Emma Bowles. Honors English 10-3. March 13, 2017. Nathaniel

Emma Bowles Honors English 10-3 March 13, 2017 Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne was a well known author of the 1800 century. He was mostly famous for his novel The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne wrote many romance novels as well as short stories. He had many awards and achievements from his works. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a famous romance novelist and short story writer with many works and achievements. Hawthorne’s background was rough at times but at the same time he had lots of support from his family. Nathaniel was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. Hawthorne’s family ancestors were some of the first puritans to live in New England (Merriman). His father, a sea captain, died in 1808 when Nathaniel was four†¦show more content†¦Nathaniel started maturing and soon went to college. After college he started to travel from one job to another. Then, in 1842, Hawthorne got married to Sophia Peabody. Later, they had three children, Una, Julian, and Rose. Una may have suffered from mental illnesses and died young. Julian moved westward served jail term for embezzlement. He also wrote a book about his father. Rose married George Patterson Lathrop. She converted to Roman Catholicism and took over her vows following Lathrop’s death as a nun (â€Å"Nathaniel Hawthorne†). Before getting married, Nathaniel changed his from Hathorne to Hawthorne because he did not want to be compared to his family members that were successful (Whitelaw 23). Nathaniel went to many schools throughout his lifetime. When he was six he was instructed by Francis Moore in a schoolhouse. After Hawthorne got hurt, he was instructed by Joseph Worcestor. For college, Nathaniel went to Bowdin University. At Bowdin, there were 38 freshmen and 5 staff members. While Hawthorne went to school there the curriculum focused on religion (Whitney). Hawthorne went to Bowdin from 1821-1824. While he was there, he became friends with Henry Longfellow, a poet, and Franklin Pierce, a futu re president. In college, Hawthorne had already started to write short stories and many were being published in magazines. One of his first was Fanshawe, published in 1828