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A Literary Analysis of Sin and Redemption in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (734 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a dark tale of sin and redemption, centers on the small Puritan community of Boston during the seventeenth century. In the center of this bustling community is the market place. With in it are all the central features of the town, the most symbolic of ... Read More

The Hypocrisy and the Pretense of Virtue of the Bostonians In “The Scarlet Letter” (469 words, 1 pages)

Governor Bellingham is the leader of the Boston Colony. He is therefore supposed to be one of the most pious and upstanding members of the community. As he makes the rules, he is supposed to follow them to the letter. This is why, when Hester visits his house to deliver ... Read More

A Literary Analysi of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (3122 words, 4 pages)

Films of this era are criticized for lacking substance and making up for this deficit with explosions and special effects. Books command a bit more respect from the general public. Many believe that devising a script is a juvenile form of writing, a shrub to the oak of a novel. ... Read More

The Symbolic Value of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1041 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, Pearl, is the human symbol of the sin of adultery in the fact that she leads her mother, Hester Prynne, and Arthur Dimmesdale to accept and admit to their sin. Pearl is the beautiful daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. She is the living symbol ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Hester in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1671 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne"s, The Scarlet Letter is a book about a woman, Hester, who moves to Boston from England during the Puritan times. She has a husband, and tells the colonists of Boston he will be arriving to be with her soon. After years go by and he doesn"t arrive, Hester ... Read More

An Overview of the Puritanism in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (633 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter, felt that the Puritans were people who believed that the world was a place where the battle between good and evil was a never-ending one. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne uses the symbols of light and dark to depict this battle among the characters ... Read More

An Overview of the Pearl in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (981 words, 2 pages)

Pearl is the living embodiment of the scarlet letter because she forces Hester and Dimmesdale to accept their sins. The Puritan society looks at Pearl as a child of the devil, and a black hearted girl because she is the result of sin. Hester and Dimmesdale are both in the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (568 words, 1 pages)

The story begins with an unfortunate marriage between Hester and Roger Prynne, wich leads to adultery and revenge. The Scarlet Letter, is the title of Nathaniel Hawthorne's book. The book is mainly focused on Hester Prynne, her sin, and the people who got caught in the midst of it. Firstly ... Read More

An Analysis of Types of Sin in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1600 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet Letter shows many types of sin. Some is only sin in the Puritan eye, some is internally blamed sin and some is sin only defined back in the time period of pre-Romanticism. Three main characters Hester Prynne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth are the 'sinners' of the ... Read More

An Overview of the Child Pearl in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (346 words, 1 pages)

The child, Pearl, is "a blessing and as a reminder of her sin." As if the scarlet A were not enough punishment there "was a brat of that hellish breed" which would remind Hester of what happened in the past. The "brat" could have been given away to Governor Bellingham ... Read More

The Characterization of Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth in the Scarlet Letter (744 words, 1 pages)

Characterization is a literary element used by the author to present qualities of characters in a literary piece, the purpose of characterization is to make characters credible and make them suitable for the role they play in the work. Authors present various characters possessing dissimilar qualities, to emphasize different aspects ... Read More

The Culmination of Everything About Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Life In “The Scarlet Letter” (963 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter is a classic book whose lessons have endured through many generations. It is considered by most to be the masterpiece of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was a culmination of everything he experienced in his life. He grew up in a household that held fast to Puritan ideals. This ... Read More

The Use of Body Language and Facial Expressions in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (1116 words, 2 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 Hawthorn. As the daughter of the ... Read More

The Role of Hester Prynne in the Central Plot of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (1183 words, 2 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne makes Hester Prynne the central figure in the story much like Susanna Rowson does with Charlotte in Charlotte Temple. The plots of the books are centered on these women the storylines occasionally move elsewhere to inform the reader of the happenings of other characters, ... Read More

The Symbol of the Letter A in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (322 words, 1 pages)

The Letter A is a mark of punishment and humiliation. However , Hester Prynne carries the symbol upon her with a very different out look than the puritans intended. Hester and the Puritans both have strong feelings for this Scarlet Letter but both will not come to terms and define ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Scarlet Letter and the House of the Seven Gables (3350 words, 4 pages)

American literature reflects life and the struggles faced during existence. Symbols are an eloquent way for an author to create a more fully developed work of art. The stories themselves tell a tale however, an author also uses symbols to relay his message in a more subtle manner. Nathaniel Hawthorne ... Read More

An Analysis of Pearl, a Character in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (3816 words, 4 pages)

One of the most complex and elaborate characters in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a dynamic individual, as well as an extremely important symbol- one who is constantly changing. Pearl is involved in a complex history, ... Read More

All About Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (508 words, 1 pages)

The 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 extreme sinner ... Read More

A Response to Randall Stewart’s Statement Concerning Dimmesdales from Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1222 words, 2 pages)

"But (Hester) is not the protagonist the chief actor, and the tragedy of The Scarlet Letter is not her tragedy, but Dimmesdales. He it was whom the sorrows of death encompassed..... His public confession is one of the noblest climaxes of tragic literature." This statement by Randall Stewart does not ... Read More

The Role of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (674 words, 1 pages)

Hester Prynne is a very well recognized character in The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. She is a character about whom much gas been written such as, Toward Hester Prynn, by David Reynolds, and The Scarlet A, Aboriginal and Awesome, by Kristin Herzog. Reynold's essay dealt with Hester as a ... Read More

A Summary of The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (214 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the heroine is admired becuase of her strong will, and disregard for other's views of her. Hester Pryne displays her best qualities when she stands up to Governor Bellingham and his gang, when they confront her about her daughter Pearl. Hester is a woman ... Read More

An Overview of the Imagery in Nathaniel Hawthorne’ “The Scarlet Letter” (844 words, 1 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes imagery to convey that Dimmesdale can represent Puritan Society rather than the round character that can be seen on the surface level. This is seen through the imagery and symbolism of hypocrisy, Dimmesdale as a Christ figure, and the scarlet letter.First of all, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1021 words, 1 pages)

Pearl is one of the most interesting and mysterious characters of the novel The Scarlet Letter. One tends to wonder why Pearl is the way she is. Why does she act so strangely and so differently than all the other characters? She acts this way because of a relationship she ... Read More

The Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (603 words, 1 pages)

The 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. Throughout the story Pearl develops into a prominent symbol of the "A". In this essay the example of symbolism Pearl comes to represent ... Read More

An Analysis of Adulterous Sins in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (434 words, 2 pages)

Scarlet Letter- Results of SinBy Alan Eugene Sims, Jr.There are many ways to interpret literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne is considereda very influential writer of the American Transcendentalist era his writingdeals a lot with the Puritan times, including his famous novel, The ScarletLetter. The Scarlet Letter deals with the adulterous sin of ... Read More

A Discussion About the Puritan Society in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1081 words, 5 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, life is centered arounda rigid, Puritanistic-structured society in which one is unable to divulgehis or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs theopportunity to express how they truly feel, or the emotion is bottled upuntil it becomes volatile. Unfortunately, Puritan society did ... Read More

A Look at the Evil of Isolation in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (688 words, 5 pages)

Evil of Isolation In the New Testament it states that "the wages of sinis death." Though thepenalty of sin in The Scarlet Letter is not a termination of life, the evilof isolation can bea physically, morally, and socially tortuous event in Puritan society. HesterPrynne andArthur Dimmesdale, in Hawthorne's The Scarlet ... Read More

A Life in Rigid Puritan Society in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (958 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a rigid Puritan society in which the individual is unable to divulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels. If such an opportunity does not present itself, ... Read More

Misdemeanors in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (841 words, 4 pages)

For thousands of years people have been transgressing their moral and religious laws to benefit themselves or their beliefs. As recorded early in the Bible, God's creation had not even cooled from the proverbial oven before it started to disobey the rules, "And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ... Read More

An Overview of the Rigid Puritan Society in the Novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (694 words, 3 pages)

When Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the Scarlet Letter he based it on a rigid Puritan society. Such a society was grounded on the belief that God was their master and they lived under his watch and command. A puritan society is one in which the individual is unable to divulge his ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013