Nathaniel Hawthorne as a Dark Writer
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Before the topic of how the term "dark" applies to Nathaniel Hawthorne's style can be fully answered other questions must be asked such as: what exactly is dark in the sense of writing? Is his life reflective of his writing? Why might he write in this style? These questions should be addressed before the term "dark" can be evident when applied to Hawthorne's writing.
I think the term "dark" in the sense of writing can be explained as a form of writing that is looked at upon by the writer as humour, or sort of what is good in his view but is actually cruelty or offensive to other people. In "Dr. Heidegger's experiment"
I believe it is difficult to understand why Hawthorne writes "dark" if his past is not understood or recognized. It is also somewhat difficult to comprehend why he writes about certain subjects and not others. I think selfmockery is directly linked to why he is so "dark". Judging from what has been read of his past, it has to be believed that it has some influence on what he writes about or his style...