NATHANIEL

HAWTHORNE
Dr. Heideggers Experiment
The Ministers Black Veil
INDIANA STANDARDS
11.3.1 - Analyze characteristics of subgenres, types of writings such as
satire, parody, allegory, and pastoral that are used in poetry, prose, plays,
novels, short stories, essays, and other basic genres.
Satire: using humor to point out weaknesses of people and society.
Parody: using humor to imitate or mock a person or situation.
Allegory: using symbolic figures and actions to express general truths
about human experiences.
11.3.Pastoral: showing life in the country in an idealistic and not
necessarily realistic way.
11.3.4 - Analyze ways in which poetry or prose uses imagery,
personification, figures of speech, and sounds to evoke readers emotions.
11.3.6 - Analyze the way in which authors have used archetypes drawn
from myth and tradition in literature, film, political speeches, and religious
writings.






1804-1864
Descendant of Judge Hathorne
(of the Salem Witch Trials)
Nathaniel added the W to
separate him from bad
name
Father died at sea. Left poor
wife with young kids to raise.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

Set up a dismal chamber on 3
rd

floor of house.
Stayed there for nearly 12
years
Learned to write fiction there
Married Sophie Peabody and lived
on a utopian farm (he hated it)
Wrote The Scarlet Letter
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

DR. HEI DEGGER S EXPERI MENT
& THE MI NI STER S BLACK VEI L
Allegory characters, settings, and events stand for
abstract ideas or moral qualities. (Remember Narnia?)
Symbol something that stands for something else
Main symbol = black veil
Inference making an educated guess based on clues
in the text and on your own knowledge and experience