Nathaniel Hawthorne

Sciarappa I
Billy Sciarappa
Mr. Sherman
English II, Period 3
3 May 2002
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864) was a brilliant writer of his time. He spent years writing, isolating himself from society. Nathaniel Hawthorne liked and was not afraid to tell about the dark side of humans. He did this in his masterwork (published in 1850), The Scarlet Letter. However, like many writers, Hawthorne’s true genius was not recognized till after his death.
Today, almost all people want something to improve their lives, but how many people actually get it? Not many. Nathaniel Hawthorne did not just write long novels, but he also wrote many short stories. These stories pertained to life, and what should be accomplished by it. In many of Hawthorne’s stories, he portrayed characters that had desires, some deeper than others, but their desires, did not come true.
In one of Hawthorne’s short stories titled Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment, an old man, Dr. Heidegger, had invited ...