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An Analysis of the Adultery in the Scarlet Letter Ny Nathaniel Hawthorne (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

19th Century: A Century of Authority; A Century of Facism (2271 words, 3 pages)

....Given that the 19th century was the century of Socialism, of Liberalism, and of Democracy, it des not necessarily follow that the twentieth century must also be a century of Socialism, Liberalism and democracy political doctrines pass, but humanity remains, and it may rather be expected that this will be ... Read More

A Comparison of the Similar Situations of Arthur Dimmesdale in the “Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and of Ethan Frome in “Ethan Frome” by Edith Wharton (2017 words, 3 pages)

Arthur Dimmesdale of Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter and Ethan Frome, the main character of Wharton's classic Ethan Frome, though separated by over a century of time, find themselves in remarkably similar situations--a bleak existence, punctuated only be intermittent glimpses into a life that might have been. However, a difference in character ... Read More

The Theme of Fear, Misery and Death in the World War I exposed in Two Peoms by the Authors Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen (582 words, 1 pages)

From the perspective of soldiers we experience what men suffered during World War I. Through the vivid imagery and the dramatic language in the poems 'Attack' and 'Exposure', Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen share their views on war. That all war is- is fear, misery and death. Sasson descibes a ... Read More

Henry Davis Thoreau’s Anarchist Thoughts towards the American Government (327 words, 1 pages)

Henry David Thoreau harbored many anarchist thoughts toward the American government of the decades before the Civil War, which he collected and wrote about in the essay, Civil Disobedience. The essay contains a powerful message that would not only reflect Thoreau's own views toward the Mexican war, but also give ... Read More

An Analysis of The Struggles Between Revolution and Authority in The Book “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by R.P McMurpphy (1240 words, 2 pages)

There have been many struggles in history between authority and those who oppose it. The most obvious and most common example is revolutions against governments. We live in a society where stability and assimilation are not just recommended, but also enforced. We have the right for civil disobedience, so long ... Read More

An Analysis of Creon’s Authoritarian Nature in “The Oedipus Plays” by Sophocles (529 words, 1 pages)

Creon the Authoritarian Banish the man, or pay back blood with blood. Murder sets the plague-storm on the city. In Sophocless tragedies Oedipus the King and Antigone, Creon is an authoritarian. It can be seen that Creon is an authoritarian when he is elevated to king and how he is ... Read More

The Symbolism in Stories by Shirley Jackson and Nathaniel Hawthorne (669 words, 1 pages)

The authors, Shirley Jackson and Nathaniel Hawthorne, both frequently use symbols within their stories 'The Lottery' and 'Young Goodman Brown.' Symbols are utilized as an enhancement tool to stress the theme of each story. Hawthorne uses names and objects to enhance the theme, and Jackson mainly utilizes names to stress ... Read More

The Use of Color in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (292 words, 1 pages)

Hawthorne uses color to portray his characters to his readers. He uses this method numerous times in The Scarlet Letter. For example if he wanted a character to be viewed as a good person he would show them in the light. This technique helps the reader view the character in ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Chris Van Allsburg an Author (1355 words, 2 pages)

Chris Van Allsburg Chris Van Allsburg has been named one of the most intriguing authors and illustrators of childrens books. He has a unique style that captivates children and adults alike. Often, a persons background and experiences influence their work. Imagination has many roots into the childhood of an individual. ... Read More

Brazil’s Transformation from an Authoritarian Regime to a Presidential Democracy (3070 words, 5 pages)

Brazil's transformation from an authoritarian regime to a presidential democracy was a slow and faltered attempt. From the early suggestions of democratic development, there were both administrations that contributed to democratic growth, as well as administrations that opposed this liberalization. This led to instability in the Brazilian form of democratic ... Read More

An Analysis of ‘The Author to Her Book’ (1007 words, 2 pages)

It is hard to sympathize with someone when you have no idea where they are coming from or what they are going through. It is similar experiences that allow us to extend our sincere appreciation and understanding for another human beings situations and trials of life. Anne Bradstreets The Author ... Read More

A Comparison of Hawthorne’s ‘The Scarlet Letter’ and ‘The Minister’s Black Veil’ (1064 words, 2 pages)

You must needs be a stranger in this regionelse you would surly have heard of the Mistress Hester Prynne, and her evil doings.(pg 42) This quote is from one of two very similar but different stories written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Scarlet Letter and The Ministers Black Veil Mr. Hooper ... Read More

A Deeper Analysis of Authority in a Political System (445 words, 1 pages)

A "Political System" is complex set of relations that should be broken down into small clusters in order to carry out a detailed study and a manner that would extract the essence out of each link and bridge. In a political system there's no rights and wrongs, the only thing ... Read More

The Philosophical Ideologies and Civil Disobedience of Henry David Thoreau (949 words, 2 pages)

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a philosopher and writer best known for his attacks on American social institutions and his respect for nature and simple living. Thoreau's Civil Disobedience espouses the need to prioritize one's conscience over the dictates of laws. It criticizes American social institutions and policies, most prominently ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (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

An Argument in Favor of Author John Stenbecks’s Article “America and Americans” (544 words, 1 pages)

Author John Steinbeck writes In no country are more seeds and plants and equipment purchased and less vegetables and flowers raised. This quote stood out to me. I see many instances in which our neighbors or friends return from a store with ideas and garden tools. They retrieve their spades, ... Read More

A Comparison of Nathaniel Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown and Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle (948 words, 2 pages)

Both Nathaniel Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown and Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle are allegorical writings, with a symbolic meaning beyond what we read on the surface. Young Goodman Brown is a moral story in the form of the hero quest, which is a search for self, for understanding. After a ... Read More

Differentiation of Characters and Actors In “Six Characters in Search of an Author” (361 words, 1 pages)

In Six Characters in Search of an Author, Luigi Pirandello demonstrates how he took advantage of classical drama by creating the difference between the characters and actors in the play. Pirandello uses many staging approaches and techniques to merge drama and theater, into real life, while featuring the shortcomings of ... Read More

An Analysis of Poetic Devices in Different Poems by Various Authors (396 words, 1 pages)

Poem Analysis "Harlem Night Song" In the poem, "Harlem Night Song", by Langston Hughes, Hughes uses many poetic devices including repetition. He uses repetition when he says, " come let us roam the night..." in the beginning. Then he says the same thing at the end. The way he uses ... Read More

An Analysis of the Authenticity of the Authorship of Shakespearean Plays (731 words, 2 pages)

Who Wrote "Shakespeare's" Plays? For many years there has been a dispute as to the true authorship of the plays attributed to "William Shakespeare." The orthodox view, of course, is that they were written by a man named William Shakspere (sic) who was born in 1564 in the small town ... Read More

An Introduction to Thoreau and Transcendentalism (863 words, 2 pages)

Thoreau and Transcendentalism The beauty in the strength of mere words and the immense impact they have on the soul of man has been the inspiration to many of the greatest poets and writers. The ability to combine elegance with knowledge and thereupon affect the thoughts of others using only ... Read More

The Symbolism Used in the Novel The House of the Seven Gabels by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2350 words, 6 pages)

SYMBOLISM IN NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE'S THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES In American Literature, one can find the everyday struggles of our existence reflected. The authors of this literature, old and modern, communicate the meanings and lessons of their works directly and indirectly. The text itself plainly tell us a story, ... Read More

The Use of Symbolism and the Unconscious in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Story Young Goodman Brown (1140 words, 2 pages)

English 140A April 17, 2000 Term paper Symbolism and the Unconscious in Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthornes work is typically fraught with symbolism, much of it deriving from his puritan ancestry. Not surprisingly, Hawthorne was obsessed with the themes of sin and guilt. John Roth notes that A number of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Ribbons and Bows in Young Goodman Brown and the Ministers Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne (835 words, 3 pages)

Ribbons and Bows Nathaniel Hawthorne has a brilliant method of connecting his works. When closely examining the stories, Young Goodman Brown and The Ministers Black Veil, one can see these similarities. Hawthorne uses colors, secret sins, and gloomy deaths to carefully tie a bow with the ribbons of these stories. ... Read More

The Features of Language-Use and the Feeling towards the Author’s Parents Developed in the Poems My Papa’s Waltz and Because (1231 words, 4 pages)

Vastly differing attitudes toward the authors parents are developed in Because and My Papas Waltz. These ideas are expressed in a variety of ways, resulting in many notable contrasts between the pieces. My Papas Waltz discloses a snapshot of one vivid childhood memory, whereas Because reveals a broader portrait of ... Read More

A Review of No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, a Book by the Canadian Author Naomi Klein (900 words, 4 pages)

Have you ever been to Nike Town? It is as close to hell on earth as any modern shopping experience outside Ikea can conceivably get. Inside the gigantic flagship megastore on Oxford Circus, ordinary citizens drift, lost, from themed section (trainers) to themed section (other trainers). They stumble into one ... Read More

The Perspective of the Dependency Theory on the Bureaucratic-Authoritarian Rule and Repression in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile (1024 words, 2 pages)

Bureaucratic-Authoritarian Rule Throughout the twentieth century, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile have each experienced a period of bureaucratic-authoritarian rule and repression. There are many theories and ideas as to why these countries went through these periods. The dependency theory is one of these. Almost all political problems have a common root ... Read More

The Use of Characters and Symbolism to Give an Understanding of the Puritans and the Original Sin in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Story Young Goodman Brown (625 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne does a great job of giving his readers an understanding of the Puritans and Original Sin, in his short story Young Goodman Brown. The story takes place in a Massachusetts town called Salem Village. The main character and protagonist is a man called Goodman Brown. He is changed ... Read More

The Nature of Sin and Its Effects on Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (503 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Essay Exam The scarlet letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the nature of sin and iss effects on the human spirits. People experience views and reaction to sin of shape to their life and the morals is different. Hester suffer her sin in the public where she have ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013