![]() Perhaps, it is not merely the local color of New England that Hawthorne portrays in his work, but rather the subconscious mind of the reign. Hawthorne has a special relationship with New England. “…the grim rigidity…these good people would have argued some awful business in hand…But, in that early severity of the Puritan character, an inference of this kind could not so indubitably be drawn” (Hawthorne 95). ![]() He describes the setting as a period in the history of New England. Because of this influence, Hawthorne uses the early New England colony as the setting of The Scarlet Letter. Therefore, the culture of New England is tightly woven into Hawthorne’s life and writing. Robert Spiller writes, “We can understand New England without Hawthorne, yet Hawthorn without New England we cannot comprehend” (Diorio 22). ![]() Hawthorne lived a relatively withdrawn life devoted to developing his literary art. ![]() He relies on his own experience because he is attempting to give a genuine picture of the times by presenting a realistic setting and accurate puritanical philosophies. ![]() Hawthorne’s past and family life influenced the novel, The Scarlet Letter. ![]()
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