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What religion had a great influence on Nathaniel Hawthorne's work?

A.Catholicism

B.Judaism

C.Puritanism

D.Wicca

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What religion had a great influence on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s work?

Nathaniel Hawthorne had been in a extremely religious environment growing up. Ancestors of Nathaniel had been involved with the Salem witch trials. What may of had given him a influence in his writing were Puritanism and writing on about the Puritan Society, Sin, and Religious issues of those times.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne was born into a family that possessed prominent Puritan ancestors, and the shame he experienced as a result of their actions, as well as his odd fascination with them, had a significant impact on his life and his writings.
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