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The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne: Hester Prynne as a Feminist (940 words, 3 pages)

At times, it seems like there is no clear definition for the seemingly simple word feminist. To one news commentator, the person this word describes is comparable to a Nazi and is therefore guilty of the worst crimes against humanity. To another news reporter, this word is defined purely as ... Read More

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter: The Symbolic Meaning of the Scarlet Letter (845 words, 3 pages)

In the eyes of the Puritans, the scarlet letter may stand for adultery, but to Hester the scarlet letter is more than a mark of sin, it is the consequence she received for going against conventions to be in the arms of her love, Dimmesdale. The scarlet letter is also ... Read More

A Summary of The Scarlet Ibis, a Short Story by James Hurst (852 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet IbisThe Scarlet Ibis centers on the lives of two brothers, one named William Armstrong and the older brother, unnamed throughout the story.The big brother of a child named William Armstrong sits in a cold parlor one day, the season beginning to near autumn. He thinks for a while, ... Read More

The Theme of Perceived Sin in the Scarlet Letter, a Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne (947 words, 4 pages)

The Scarlet Letter is a book that concerns the theme of perceived sin. Throughout antiquity, individuals have committed many different kinds of sins, and regardless if they were major transgressions or a minor slip in the persons morality, people have been disciplined for it. The severity of the castigation however, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Good of Nature in the Scarlet Letter, a Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne (450 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, the concept that nature is inherently good and regenerative reigns supreme. The setting of the forest and beaches of colonial Puritan Boston, Massachusetts often provide the backdrop of instances of healing. An evil and crooked man, Roger Chillingworth is tasked with healing Arthur Dimmesdale, ... Read More

The Motif of the Night and Forrest in the Scarlet Letter, a Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1122 words, 4 pages)

Run Forest RunThesis Statement In his novel The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne employs the motifs of the Night and the Forest in order to demonstrate how characters break free from the stern and rigid Puritan theocracy that suppresses ones inner self and encourages others to take part in shaming those that ... Read More

The Hidden Message in the Scarlet Ibis, a Short Story by James Hurst (476 words, 2 pages)

Some things hold within much more than meets the eye. The Scarlet Ibis is a story which represents more than its face value. There are meanings concealed within the story that extend to much further and deeper purposes than telling the exploits of Doodle and family. Two of the biggest ... Read More

The Greatness of the Characters From The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (885 words, 3 pages)

Henry Ward Beecher once said that Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using of strength. By this Henry Ward Beecher means that To determine if ones achievement is deserving rests not in ones ability but in how one acquires the achievement. This concept is portrayed in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Setting in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (390 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Setting PaperThe setting in The Scarlet Letter plays a major role in advancing the plot and developing characters the way the author intended. The setting is largely in a Boston Puritan colony during the 17th century. The new world is hardly inhabited by Europeans and a enormous ... Read More

The Separation of Church and State in Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1496 words, 5 pages)

Separation of church and state is present in all three of my sources. In the scarlet letter, Hawthorne believes church and state need to be separated to be successful and orderly. De Tocqueville says that there needs to be a separation between religion and liberty so we can have freedom ... Read More

The Creation of Identity in the American Revolution, During World War I, and in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (460 words, 2 pages)

Identity is something that people create for themselves. This was demonstrated in the American Revolution when the colonists changed their identities by severing their previous ties with Great Britain. Also, during World War I women changed their identities from being housewives to being productiveindustrious workers in the workforce. Nathaniel Hawthorne's ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolism in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1746 words, 6 pages)

The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorns writing style has garnered much fame for its effective use of symbolism. None of his works captures this quality better than the novel The Scarlet Letter. The renowned scarlet letter A serves as the main symbol in the piece. Throughout the course of the novel, the ... Read More

An ANalysis of the Scene in Which Hester Removes Her Scarlet Letter in the Novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (683 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet LetterThe scene in which Hester removes of her scarlet letter represents the climax of her internal struggle between her inner and outer self. Through this scene Hawthorn illustrates that one must be able to live freely within his community in order to truly live. Pearl, the only character ... Read More

The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne: Narrator’s Values (388 words, 2 pages)

Narrator's Values The Narrator's values can principally be derived from the descriptionof the patriarch of the Custom-House. He believes that intellect andmorality are the primary attributes that make someone human, as seen by hisdescription of such a person lacking those qualities as animalistic.Furthermore, the Narrator thinks lowly of the lack ... Read More

Pearl’s Lawyer: On the Removal of the Scarlet Letter from Hester Prynne (861 words, 4 pages)

Pearl's Lawyer On the Removal of the Scarlet Letter from Hester PrynneAs one of Pearl's lawyers, I represent Pearl in advocating against theremoval of the "A." Since the time she was a small child, Pearl has had afascination with the scarlet letter. Even when she was a baby, she wassimply ... Read More

An Analysis of Pride in Novels The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst and Two Kinds by Amy Tan (404 words, 2 pages)

A Double-edged Sword PridePride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall(Proverbs 1618). The Bible, one of the oldest books in history, shows that pride is an ancient emotion that has brought down many generations. In todays world, the word pride has a negative connotation, associated with arrogance ... Read More

The Various Characteristics of Romanticism Found in the Novel the Scarlet Letter by the American Novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne (879 words, 4 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Characteristics of Romanticism. The line between emotions and rationality was vast in the early Romanticism and one of the biggest characteristics. In Nathaniel Hawthornes book The Scarlet Letter he uses emotion rather than rationality in his characters actions to make the book appeal more to the imagination ... Read More

Granting Freedom of the Scarlet A for Hester Prynne From The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (967 words, 4 pages)

Hester Prynnes RetrialAs a Contemporary Magistrate, I understand the complexity of moral systems developing through time, but I believe that the values outlined in the United States Constitution and assessed by the Supreme Court are of utmost importance in assessing a governments ability to pass certain laws and determine punishments ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (522 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter MetacognitiveThe writing of The Scarlet Letter analysis paper was not as difficult as I expected. Even though I now have a good comprehension of elements like diction, syntax, organization of details, etc., I felt more comfortable with the question because it did not require knowledge of those ... Read More

The Lack of Humanity and Human Nature within the Puritan Society Shown in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1398 words, 4 pages)

The Scarlet Letter was Nathaniel Hawthornes way of bringing attention to the American Puritan societies of the 1600s and sharing his views on them. Although his transcendentalist background was reflected in some of his views that opposed those of the Puritans, Hawthorne did a good job of not letting those ... Read More

An Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Depiction of Ancestors in The Scarlet Letter and The Custom House (659 words, 2 pages)

He had all the Puritanic traits, both good and evil(9) In the novel The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne showed how his ancestors lived here in Boston through a story of a woman by the name of Hester Prynne, who made a horrible mistake of committing adultery and throughout the story suffers ... Read More

An Analysis of Various Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2082 words, 8 pages)

Question How does Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter escape the trope of being a novel simply about the symbolism of the titular letter, and the multitude of symbols therein? Nathaniel Hawthornes 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter has transformed from a novel about romance and seduction to the quintessential investigation of ... Read More

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter Should Mainly be Used for the Study of Psychology Instead of as a Reflection of Human Nature (1428 words, 6 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Test Essay TwoThe Scarlet Letter should mainly be used for the study of psychology instead of as a reflection of human nature. Many of the actions of the characters and the events that occur in The Scarlet Letter are due to the characters reactions to the stimuli ... Read More

The Most Significant Symbol in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (886 words, 3 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne gives the letter A of the scarlet letter five different meanings Adulterer, Angel, Arthur, Able, and Apostle. But there are numerous meanings that can symbolize the letter A that Hawthorne did not mention in the book whom of which include adamant and abandoned. Adamant, ... Read More

The Compromise and Harsh Punishments of the Puritans in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1641 words, 5 pages)

The Puritans, who had immigrated to North America, believed that they were doing the work of God. This left little room for compromise, and harsh punishment was inflicted upon those who were believed to be straying from the will of God. In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, the leaders of ... Read More

The Contrasting Settings of the Forest and the Marketplace in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (568 words, 2 pages)

In many aspects of literature appear both a protagonist and an antagonist, both of which balance out the other, emphasizing the good and bad of the characters and their corresponding actions. In The Scarlet Letter written by Nathanial Hawthorne, the settings of the forest and the marketplace directly counter each ... Read More

An Analysis of Transformations in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (659 words, 2 pages)

Transformations of the Scarlet LetterChange is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future- John F. Kennedy 35th president of the United States. In life, people and places undergo changes and transformations, which lead them to be whom ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Hypocrisy in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (1024 words, 4 pages)

Society Breeds HypocrisyThe author of the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a fervent anti-transcendentalist who opposes the nave ideology of the transcendentalists in which they believe that people are always pure and good. Hypocrisy is a dominant theme throughout the novel, Scarlet Letter, as almost all of the main characters ... Read More

A Descriptive Analysis of the Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst (896 words, 2 pages)

The short story, Scarlet Ibis, by James Hurst is a heart shattering story built with detail far more superior than other stories which creates a virtual representation in your mind. In the Scarlet Ibis, a child - unlike others - was born on one particular dawnbreak with birth defects and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Flaws of Social Rigidity in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1015 words, 5 pages)

The Flaws of Social RigidityAdultery A crime that, in modern times, is unfortunately all too common. Yet, its status as a crime has been declining in recent years. In a USA Today article, it is stated that, A 1997 poll showed that 35 of Americans believe adultery should be a ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013