纳撒尼尔·霍桑是19世纪美国影响力最大的浪漫主义小说家之一。1804年,他出生在美国一个狂热的清教徒家里。他的祖父曾参与清教徒迫害异端的事件。霍桑4岁的时候,他的父亲死于海上,所以霍桑是在母亲的独自抚养下长大的。霍桑的妻子是一位十分独立的女性,在家里经济困难时期,他的妻子能够独当一面,靠做针线活维持生计,在背后默默支持霍桑的写作事业。独特的家庭背景与成长环境都对他作品创 Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the most influential romantic novelists in the United States in the nineteenth century. He was born in 1807 in a fanatical Puritan home in the United States. His grandfather was involved in Puritan persecution of heresy. When Hawthorne was 4 years old, his father died at sea, so Hawthorne grew up with his mother alone. Hawthorne’s wife is a very independent woman, at home during difficult economic times, his wife can work independently, rely on needlework to make a living, silently behind the Hawthorne writing career behind. His unique family background and growth environment for his works