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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Born in Salem, MA; 1804-1864 Worked as a tax collector as well as a writer. Great-great grandfather was a judge during the Salem Witch Trials (1600s)

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The Scarlet Letter

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  1. The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne

  2. Nathaniel Hawthorne • Born in Salem, MA; 1804-1864 • Worked as a tax collector as well as a writer. • Great-great grandfather was a judge during the Salem Witch Trials (1600s) • Hawthorne criticized and questioned the Puritan ways. He was also very ashamed of his family’s involvement in the Salem Witch Trials.

  3. The Scarlet Letter • Written in 1850 • Setting: Puritan Boston, MA 1642-1649 • Unnamed narrator telling us Hester Prynne’s story 200 years after the events. • Narrator parallels Hawthorne…

  4. “The Scarlet Letter” Movie Posters • 1930s

  5. 1960s

  6. 1995

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