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An Analysis of the Reverend, Arthur Dimmesdale in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (666 words, 1 pages)

Arthur Dimmesdale, from The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was a minister. He gave powerful and touching sermons he was the overall image of a perfect minister. However, he had a grave secret that ate at him from within. He had committed adultery with one of his worshippers and fathered ... Read More

The Guilt in Committing Adultery in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (557 words, 1 pages)

A World of GuiltAll human beings will, at some point carry some amount of guilt with them. Whether they could have prevented what happened or not, humans tend to carry guilt. Hester Prynne will forever carry the guilt of committing adultery. This is shown when Hawthorne writes, ?Here, there was ... Read More

An Analysis of the Two Ways in Which Women Can React to Society in Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers and The Scarlet Letter (955 words, 3 pages)

In the course of our life we need to make many decisions. The waywe live our life is a decision each person makes for himherself. Usually,one choice is better than the other, yet society doesn't always support thebetter one. The poem, "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" and The Scarlet Letterpresent two ways ... Read More

An Analysis of Conflicts in the Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (668 words, 3 pages)

The Head verses the Heart in The Scarlet Letter.There are many conflicts in The Scarlet Letter,but the most predominant is the conflict between thelaw and the will of the heart. While we have to live,and abide, by the law we must also consider theemotions of our heart. It is often ... Read More

The Various Turning Points in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (934 words, 2 pages)

The novel The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, had many various turning points. The most interesting to me were the scaffold scenes. Each had its own exciting moments. It kept the story moving. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the scenes as major turning points. In chronological order, the first scaffold scene ... Read More

Analyzing the ‘Branded Sin’ in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (514 words, 1 pages)

Throughout time, the power of the people and their laws have differed in many ways. The Puritans are one example. Many people in this time period died because of their "branded sin." In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The scarlet Letter, the character Hester Prynne and her child Peral deal with this sin ... Read More

The Influence of Nathaniel Hawthorne Background on His Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (898 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's background influenced him to write the bold novel The Scarlet Letter. One important influence on the story is money. Hawthorne had never made much money as an author and the birth of his first daughter added to the financial burden. He received a job at the Salem Customhouse ... Read More

Analyzing the Use of Plant Imagery in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (930 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 Focus on Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (625 words, 1 pages)

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 things that are not ... Read More

An In-depth Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Writing Style in the Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (1265 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel 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 of few to tell ... Read More

The Portrayal of Society Outcasts in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (1546 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

An Analysis of the Character ‘Dimmesdale’ in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (446 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 Portrayal of the Puritanical Way of Life in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (1184 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel that shows the Puritanical way of life. Society does not accept the fact that Hester has committed the sin of adultery so they cast her out by making her wear a scarlet letter 'A' across her chest. Pearl is the product ... Read More

A Part Review of the Story “The Scarlet Ibis” (545 words, 1 pages)

When Doodle is two years old he learns to crawl, even though the doctor thinks that his heart condition will keep him from doing even that. He crawls only backwards, reminding the narrator of a doodle-bug. So, the narrator calls his brother Doodle. Doodle soon learns to talk, and begins ... Read More

An Analysis of the Extensive Use of Symbolism in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1088 words, 2 pages)

Symbol is a person, place, thing or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself. "Symbolists believed that direct statements of feeling were inadequate instead they called for new and striking symbols to evoke complexities of mood and meaning", says a 11th grade ... Read More

An In-depth Analysis of the Symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (1563 words, 2 pages)

Symbolism in "The Scarlet Letter"Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter includes many profound and important symbols. This device of symbolism is portrayed well in the novel, especially through the scarlet letter "A". The "A" is the best example because of the changes in the meaning throughout the novel. In the beginning ... Read More

An Analysis of Symbolism in the Chapters of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2833 words, 6 pages)

Chapter 1 The Prison DoorSummary This chapter is about the town and the prison that lay upon the soil. The black flower represents the prison. It also talks about the criminal and how nature takes pity on him. A woman named Anne Hutchson is put into Jail, I think. 1. ... Read More

Bewilderment at the Hands of Sin in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1397 words, 2 pages)

Bewilderment at the Hands of Sin"No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude without finally becoming bewildered as to which may be true. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, this quote applies to the two main characters of the novel. It ... Read More

An Analysis of the Effects of Sin in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (632 words, 1 pages)

It is often taught that the worst part of sin is not the sin itself but rather the effects of that sin on not only the sinner but also all the people around the sinner. That is why the important lesson in The Scarlet Letter is not about the sin ... Read More

An Analysis of the Role of the Scaffold and the Forest in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (772 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a dark tale of sin and redemption, centers around the small Puritan community of Boston during the seventeenth century. In the middle of the town market place is a " . . .weather darkened scaffold. . . (234)" where sinners are made to face the ... Read More

Pearl as a Double-Sided Symbol in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (486 words, 1 pages)

The Double Sided SymbolOne, who has committed a terrible crime or sin in their life, can never fully leave and forget about what they committed. There is always something that is reminding them of this daily, which reminds them of their sin. Pearl has endured some of the evil that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Changes in the Meaning of the Letter A in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (689 words, 1 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, the letter "A" changes its meaning many different times. This change is significant. It shows growth in the characters, and the community in which they live. The letter "A" begins as a symbol of sin. It then becomes a symbol of her ability to ... Read More

Puritanical and Romantic Philosophies in the Book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (510 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 Puritanical and Romantic philosophies. Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an extreme sinner ... Read More

An Analysis of the Earnest Sandeen’s Interpretation of the Scarlet Letter (461 words, 1 pages)

This is Earnest Sandeen's interpretation of the Scarlet Letter not as a story about sins and sinners, but about the power of love. Sandeen describes the love shared between Hester and Arthur through the hard ship both individuals would gladly sacrifice for one another.And the fact tha you can see ... Read More

An Analysis of Inner Emotions in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1434 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is a compelling story which explores the inner emotions of the human mind, spirit, and the heart. Set around the 1640s in a Boston Puritan society, it focuses on the moral issue revolving around the virtue of truth and the evil of secret sin. Reverend ... Read More

A Comparison of Utopia in Pleasantville and The Scarlet Letter (405 words, 2 pages)

The movie Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, and the novel, The ScarletLetter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, both were stories focused on outcasts insociety. Though they were written generations apart, they share similarillusions of society, and judgments or actions from society.Both societies had their strict visions of a Utopia. Pleasantville was asociety ... Read More

The Sympathy of Nature with Pearl in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn (662 words, 1 pages)

The idea illustrated by the rosebush can therefore be applied to the specific character of Pearl. Because Pearl was expelled from Puritan society Nature sympathizes with her. Nature's sympathy and partiality with Pearl can be seen with the sunshine in the forest. Pearl attempts to "catch" the sunshine and according ... Read More

A Plot Summary of the Story “The Scarlet Letter” (1649 words, 3 pages)

S THE SCARLET LETTERSince the beginning of time, man has gathered himself in communities in order to better facilitate the needs and interests of individuals. As institutions developed to govern these communities, the idea of a collective good emerged. Central to the idea of a collective good is the responsibility ... Read More

An Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter in Chapter 20 (444 words, 1 pages)

In chapter 20 of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, Hester and Dimmesdale plan to leave the colony on the fourth day en route for the Old World. Dimmesdale's decision to leave with Hester fills him with a sense of freedom from his place of torture, Boston. By creating false ... Read More

The Characters of The Scarlet Letter Who Are “More Sinn’d Against More Than Sinning” (544 words, 1 pages)

Mayokun Oshinowo"I am a man more sinn'd against than sinning" from King Lear means that a character feels hisher punishment is greater than hisher sin. This statement can apply to characters in many other literary works, but an archetypical example of this is Pearl, Hester and Dimmesdale in The Scarlet ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013