The Haunted Mind

Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the first american writers who obtained world-wide recognition. His perception of the world as well as his writing style was highly affected by his origin as his ancestors were puritans. Hawthorne wrote short-stories, stories for children and novels. 'The Haunted Mind' is a short story that brightly represents the writing style of Nathaniel Hawthorne as it is based on the usage of symbols. The story is abandant with colorful descriptions that portrays what a man can think of and feel during his sleep. Hawthorne's narration involves the description of all the sleeping phases. There's no actual characters in the story as the writer appeals directly to the reader. What secrets can a humand mind conceal? What dreams and illusions is it full of? You will get an outmost pleasure reading this work written by the 'father' of symbolism.