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An Analysis of the Theme of Guilt in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (748 words, 2 pages)

What is guilt? We all have guilt about something. Maybe forgetting something, lied about something, or even did something that shouldn't of been done. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne we saw guilt fester in the minds and outward appearance of the main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Justice of Adultery in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (753 words, 1 pages)

Adulterous relationships always end in pain. Examples of such pain are present throughout the intricate web of time. From Shakespeares star-crossed lovers, to the media buffet of Bill Clinton, adultery leaves pain. Hester embodies this pain. Not in pity but in cause. She embodies pain. Pain of loss, suffering. The ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1207 words, 2 pages)

"There us a moment in the history of every nation when, proceeding out of this brute youth, the perceptive powers reach their ripeness and have not yet become microscopic so that man, at this instant, extends across the entire scale." (Emerson 180) During the time in which Emerson stated this ... Read More

The Effects and Implications of Sin The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (791 words, 1 pages)

The Effects and Implications of Sin in The Scarlet Letter Published in 1850, The Scarlet Letter was the first American tragedy. It was written by one of America's greatest writers, Nathaniel Hawthorne. This story deals with problems of secret sin and the guilt of a tortured conscience. Hawthorne uses a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Criticism of The Scarlet Letter and the Role of Harry Levin (627 words, 1 pages)

In his criticism of The Scarlet Letter, Harry Levin discusses the severity of the sins that are committed by Hester Prynne, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Roger Chilingworth. Although all three main characters have sinned in the novel, the ruthlessness of their sins is easily identifiable. Harry Levin takes it upon himself ... Read More

An Analysis of the Scarlet Letter (532 words, 2 pages)

The Scarrlet Letter As citizens of the United States and members of the most open society in the world it is difficult for us to picture a world where the phrases womans rights, equal opportunity, and religious freedom have little meaning. When the surface of American history is scratched, not ... Read More

A Plot Summary of the Story “The Scarlet Pimpernel” (1653 words, 5 pages)

Summary of The Scarlet Pimpernel This is a story about a hero and his league of courage, who risk their lives to help rescuing France leading leader. These peoples were being acuse by the French citizen, and sentences to the guilloitine, for the acusation of being a traitor to their ... Read More

An Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (556 words, 1 pages)

In puritan New England all sins were punished in different ways, some worse than others. In The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne is an adulterer, Reverend Dimmesdale is another adulterer, and Roger Chilingworth is a man who cares only about punishing the man who slept with his ... Read More

The Dissection of Symbolisms in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (507 words, 2 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

The Portrayal of the Puritan Sin in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (577 words, 1 pages)

Unlike modern authors, Nathaniel Hawthorne is more concerned with what sin causes rather than what causes sin. In his stories, such as The Scarlet Letter, this is especially present. The focus of the plot is not how or why Hester chose to have an affair with Dimmesdale, but what happened ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Puritan Society in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1047 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter, written in 1850 by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is about a Puritan society in Massachusetts. The theme of this novel is largely sin, and how the guilty parties were not equally treated for the same sin or exposed for the wrong that they had done in ... Read More

Dimmesdale’s Cowardice in The Scarlet Letter (536 words, 1 pages)

We all have secrets that we are not willing to acknowledge, even to ourselves. This is one of two themes that Nathaniel Hawthorne uses in almost all of his stories. The Scarlet Letter is not an exception. His other major theme is, when the mind and heart are in balance, ... Read More

A Brief Review of James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis” (618 words, 1 pages)

although it is not their fault because they want to be accepted and not be left behind. In James Hurst's, "The Scarlet Ibis," Brother is cruel to Doodle for several reasons, including shame, and Doodle strangely enough, accepts his mistreatment, because he is afraid of being abandoned. In the short ... Read More

The Many Characters That Suffer from the Toll of Sin in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (594 words, 1 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are many characters that 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. She is always considered as an outcast because ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Punishment for Deception in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1266 words, 2 pages)

The ninth commandment tells man not to give false witness.(Exodus 2016) Nathaniel Hawthorn and Charles Dickens in their novels The Scarlet Letter and A Tale of Two Cities, respectively, both use punishment for deception as a recurring theme. Although they do so to different degrees and in dissimilar manners, both ... Read More

The Major Part of Symbolism in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (345 words, 1 pages)

What is symbolism? Even most children have a good concept of symbolism, although they are unaware of it. The concept of pretending is very close to symbolism. Symbolism is the representation of objects for other things or ideas. Use of symbolism can greatly affect the book overall. In The Scarlet ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (518 words, 1 pages)

Utilized as the classic metaphor, light and dark represents good and evil. However, in his book, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's usage of light and dark as a metaphor is an aberration from the classic. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne uses sunlight and darkness in recurring events. He plays with his ... Read More

Public Penitence in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel, The Scarlet Letter (976 words, 2 pages)

The Scaffold Public penitence is no longer widely used as punishment in today's western society. However, back in Puritan society, it was in some ways considered worse than death. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, the criminals of the law be it governmental or religious, were taken in sight of ... Read More

An Analysis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (938 words, 2 pages)

Soldan AP English .4 March 31, 2001 Unification In the novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the three scaffold scenes provide the novel with basic structure and perfect balance. The scaffold scenes unite the plot and the four main characters together. Also, each scene atop the scaffold symbolizes a ... Read More

A Focus on the Main Characters in the Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (3541 words, 6 pages)

At first, let me introduce the main characters that appear in the novel The Scarlet Letter. HESTER PRYNNE the main character of the story. Beautiful puritan woman full of strong passions. Strong and carring, helping anyone she can, cares for poor and brings them food and clothing.. With a penitent ... Read More

Rejection to Acceptance in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (379 words, 1 pages)

Rejection to Acceptance In the Scarlet Letter the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, reveals the heroine, Hester Pryne, as a beautiful, courageous, and strong woman. Hester was despised by many people but soon earned the respect of the town. Hester was tall and elegant. She had a rich complexion and deep black ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbols in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (307 words, 1 pages)

In the novel, "The Scarlet Letter", Nathanial Hawthorne uses many double-sided symbols. The scaffold is an important symbol, appearing in three key scenes. It epitomizes the three stages of the story, as the second appearance of the scaffold is one of the many climaxes in the story. Appearing in the ... Read More

An Analysis of Two Main Themes of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (1499 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

An Analysis of the Character of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter (453 words, 1 pages)

The Character of pearl was used to Symbolize many things in The Scarlet Letter. One of the main things she was used to symbolize was the joy and sorrow of Hester. Her sins where embodied in the actions of Pearl, Her joy in Pearls and Her sadness in the sadness ... Read More

A Comparison Between the Book and Movie Versions of Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (689 words, 1 pages)

Both the movie and the book versions of the famous American piece of literature, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, held true to the common characteristics of a typical romance. Romance as it may seem, would usually involve love, but that is a common misconception. A true romance is a ... Read More

Sin and Redemption in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (479 words, 1 pages)

In a novel of sin and redemption, symbolism is used to broaden the significance of certain aspects. Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses a barrage of themes, motifs, and symbolisms. These images help to unify the novel and enrich the meaning behind the work. Early in the novel, Hawthorne refers ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst (884 words, 1 pages)

The Ultimate Failure In the story "The Scarlet Ibis" written by James Hurst, the narrator of the story changes from not accepting his physically disabled brother Doodle to realizing that Doodle cannot be changed. The story "The Scarlet Ibis" is about a boy who lets his pride take the life ... Read More

A Look at Hester Prynne and Her Adversities in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (452 words, 1 pages)

Hester vs. Her Adversities The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a historical novel set in 17-century New England. It's a disturbing tale of Hester Prynne, a woman caught in a conflict between puritan ethics of her community and the law of her own love. The struggle is seen between ... Read More

The Attitude of Hester Towards Her Adultery in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (899 words, 2 pages)

Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne's book The Scarlet Letter, Hester's attitudes toward her adultery are ambivalent. This ambivalence is shown by breaking the book into three different parts. In each part her attitudes change significantly. Hester starts by seeing her act as a sin that she is sorry for committing. She changes ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Life Versus Life in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (3445 words, 9 pages)

Hawthornes Life Versus Life In The Scarlet Letter To understand a book the reader must understand the background and lifetime of the author. Nathaniel Hawthornes childhood was one in which he was brought up by a conservative family in a Puritan Community. He was not totally sold on his cultures ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013