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A Comparison of Sir Percy and Chauvelin from the Scarlet Pimpernel (725 words, 3 pages)

Compare and Contrast Sir Percy vs. Chauvelin from the Scarlet PimpernelMany 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 ... 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

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

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

Comparing and Contrasting Sir Percy and Chauvelin From the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy (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

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 Comparison of Motivations and Relationships of Dimmesdale and Chillingworth of The Scarlet Letter (721 words, 1 pages)

Dimmesdale vs. ChillingworthNear the end of the novel, Arthur Dimmesdale tells the following to his fellow adulteress Hester concerning Roger Chillingworth "We are not, Hester, the worst sinners in the world. There is one worse than even the polluted priest! That old man's revenge has been blacker than my sin. ... 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

Exploring the Symbolism Used in the Book “The Scarlet Letter” (510 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet LetterThe book The Scarlet Letter is all about symbolism. People andobjects are symbolic of events and thoughts. Throughout thecourse of the book, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester, Pearl, andArthur Dimmesdale to signify Puritanic and Romantic philosophies.Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an extremesinner she has gone ... 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

The Significance of Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (799 words, 2 pages)

The Significance of the Scarlet Letter A. Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter deals with many motifs, the most powerful being punishment. In this novel, Hester Prynne becomes a highly respected person in a Puritan society by overcoming one of the harshest punishments, the scarlet letter. This object on her bosom (60) ... 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

The Inner Passions of Arthur Dimmesdale in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (972 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet LetterArthur Dimmesdale's all consuming guilt over his role in Hester's plight affected every facet of his life and his relationship with his congregation as a clergyman. As we take a trip into Dimmesdale's inner passions, fears and anxiety, we will discover the honesty of revealing secrets that have ... Read More

An Analysis of the Crime and Sentence in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1056 words, 2 pages)

THE BOOK LOG ONThe Scarlet LetterPeriod 4 Adv. English 11November 2, 1999The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn begins by dealing with Hester Prynnes crime and sentence. She shows herself to be a proud woman in how she embroiders her bright red A with golden thread to be displayed to her ... Read More

The Custom House in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (238 words, 1 pages)

THE SCARLET LETTERThe Custom HouseHawthorne says that he writes to the whole world hoping that someone will understand what he is talking about.He goes on to speak about Salem, where his relatives have lived and died since its existence. Over time Salem has become more of an instinct to his ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character The Reverend Dimmesdale in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (717 words, 2 pages)

In the book The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a character by the name of Roger Chillingworth had committed the unpardonable sin and he basically killed another character, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Everyone has been in a position where they have had the chance of manipulating or blackmailing someone. Chillingworth did ... Read More

An Analysis of the Hester’s Experiences in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1328 words, 2 pages)

Hesters ExperiencesThroughout the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hesters experiences in and out of the Puritan society and the weight of the scarlet letter change her in many ways, including her level of confidence, her appearance and her outlook on the Puritan people, and the way she feels ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (652 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, delivers a powerful novel invokedwith symbolism. Centered on Hester, a woman branded with a scarlet A as a markfor adultery, much of the Scarlet Letters symbolism grows from the cruel, and shamefulletter. The A symbolizes the walking emblem of shame. (Hawthorne 6). Throughoutthe novel, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Sin in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (974 words, 2 pages)

When one ponders the thought of innocence, one thinks of a young child who has not been privy to the outside world. Innocence denotes one who were to argue fault, or to be even more specific, one who does not sin. Yet if one were to argue that everyone sins, ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013