纳撒尼尔·霍桑(1804—1864)出生于美国新英格兰的一个名门望族,在他的家族当中世世代代都是虔诚的清新教徒,他也是美国近代文学史上的一个重要的作家。受到家庭环境与社会环境的双重影响,纳撒尼尔·霍桑自幼在性格方面就显得比较阴郁,他喜欢一个人思考问题,喜欢亲近大自然,他经常在自然当中寻求慰藉。在霍桑的少年时期,他经常去祖父的庄园中读书、打猎、钓鱼,这让幼小的霍桑从小就有 Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was born in New England, a prominent family in his family from generation to generation are devout Puritans, he is also an important writer in the history of American modern literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was both influenced by the family environment and the social environment, had a gloomy personality since childhood. He loves to think about issues and likes to be close to nature. He often seeks comfort in nature. In Hawthorne’s youth, he often went to his grandfather’s manor to study, hunting, fishing, which makes young Hawthorne have an early age