Nathaniel Hawthorne & The Slavery Issue

Nathaniel Hawthorne was better known for his novels (The Scarlet Letter) & short stories relating to Puritan lifestyles and religious beliefs. However, the issue of slavery was a hot political topic during his lifetime as well.

In this article, I discuss how he takes issue with both sides of the debate in his short story The Maypole of Merry Mount.

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