· His dad died when he was four years old so Hawthorne moved in with his mom, aunt, and uncle

· Went to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine for four years and then graduated in 1825

· Moved back to Salem after college to work on his writing

· Hawthorne was soon established as a distinguished writer when he completed Fanshawe and stories for Twice Told Tales.

· Writing wasn't paying enough for Hawthorne to support himself so he got a job as a weigher at the Boston Customs House in 1839

· In 1842 he married Sophia Amelia Peabody and lived in Concord

· Returned to the Custom House of Salem to be a surveyor in 1846

· He then moved over the years, back to Concord and then to Liverpool, and Italy

· Died in Plymouth, New Hampshire on May 19, 1864

Where Hawthorne Lived and Influences

· Massachusetts, the history there inspired him

· Romantic writers enjoyed exploring rural life and threatening that existence in literature

· The thrill that the reader feels, is deep because the action doesn't end it is always there understated, vague, and distant.

· The letter itself is the hero of the story

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Approximate Word count = 722
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)