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The Psychological Damage That Main Characters Suffer in The Scarlet Letter (924 words, 2 pages)

Through 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 pain. All ... Read More

The many Motifs in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (789 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

The Role of Arthur Dismmesdale’s in Hester’s Plight in the Story “The Scarlet Letter” (967 words, 2 pages)

Arthur 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 been locked ... Read More

An Opinion on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s the Scarlet Letter (1028 words, 2 pages)

The 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 community. She is a skilled seamstress and she doesnt seem, despite ... Read More

The Impact of Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (532 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

Character Analysis of Robert Chillingworth in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (701 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 Novel The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne (1312 words, 2 pages)

Throughout 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 about ... Read More

An Analysis of the Importance of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (504 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet Letter The 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 ... Read More

An Analysis of the Moral of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (652 words, 1 pages)

"Confess thy truth and thou shall have eternal rest." I belive that is the moral to be taught in this novel of inspirational love, yet a novel of much sorrow. The impossible became possible in The Scarlet Letter, a story set back in the Puritan Times. In this response, I ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (985 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 centuryRelationships 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 over ... Read More

The Loss of Innocence in the Novels, The Scarlet Letter, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Catcher in the Rye (796 words, 2 pages)

Certain childhood experiences are missed out by some people because of mishaps early on in life. Any unfortunate event could cause the loss of innocence and make a child mature before his or her time. This event or experience would cause them to sacrifice their innocence. Many pieces of literature ... Read More

A Character Analysis: Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (674 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

The Focus on Life Around the Rigid Puritan Society in Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (1107 words, 5 pages)

In 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 bottled up until they become ... Read More

The Focus on the Rigid Puritan Society in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (1116 words, 5 pages)

The Scarlet Letter - Puritan Society In 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 ... Read More

The Use of Diction and Symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (614 words, 1 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 Tale of Human Fraity and Sorrow in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Book “The Scarlet Letter” (486 words, 2 pages)

The Letter and Human Frailty Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, tells a tale of human frailty and sorrow through each and every character. When you first meet Hester Prynne, the main character, she seems quite innocent. Only guilty of not naming her lover. Yet she is treated ... Read More

The Use of Symbolic References in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (496 words, 1 pages)

Often throughout The Scarlet Letter there are symbolic references made. The story deals with a Puritan woman who commits adultery and raises an illegal child named Pearl. The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, seems to be rather fond of using religious and natural images to symbolize different points, possibly because of his ... Read More

The Evil in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (852 words, 2 pages)

Evil can be defined as, 'That which is the reverse of good, physically or morally whatever is censurable painful, disastrous, or undesirable.' In the novel 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mistriss Hibbins can also be defined in those terms. She is believed to be evil by many of the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Profound and Important Motifs in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (595 words, 1 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne used many profound and important motifs. Some examples of this device that is portrayed in the novel are the letter 'A', which is the best example because it changes its meaning throughout the story. In the beginning, it is viewed as a symbol of ... Read More

The Theme of Defiance in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (541 words, 1 pages)

The theme that I choose to explore and relate to from Scarlet letter is Defiance. I feel that this is a principle theme throughout this novel. There are many characters who embody this idea and work it into their characters. The puritanical society is one of compliance and piety. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Letter A in the Scarlet Letter (1069 words, 2 pages)

The letter "A" in the Scarlet Letter is not just a letter, it is a symbol in which the whole book revolves around and establishes a theme that develops throughout the story. The letter "A" changes throughout the novel and goes from something evil to something good, in this case ... Read More

A Character Analysis: Hester Prynne in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1019 words, 2 pages)

She's Worth More Than a Diamond 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 Hester Prynne, a powerful heroine in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter. Pearl, born into a Puritan prison in ... Read More

The Use of Colors in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (352 words, 1 pages)

Essay The Scarlet Letter-Colors Throughout the novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the themes with various dramatic colors. Of the array are the colors green and gold, where green symbolizes different aspects of nature such as tranquility, security, and gloominess, whereas gold represents all that pertains to luxuriance, serenity ... Read More

Symbolism in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (607 words, 1 pages)

Jack Klotz Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne is very good at using symbolism in the book the scarlet letter. The dictionary states that symbolism is something that is or something else. This paper will explain what the symbols the A, Pearl, and the Scaffold in the scarlet letter mean. Nathaniel Hawthorne's ... Read More

The Portrayal of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne (372 words, 1 pages)

Characters physical and personality traits are portrayed on evidence in the text. In the novel The Scarlet Letter the character Pearl is portrayed as the young mischievous daughter of Hester Prynne. Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Pearl's physical trait as a spitting image of her mother but also reveals the different personally ... Read More

A Review of the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (541 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Hyatt Waggoner, a noted Hawthorne scholar, says, "The Scarlet Letter is Hawthornes most widely read and admired novel and is also the one that has inspired the most inconclusive debate . . ." (Waggoner 118). Much of the trouble in interpreting The Scarlet Letter stems from the ... Read More

The Main Theme and Symbol in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (401 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Some stories contain one main theme andor symbol, whereas others may contain many themes andor symbols. There were many themes and symbols found throughout The Scarlet Letter. The main symbol in the story was the letter "A" which identified Hester as an adulterer. This symbol directly correlates ... Read More

An Analysis of The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst (690 words, 1 pages)

THE SCARLET IBIS Every being on this planet consists of many streams of love and knots of hate. The aspect that makes us unique is how we express those feelings toward our society. We can show affection to someone but, at the same time show disgust to that same individual. ... Read More

A Discussion on the Cowardice of Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (790 words, 1 pages)

The Cowardice of Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, behavior is centered around a rigid Puritan society that leads to great consequences in the lives of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Their act of adultery greatly effects their lives and its result greatly alters ... Read More

An Analysis of Puritan Literature of the Scarlet Letter (984 words, 1 pages)

Within such a plethora of excellent Puritan literature, The Scarlet Letter stands out because of the exquisite use of literary techniques for enrichment throughout. One of these techniques is the use of characters as symbols, to procreate the message of the story within the simple narrative of the daily travails ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013