Category: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Children’s Story, ‘Pegasus, the Winged Horse’

In his short story, “Pegasus, the Winged Horse,” Nathaniel Hawthorne shows, through young Bellerophon’s endeavors to capture the flying horse, Pegasus, that faith, trust, and hope can achieve the impossible. To Capture a Myth Bellerophon sought to defeat the Chimaera, a three-headed monster with the heads of a lion, a goat, and a snake that ravaged…


What Many Men Desire: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Story, ‘The Golden Touch’

For centuries, men have desired riches, and, in particular, gold. Many have done everything possible to obtain this precious metal. Whatever motivates them, this desire has caused wars, feuds, death, and betrayals. In his short story, “The Golden Touch,” Nathaniel Hawthorne contemplates the dangers of gold and the consequences of an unquenchable desire for it…