaniel used a technique of over usage of dialogue. This made his romance fiction stories really good because readers can visualize the story in their minds as they read. The dramatic effects Nathaniel used in his stories are still used today in movies, novels, and television shows. This is why I think Nathaniel Hawthorne is a really good writer.
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