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Understanding the Emotional and Physical Type of Suffering in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1354 words, 2 pages)

True redemption of sin comes from suffering. When a person goes against what they judge as wrong, the only way to be freed of the guilt that their actions have caused is to feel the pain emotionally from the guilt of their sin. The guilt they feel on the inside ... Read More

Hester’s Story in the Novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (465 words, 1 pages)

Hesters StoryRegarding The Scarlet Letter, the subject of of the main character has been widely debated by all. Some say that it is Hesters story, while others insist that it is Dimmesdales story. Personally, its quite obvious to me that the novel is centered around Hester, for shes the character ... Read More

Ethan Frome by Nathaniel Hawthorne – a psychological novel (1467 words, 2 pages)

Ethan Frome as a Psychological NovelWhen Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote his novel, The Scarlet Letter, he was praised as being the father of the psychological novel. Since the completion of his landmark story, many other authors have taken their work in similar directions, and have tried to reveal human psychology through ... Read More

An Analysis of the Protagonists in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2088 words, 3 pages)

In Adam"s fall, we sinned all." This old Sunday-school saying applies well to Nathaniel Hawthornes characters in The Scarlet Letter. The main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, as well as the townspeople, all sinned. The story is a study of the effects of sin on the hearts and ... Read More

The Themes of Hypocrisy in Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1068 words, 2 pages)

Justin WrayEnglish Composition 2Mr. Eustis52800The Theme of "Young Goodman Brown"What is theme? Theme is what the author is saying about the subject of the story. In "Young Goodman Brown" the subject of the story is hypocrisy. In "Young Goodman Brown", Hawthorne writes in detail how hypocrisy can change a person ... Read More

A Comparison of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Crucible by Arthur Miller (1616 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller's The Crucible are both distinctly different narratives of the Salem Witch trials. The Scarlet Letter is a novel and The Crucible is a play. While The Scarlet Letter deals mainly with the sin of adultery, The Crucible mainly deals with witchcraft. Both ... Read More

A Comprehensive Analysis of The Scarlet Letter and The Pearl by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1091 words, 3 pages)

One of the most complex and elaborate characters in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, the misbegotten offspring of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the story Pearl, becomes quite the dynamic little individual, as well as an extremely important symbol- one who is constantly changing. Pearls involvement in the complex ... Read More

The Physical Torture and Dimmesdale in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1131 words, 2 pages)

DimmesdaleIn Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale unquestionably suffers more than Hester Prynne, his accomplice in the affair that took place years ago. He is tortured by Roger Chillingworth, Hester's husband, who arrives in Boston and begins to 'assist' Dimmesdale with his illness. He is also tormented by ... Read More

The Use of Irony, Ambiguity, Paradox and Symbol in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Birthmark (656 words, 2 pages)

The BirthmarkHow does Hawthorne in the "Birthmark" use Irony, Ambiguity, Paradox, and Symbol?Ambiguity Two different interpretations can be used to describe Georgianas character. At first she seems to be a strong confident women who is very self assured. Only after the constant focus of her husbands attention to her birthmark, ... Read More

Analyzing the Writing Style of Nathaniel Hawthorne (859 words, 2 pages)

Leah Krafft101600Hawthorne EssayAn Analysis of Hawthorne's StyleAlthough many readers may say Hawthorne's writing is difficult to understand, the descriptions of the characters and settings are vividly depicted through the use of allegory, and his many instances of symbolism throughout his stories. "Young Goodman Brown" is an excellent example how allegory ... Read More

An Analysis of the Love of Science Before Love for People in The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1041 words, 2 pages)

The Love of ScienceIn this essay, I will discuss how science manifests evil in Nathaniel Hawthornes The Birthmark. Science is a major asset in the world today. The use and dependence of science is overwhelming. Many scientific experiments are ungodly. Hawthorne brings up many important issues in his story. I ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Religion in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1274 words, 5 pages)

The Road of a ReligionThroughout The Scarlet Letter, author Nathaniel Hawthorne continuously uses theimage of a road or path as a metaphor for the limited individual freedom within the Puritanreligion. The road, an entity that demands adherence to a dictated direction, is similar tothe structure of Puritanism, which defines a ... Read More

An Analysis of American Literature in the House of Seven Gable’s by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2552 words, 3 pages)

American Literature reflects life, and the struggles that we face during our existence. The great authors of our time incorporate lifes problems into their literature directly and indirectly. The stories themselves bluntly tell us a story, however, an author also uses symbols to relay to us his message in a ... Read More

Arthur Dimmesdale’s Character in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (481 words, 2 pages)

Character Analysis of Arthur DimmesdaleThe Scarlet Letter is a story of characters that have to live and deal with theeffects of sin in different ways. Of these characters, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale isthe character portrayed as the most weak and unnoble. Despite this portrayalDimmesdale was a stronger character than given ... Read More

An Analysis of Plant Imagery in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (935 words, 3 pages)

Throughout the novel, Hawthorne uses plant imagery to symbolize both the negative and positive character traits and to set the mood of the novel. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne takes place during the age of Puritanism in Boston where a young and attractive Puritan woman commits adultery with the ... Read More

Analyzing Dimmesdale’s Character in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (449 words, 1 pages)

Character Analysis DimmesdaleDimmesdale is one of the most intriguing characters in The Scarlet Letter. I think this because he demonstrates in this story that he is a coward, and that he is strong, yet not courageous.Dimmesdale proves that he is a cowardice individual many times in The Scarlet Letter. He ... Read More

The Strict Puritan Discipline in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1271 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet LetterBy Sarah JohnstonNathaniel Hawthorne used his writing skills to appropriately show the strict intolerant ways of the disciplined Puritan America of 1850, with his novel The Scarlet Letter. This novel has become a classic, because of the accurate portrayal of the conservative Puritan ways. His novel is one ... Read More

Character Analysis of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (630 words, 1 pages)

PEARL Believable or NotPearl could, or could not be a believable character in The Scarlet Letter depending on how the reader interprets Pearls actions and speech. I plan to prove that Pearl could be believable, and that she could net be believable.Throughout the book Pearl either says or does things ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2413 words, 3 pages)

"Young Goodman Brown", by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a story that is thick with allegory. "Young Goodman Brown" is a moral story which is told through the perversion of a religious leader. In "Young Goodman Brown", Goodman Brown is a Puritan minister who lets his excessive pride in himself interfere with ... Read More

The Role of the Child Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (2294 words, 7 pages)

Children are, by nature, incredibly sensitive creatures. They can sense almost any emotion an adult might feel just by observing a particular persons body language and facial expressions. Such is the case with the youthful Pearl from the novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. As the daughter of the ... Read More

An Analysis of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (823 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses diction and symbolism to show the negative effects of stifling conformity verses the positive empowerment found in embarrassing ones own truth. He tries to impress upon his readers that an outsider whether from another physical location, or simply someone who thinks and acts outside ... Read More

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Mirrors the Puritan Society (1126 words, 5 pages)

The Scarlet Letter - Puritan SocietyIn Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to divulge hisor her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels, otherwise the emotions are ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Sin in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (694 words, 1 pages)

For thousands of years, humans have confronted their sinfulness. Some trust in their religious faith to help with their struggles, some sin more to hide the truth. But in the end, man must stand alone as a sinful creature before God. In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale has a ... Read More

Pearl Exudes Timeless Beauty in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (699 words, 3 pages)

Sometimes beauty is found in places as unexpected as a rosebush growing outside of a prison in a puritan colonial village. Pearl Prynne is an unearthly beautiful child with a wild spirit born under unimaginably sinful conditions, all of which are somehow related to the ideas, actions, and views of ... Read More

A Biography of the Early Life and Literary Achievements of Nathaniel Hawthorne (326 words, 1 pages)

Author Profile Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel Hawthorne, named after his father, was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. Four years after Hawthornes birth, his father died. This left his mother to take care of him and his two siblings. A very important event occurred to him at age nine when ... Read More

The Aspects of Relationship, Religion and Punishment in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (991 words, 4 pages)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne expresses the aspects of relationships,religion, community, discipline and punishment in the puritan community of 17th centuryBoston. Relationships between men and women were very constrained and that is whatmade adultery such a bad sin in the eyes of everyone in the community. Religion seemedto govern ... Read More

The Symbol of Pearl for the Character Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1019 words, 2 pages)

Pearl as a Powerful SymbolPearls have always held a great price to mankind, but no pearl had ever been earned at as high a cost to a person as Nathaniel Hawthornes powerful heroine Hester Prynne. Her daughter Pearl, born into a Puritan prison in more ways than one, is an ... Read More

Alienation Among Many as Described in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (938 words, 2 pages)

Alienation Among ManyThrough out Nathaniel Hawthones The Scarlet Letter, the main characters suffer psychological damage as a result of different forms of alienation. The character traits they posses make them more susceptible to certain types of alienation. Since Dimmesdale cannot reveal his secret to anyone, he can not share his ... Read More

An Overview of the Scientific Experimentation That Destroys Beatrice in the Novel Rappacini’s Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1412 words, 2 pages)

The Scientific Experimentation That Destroys Beatrice in Rappacinis DaughterMost parents would put their children ahead of their occupation at all costs. In many cases this is true, but for Rappacini in Nathaniel Hawthornes Rappacinis Daughter, his scientific experiments prove to be more important to him than his daughter Beatrices wellbeing. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Scaffold Scenes in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (493 words, 1 pages)

The scaffold scenes are by far the most popular means of pointing out the perfect balanceand structure of Hawthornes masterpiece. The first time we meet all the principal characters ofthe novel is in the first scaffold scene. The second of three crucial scaffold scenes appearsexactly in the middle of the ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013