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Defending Hester Prynne in The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (693 words, 2 pages)

Defending Hester Prynne Then and NowWhen deciding between prosecuting or defending the character of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, it would be well to keep in mind the words of Alexander Pope "To err is human, to forgive divine." The sin of adultery in itself is ... Read More

The Story of the Inspiring Woman “Hester” in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet letter” (346 words, 1 pages)

In the first true American novel, The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is an inspiring young women named Hester Prynne. This character changes from the beginning of the novel to chapter thirteen.At the outset of this book Hester is a very beautiful and strong women. When she walks ... Read More

Pearl’s Character Analysis in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1401 words, 3 pages)

Characterization of PearlThe Scarlet Letter is a novel with much symbolism. Throughout the novel several characters represent other ideas. One of the most complex and misunderstood characters in the novel is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a dynamic symbol - one that is ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Crucible by Arthur Miller (626 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 Reflection of Sin and Repentance in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (3724 words, 6 pages)

A Reflection on Sin and RepentanceYin HuaNathaniel Hawthorne is certainly at his best when writing about sin, the supernatural and the New England past. Among all his works dealing with sin, The Scarlet Letter is unanimously considered to be his most successful attempt. In this nineteenth-century American classic, the author ... Read More

The Ways of the Puritans in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1269 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

The Outcasts of Society in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1548 words, 2 pages)

Often in society people are criticized, punished and despised for their individual choices and flaws. In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author attempts to show the way society casts out individuals simply because their ideas and deeds differ from the common values. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Symbolism 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

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

PEARL Believable or Not Pearl 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 ... Read More

Character Analysis of Dimmesdale 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

An Analysis of the Theme of Suffering and Torment in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (608 words, 1 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses three scenes on the scaffold to emphasize suffering and torment in Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the book, the scaffold has been the symbol of puritan societys harsh punishment for sinners. The three scaffold scenes in The Scarlet Letter convey the theme ... Read More

The Effects of a Desire for Revenge in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (995 words, 2 pages)

It is said that the desire for revenge will turn a mans heart to evil. This is true in Nathaniel Hawthornes The scarlet Letter when Roger Prynne becomes consumed with revenge for the defilement of his marriage vowels. His quest for revenge took hold of his heart and eventually turned ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Scarlet Letter and Its Protagonist by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1223 words, 5 pages)

The Scarlet LetterBut (Hester) is not the protagonist the chief actor, and the tragedy of The ScarletLetter is not her tragedy, but Dimmesdales. He it was whom the sorrows of deathencompassed..... His public confession is one of the noblest climaxes of tragicliterature.This statement by Randall Stewart does not contain the ... Read More

The Protagonists in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” and Barbara Kingsolver’s “The Bean Trees” (1018 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter and The Bean TreesRoles of the Protagonists In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, both authors cast their protagonist as a single, unwed mother. Though the time and setting that they are put into are very different and greatly effects ... Read More

The Presence of Guilt in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (575 words, 1 pages)

The Presence of Guilt in The Scarlet LetterGuilt can change even the evilest moral standards. The continuing emotional guilt throughout the story affects the characters and events that take place. This presence of guilt is shown through the scaffold with Hesters punishment, with Dimmesdales inner struggle, and with Dimmesdales final ... Read More

A Discussion of the Inspiration of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (3220 words, 11 pages)

The Scarlet LetterBy Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel Hawthorne's background influenced him to write the bold novel The Scarlet Letter. Oneimportant influence on the story is money. Hawthorne had never made much money as an author and thebirth of his first daughter added to the financial burden ("Biographical Note" VII). He received a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Unprepared Society’s View on An Independent Woman in “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (537 words, 3 pages)

As citizens of the United States and members of the most open society in the world it is difficult for us to picture a world where the phrases womans rights, equal opportunity, and religious freedom have little meaning. When the surface of American history is scratched, not necessarily deeply a ... Read More

The Road of a Religion Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (1274 words, 5 pages)

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

A Comparison of Sir Percy and Chauvelin of the Scarlet Pimpernel (714 words, 1 pages)

Many objects and people these days have the ability to be compared and contrasted. For example, you could compare and contrast a dog and a cat. A dog is most commonly a house pet, like the cat. But a dog has more of an ability to be trained, unlike the ... Read More

Characteristics of the Scarlet Fever (1277 words, 4 pages)

Scarlet FeverA disease caused by an infection with group A B-hemolytic streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a small percentage of people with strep throat.When we hear the words "Scarlet Fever" we often tend to think of a deadly disease that doctors have no cure from. But it is quite the ... Read More

An Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (970 words, 2 pages)

In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hester Prynne wore a red letter A on her breast. The symbol stood for adultery, a sin which she had been convicted of. This public humiliation of having to wear the bright crimson A was her punishment for becoming pregnant without ... Read More

An Analysis of Romance in the Scarlet Letter (488 words, 1 pages)

Semi-fictional, this chapter explains how the romance of The Scarlet Letter came to presented as a story to the audience. Having always wanted to be a "literary man," the writer talks about his three-year stint as a Surveyor in the Salem Custom House. Mostly filled with older gentlemen, the workplace ... Read More

A Brief Analysis of the Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter (559 words, 1 pages)

Symbolism in The Scarlet LetterThe Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a dynamic symbol - one that is always changing. Pearl came to represent ... Read More

An Analysis of Puritanic and Romantic Philosophies Portrayed by Some Characters in “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (510 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet LetterThe book The Scarlet Letter is all about symbolism. People and objects are symbolic of events and thoughts. Throughout the course of the book, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester, Pearl, and Arthur Dimmesdale to signify Puritanic and Romantic philosophies. Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an ... Read More

Character’s View of Sin in the Novel The Scarlet Letter (590 words, 1 pages)

Samantha SuderEssayAP Eng. 11Scarlet Letter EssayIn the novel The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne displays his view of sin in an assortment of his characters. Through Hester Prynne, he explains her sin of adultery and how she becomes stronger by it. Reverend Dimmesdale deals with his sin of adultery personally because he ... Read More

Symbols Used in The Scarlet Letter (743 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet LetterWilt thou let me be at peace, if I once tell thee? asked Hester. In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a stiff Puritan society in which one can not indulge in their deepest thoughts. Puritan society does not let human beings show how they ... Read More

An Analysis of The Real Face of Puritanical Society in “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller (1360 words, 2 pages)

When the topic of a Puritanical society is brought up, most people think of a rigorous, conservative, highly devout society. While this may have usually been the case, this was not always so. The Puritan society was also known not to act out of brotherly, "Christian love", but to cruelly ... Read More

The Effective Use of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1370 words, 3 pages)

The Effective Use of SymbolismThe novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne is an intriguing account of a Puritan community that experiences a breakdown in beliefs. The story deals with a woman, Hester, who commits adultery with a Calvinistic minister resulting in the birth of a child (Martin 110). As ... Read More

An Analysis of Virtue of Truth and Evil of Secret Sin Portrayed in the Main Characters of “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (563 words, 1 pages)

The virtue of truth and the evil of secret sin are clearly illustrated in the novel, The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The three main characters in this novel display their own honesty and sins.Hester Prynne exhibits the essence of truth and pride when she bravely faces the humiliation ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Symbol of “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (401 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet LetterSome stories contain one main theme andor symbol, whereas others may containmany themes andor symbols. There were many themes and symbols found throughoutThe Scarlet Letter. The main symbol in the story was the letter "A" which identifiedHester as an adulterer. This symbol directly correlates with one of the ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013