Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works belong to dark romanticism, cautionary tales that do suggest guilt, sin, and evil as the most inherent natural qualities of humanity. His depiction of the past relies on the historical fiction in which he expresses the common themes of ancestral sin guilt and retribution. It does significantly explore how Hawthorne’s treatment of sin and its effects and his penetrative insight into human complexity give his works a great Psychological depth and also how Hawthorne was absorbed by the enigmas of evil and of the moral responsibility which is interwoven with man’s destiny in nature and in eternity. Finally it brings home the point that Hawthorne’s treatment of sin and evil gives a peculiar atmosphere to his novel and stories.
