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An Examination of the Relation of The Scarlet Letter and Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (597 words, 2 pages)

the Scarlet Letter and how it relates to the quote from Young Goodman Brown "Evil is the nature of Mankind" A True Romance VS. Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his short story, 'Young Goodman Brown', generates a relationship in direct contrast with that of a true romance among the ... Read More

An Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1356 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne's scarlet token liberates her more than it punishes her. First of all, Hester's soul is freed by her admission of her crime by enduring her earthly punishment, Hester is assured of a place in the heavens. Also, though her appearance is much ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Scariest Thing for Children (410 words, 1 pages)

The scariest thing for many kids at the age of five, is attending to kindergarten the first day of school. The terror for them is the ugliest feeling because they are going to be separated from their parents, and they ignore the unknown without them. After attending, and get to ... Read More

An Analysis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (820 words, 1 pages)

Robert Frosts Mending Wall describes a stone barrier that two neighbors visit each year for repair. The wall is used as a metaphor for how we place barriers between each other, which is far easier to deal with, but is a loss in the long run. Buildings and structures have ... Read More

An Analysis of the Portrayal of Pearl Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (683 words, 1 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 with spirit born under unimaginably sinful conditions, all of which are somehow related to the ideas, actions, and views of ... Read More

An Analysis of Pearl’s Connection to the Rose in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (350 words, 1 pages)

"After putting her finger in her mouth, with many ungracious refusals to answer good Mr. Wilson's question, the child finally announced that she had not been made at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses, that grew by the prison- door." (Hawthorne, 76) ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (647 words, 1 pages)

The character of Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter seemed to be a very strong man in some ways. He held the burden of his sin for seven years before he was finally able to admit what he did. He suffered through a tremendous amount of guilt and anxiety. But ... Read More

A Literary Comparison of Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1622 words, 2 pages)

It remains a simple reality of life that the choices made today will shape tomorrow. Most if not all books are essentially microcosms of the real world. They very explicitly illustrate not only the importance of choices but how they can greatly influence the train of events following thereafter. A ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Ambiguity in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (800 words, 1 pages)

In the world of literature, authors many times strive to create a perspicuous, easy to understand novel. To keep from becoming convoluted, they want to create a novel in which every aspect of the work including the plot, character, and symbols are clear-cut and definite. However, sometimes adding ambiguity provides ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolism of the Letter A for Different Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (1912 words, 5 pages)

The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a novel that takes place in a Puritan community during the middle of the seventeenth century. The story is about a woman named Hester Prynne who has an affair with a man by the name of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. This occurred after ... Read More

An Analysis of the Letter A as a Symbol of Love and Sin in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (1794 words, 2 pages)

Deep in a forest, far away from grey, black, white, and the closely-knit community of the small Puritan town, a strange ruby stands beneath the verdant treetops and crunches the leaves beneath her feet. The ruby, scratched by the rough, stabbing thorns around her, who try to crack her deep ... Read More

A Book Review of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (661 words, 1 pages)

1) I read the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which was published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston and has 312 pages. 2) The character that I liked the least was Dimmesdale. He should have been there for Hester and Pearl from the very first day. If he had ... Read More

A Review of Emma Orczy’s Novel The Scarlet Pimpernel (1409 words, 4 pages)

The historical novel entitled The Scarlet Pimpernel is a classic and truly deserves this prestigious title. The author of this enthralling 267 page book is Baroness Emma Orczy and it was published by Dodd, Mead Company in the year 1964. The scene is set in the terrorized Paris of revolutionary ... Read More

A Review of The Scarlet Letter (1151 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter is set in the colonial time period in Boston, Massachusetts when accusations of trivial crimes and dull felonies were high. But not all were for nothing. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's book, he depicts the scene of everyday life in colonial towns where the every move of everyone is ... Read More

Themes of Sin and Guilt in The Scarlet Letter (1816 words, 3 pages)

One main theme present in the work "The Scarlet Lette" is that of sin and guilt. Nathaniel Hawthorne attempts to show how guilt can be a form of everlasting punishment. The book represents sin and guilt through symbolism and character development. In his novel, "The Scarlet Letter", Nathaniel Hawthorne explains ... Read More

American History as Believable Tragedy in The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible (717 words, 1 pages)

Two American authors, of two distinctly different time periods had one very similar task, to turn a piece of American History into a believable tragedy. Arthur Miller with The Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne with The Scarlet Letter. Perhaps one might wonder which author did a better job in doing so, ... Read More

Analysis of Main Aspects of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1490 words, 2 pages)

1)Though Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestors were Puritans, he did not share Puritan beliefs and values, and wrote the Scarlet Letter to denounce those values. Puritans believed in a theocracy where the church and state are combined into one. This later proved illogical as it interfered with civil rights and essentially one's ... Read More

Change of Mindset of Hester Prynne in the Novel The Scarlet Letter (706 words, 1 pages)

The mind is by far one of the most intriguing and unknown parts of the human body, but it has been broken down into three distinguishable parts by Sigmund Freud. He has broken the mind into the id, ego, and superego. These are all parts of the human mind that ... Read More

Puritan Society in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1126 words, 4 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, life is centered on a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to divulge his or 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 ... Read More

The Scarlet Pimpernell’s Relationship with the French Revolution (1030 words, 4 pages)

The fictional story "The Scarlett Pimpernell" by Baroness Orczy portrayed many factual events pertaining to the French Revolution and also created an interesting story to captivate an audience. All the characters showed the attitudes of society both in France and in England during the Reign of Terror (1792). The story ... Read More

An Analysis of Pearl’s Green A in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (393 words, 2 pages)

When, in Chapter Fifteen, Pearl fashions her own A out of seaweed, she is oblivious to its meaning however, she knows that it is significant. Pearl inquires as to what the letter means, but Hester refuses to explain and will not elaborate on its symbolism. Pearl has often been referred ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes, Characters and Plot of The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1448 words, 3 pages)

Themes Out of the many themes in this novel, the most important ones are individualism versus society, open and hidden guilt, vengeance, and good from evil. These themes revolved around the four main characters and were represented by them. Individualism versus society. Hawthorne challenged that Puritans belief that the society ... Read More

The Moral Actions of the Characters in The Scarlet Letter (468 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter has been considered a milestone in literature for years. A reason for this is its message to "be true, be true." This novel shows the moral through the actions of the two main characters, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Many people have learned this important "moral blossom" ... Read More

Symbolic Meanings of the Letter “A” in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (699 words, 2 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

An Analysis of the Decisions of the Characters in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1447 words, 2 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, the Reverend Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth, find themselves in the guise of isolation, guilt, and bitter evil these being their faults. The inner purpose of the story deals with the way in which these characters deal with their faults and how their faults are ... Read More

Relationship of Pearl and Hester in The Scarlet Letter (720 words, 2 pages)

about Pearl being a living symbol to Hester. - Pearl. A child born of sin. Conceived by lust. Created by impurity. As the result of her parents fall from grace, she represents the sinfulness of their act, and is a continual tool for the recollection of their dubious deed. Sent, ... Read More

Sin and Redemption in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (423 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth to portray that everyone may sin, but every sinner has the chance for redemption. The book in which he portrays this is entitled The Scarlet Letter, A book set in New England in the 1600s, about the aforementioned characters, their ... Read More

Rigid Moral Codes and Sins in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (813 words, 1 pages)

Sin is the transgression of a moral code designated by either society or the transgressor. The Puritans of Boston in the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, establish a rigid moral code by which to purge their society of deviants. As this society is inherently theocratic, the beliefs and ... Read More

A Sinful Theme in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (561 words, 1 pages)

Sin, like virtue has always been of great human concern. Sin to one person is quite different to another. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne sin is a pervasive theme. One of the main characters, Hester Prynne commits a sin and has to cope with its consequences. From my ... Read More

Symbolism of Hester Prynne’s Daughter in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (513 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex symbols in the book is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a symbol and one that is always changing. In the following essay, I will explore the symbolism Pearl came ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013