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A Literary Analysis of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (850 words, 2 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, many of the characters suffer from the tolls of sin, but none as horribly as Hester's daughter Pearl. She alone suffers from sin that is not her own, but rather that of her mother. From the day she is conceived, Pearl is portrayed ... Read More

The Effectiveness of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1569 words, 3 pages)

The Effectiveness of Symbolism in The Scarlet LetterThe effectiveness of symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthornes, The Scarlet Letter adds to the story. Hawthorne uses symbolism in many ways throughout this novel. By adding this marvelous feature he makes it clear to what he is trying to accomplish. The scarlet letter itself ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1198 words, 3 pages)

The Branded Mother and her Throwaway Child The Scarlet Letter is a story of hypocrisy and punishment. The strict Puritan laws made adultery a sin punishable by death or a life of misery. Although being an unwed mother or an illegitimate child is no longer a crime leading to capitol ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne (952 words, 2 pages)

Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter is considered the first symbolic novel in American Literature. His use of symbolism in the novel presents a complex view of sin and its effects. Utilizing characters, colors, settings, and objects Hawthornes extended metaphors shape and develop throughout the plot. Three main symbols used in expressing ... Read More

The Portrayal of Hester Prynne Through the Eyes of the Puritans in The Scarlet Letter (636 words, 2 pages)

Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an extremesinner she has gone against the Puritan ways, committing adultery. Forthis irrevocably harsh sin, she must wear a symbol of shame for the rest of her life. "On the breast of her gown, in a fine red cloth surrounded by ... Read More

The Important Scenes in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2292 words, 4 pages)

There are two ways to talk about setting in The Scarlet Letter. One way is to look at the meaning or emotional overtones of specific places. A second and broader way is to examine the whole Puritan world in which Hawthorne has set his novel. Not just the time and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Symbolism in the Book “The Scarlet Letter” (627 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbolism several times in the book, The Scarlet Letter. Some examples of this are when they talk of the scaffold, the brook, the forest, and the sunshine. The one that I will discuss is the sunshine. Hawthorne uses sunshine in the novel to symbolize purity and hope ... Read More

The Sin of Reverend Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1028 words, 2 pages)

In the book The Scarlet Letter, the character Reverend Dimmesdale, a very religious man, committed adultery, which was a sin in the Puritan community. Of course, this sin could not be committed alone. His partner was Hester Prynne. Hester was caught with the sinning only because she had had a ... Read More

The Use of Scaffold in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1667 words, 3 pages)

I am as content to die for Gods eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way (Bookshelf), John Brown, a U.S. abolitionist in 1859, said in a letter to his children on the eve of his execution. The scaffold is a raised wooden framework or platform used for ... Read More

The Revenge of Roger Chillingworth in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (879 words, 2 pages)

Revenge is the act of retaliating in order to get even with someone for the wrongs they have done. In the novel The Scarlet Letter, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses Roger Chillingworth to reap revenge on Arthur Dimmesdale for his affair with his wife, Hester Prynne. Chillingworth becomes so devoted ... Read More

The Changes in the Meaning of the Letter “A” in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (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

The Life of an Adulteress, Hester Prynne in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (566 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet Letter The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an objective description of the life of Hester Prynne, an adultress. The novel does not go into specific details of the thoughts of the woman except to describe the mien of her character. Throughout the novel she faces ... Read More

The Price of Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel, The Scarlet Letter (1091 words, 2 pages)

Pearls have always held a great price to mankind, but no pearl had ever been earned at as high a cost to a person as in Hester Prynne, a powerful Heroine in Nathaniel Hawthornes novel The Scarlet Letter. Her daughter Pearl, born into a Puritan prison in more ways than ... Read More

Symbolism in the Book, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (614 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a book of 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 is an ever-changing symbol. First, ... Read More

The Symbolism of the Letter A in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (3909 words, 4 pages)

Symbolism of The Scarlet Letter A symbol is a literary device which is employed to portray another object or individual. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, it is most often a tangible object he uses to represent an undefined idea, complex in scope and significance. More times than not, ... Read More

The Theme of the Severity of Puritan Law and Its Strictness in Society in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1484 words, 3 pages)

There are two main themes that Hawthorne he uses in the novel both are related. Through his diction Hawthorne seems to emphasize the severity of Puritan law as a theme, the other is the strictness of Puritan society. In the opening chapter he carefully describes the prison as an ugly ... Read More

The Transformation of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1253 words, 5 pages)

The character of Hester Prynne changed significantly throughout the novelThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne, through the eyesof the Puritans, is an extreme sinner she has gone against the Puritan ways,committing adultery. For this irrevocably harsh sin, she must wear a symbolof shame for the rest of her ... Read More

The Moral Blossom of the Character of Reverend Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (720 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter involves many characters that go through several changes during the course of the story. In particular, the young minister Dimmesdale, who commits adultery with Hester, greatly changes. He is the moral blossom of the book, the character that makes the most progress for the better.It is true ... Read More

The Guilt of Reverend Dimmesdale in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel, The Scarlet Letter (1391 words, 2 pages)

"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 applies to Arthur Dimmesdale in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Three Themes in The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst (423 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Ibis-Analyze 3 themes. Discuss.In the short story The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, has various themes. A theme is a subject, topic or ideas that happen throughout a short story, essay, or a composition. The three themes in The Scarlet Ibis are Doodle never gives up, his older ... Read More

The Lies and Deceit in Society in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1264 words, 6 pages)

People live with lies every day. Everyone from the President of theUnited States to the poorest beggar in New York City has told a lie. Whitelies, gray lies, and plain old dirty fat lies are strewn forth every day likewater from a fountain. The only true difference between them is ... Read More

The Theme of Revenge in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (913 words, 2 pages)

In the novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne a major theme that is addressed is revenge. The main conflict is between the characters Reverend Dimmsedale and Roger Chillingsworth. The problem that surrounds them is that Dimmsedale have a sexual relationship with Hester Prynne resulting in a baby girl, what ... Read More

The Symbolism of Sin in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (242 words, 1 pages)

From unwed motherhood to sex and adultery, many of the moral issues and stigmas of Puritan society are still being dealt with today. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a large, red "A" on her chest when she is found guilty of adultery and refuses to ... Read More

The Major Role of Religion in Society and in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1150 words, 4 pages)

Throughout time, religion in society has played a major role in the lives of thepeople. Religion has shaped peoples own morals as well as the laws for which thegovernment has established societys fundamentals of living. Hawthorne links religionand law in his book The Scarlet Letter, and shows his readers that ... Read More

An Analysis of Children’s Sensitivity in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1101 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. Similarly 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 Regarding “The Scarlet Letter” (452 words, 1 pages)

Regarding 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 that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Opening Chapter of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (898 words, 2 pages)

In the opening chapters of The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne provides a detailed description of Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale. The reader is able to look into the souls of these characters and learn of their deepest feelings. Along with this Hawthorne uses the townspeoples reactions to show how ... Read More

The Issue of Sin Plaguing Many Characters in The Scarlet Letter (2053 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 Suffering of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1122 words, 2 pages)

In 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 Character of Hester Pryne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (212 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the heroine is admiredbecuase 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 that ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013