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Nathanial Hawthorne 1804-1864 Life He was born in a prestigious New England family closely related with Puritan church; his ancestors attended the persecution of people belonging to different churches, such as Quakers. When he was born, his family declined. He was aware of his ancestors misdeeds and thus blackness of Hawthorne formed. He thought that the reason of his familys decline is his ancestors misdeeds. And he didnt agree with the optimism held by Transcendentalists towards human nature. He wrote lots of works on everlasting evil side in human nature. William Hathorne: First ancestor w