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The Theme of Faith in Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2412 words, 3 pages)

Having Faith"Young Goodman Brown", by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a story that is full of allegory. "Young Goodman Brown" is a moral story, which is told through the perversion of a religious leader. In "Young Goodman Brown", Goodman Brown is a Puritan minister who lets his excessive pride in him interfere ... Read More

A Practical Application of Emersonian and Thoreauvian Concepts in Everyday Life (1904 words, 6 pages)

Due to a variety of coincidental circumstance, I have recently found myself in the position to write a paper exploring the practical application of Emersonian and Thoreauvian concepts in modern society. As a college student in a metropolitan city, Im witness to the everyday hustle and bustle that city life ... Read More

A Biography of Erzsébet Bathory (2036 words, 4 pages)

ERZSBET (ELIZABETH) BTHORYCountess of Transylvania, vampire Born 156061 died, August 21, 1614.In order to improve her complexion and also to maintain her failing grasp on her youth and vitality, she slaughtered six hundred innocent young women from her tiny mountain principality...The noble Bthory family stemmed from the Hun Gutkeled clan ... Read More

Analyzing Pearl’s Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1394 words, 2 pages)

Lai 1The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, includes a variety of symbolism, which plays a significant role in the book. The most significant symbol in The Scarlet Letter is Hester Prynnes daughter, Pearl, whom Hester bore as a result of her sin of adultery. Hester named the infant Pearl ... Read More

Characters Versus Community in O Pioneers! by Willa Cather, Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephan Crane (1340 words, 3 pages)

Characters versus CommunityLisa FailsApril 11, 2001Literature 421762381Characters versus CommunityIn the novel O Pioneers! the author Willa Cathers vision of Alexandra Bergson is consistent in character treatment with other authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne (Scarlet Letter), and Stephan Crane (Maggie A Girl of the Streets). In each novel, all authors possess ... Read More

An Analysis of the Puritan Society in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Crucible by Arthur Miller (1360 words, 2 pages)

When the topic of a Puritanical society is brought up, most people think of a rigorous, conservative, highly devout society. While this may have usually been the case, this was not always so. The Puritan society was also known not to act out of brotherly, "Christian love", but to cruelly ... Read More

The Dark Truth of the Human Heart in The House of the Seven Gables by N. Hawthorne (1258 words, 8 pages)

The Dark Side of HawthorneIn The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorneexhibits the fate of a family due to a curse by analyzingthe most disagreeable secrets of a mans soul (Great Lives1077). Hawthorne shows the decay of an aristocratic familydue to the sins of the past. He uses allegory ... Read More

The Importance of Politics in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1568 words, 2 pages)

Liberalism, as a political philosophy, can be traced as the foundation to several theories that were circulating the American nation during the mid-nineteenth century. This political ideology embraces a strong repudiation for the laws, customs, and institutions of the time that were believed to foster the subordination of individuality, and ... Read More

An Analysis of Young Goodman Brown, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1694 words, 2 pages)

Faith or Destiny Nathaniel Hawthorne made his mark as a major American writer in 1850, with the publication of The Scarlet Letter. His work appeals to different levels of readers because he creates complex and elaborate settings. Through conflicts within his characters, he analyzes the moral and psychological issues often ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Life of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1560 words, 3 pages)

A child called natureThe life of Pearl in The Scarlet LetterPearl is a difficult child. She is unintentionally cruel, unpredictable, intelligent, and demanding. Her mood can change from laughing uncontrollably one minute to completely silent the next. These unique traits make her seem demonic. She is an object of natural ... Read More

The End of a Coward in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1354 words, 2 pages)

The End of a CowardIn Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, the cause of tragedy is centered upon the rigid Puritan society that leads to great consequences in the lives of sinners. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdales act of adultery greatly affects their lives and its result greatly alters their presence ... Read More

An Introduction to the Works by Virginia Hamilton an African American Children’s Author (1432 words, 7 pages)

I never thought seriously of any other career1, Virginia Hamilton said, speaking of being an author. Virginia Hamilton is a very talented African American Childrens author. She was born on March 12, 1936 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Her Mother had lived in Yellow Springs since the late 1850s. Virginia Hamilton ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (559 words, 1 pages)

The Signs of an AuthorSymbols add so much to an authors work. To be able to play the game of figuring out those symbols is on reason most readers pick up certain authors writings. Hawthorne is one of those writers. In this book we are showered with wonderful symbols and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Narrative Styles in Melville’s Bartleby and Poe’s Arthur Gordon Pym and Hawthorne’s the House of Seven Gables (1180 words, 2 pages)

narrative styles in Melville's Bartleby, Poe's Arthur Gordon Pym, and Hawthorne's The House of Seven Gables. How all three authors utilize a "conversational" tone for the function of their work. In works by three of the most classically American authors of the nineteenth century, Melville, Poe, and Hawthorne, a trait ... Read More

In Death’s Disguise in Our Town by Thornton Wilder (1197 words, 4 pages)

If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything Mrs. Ernest Hemingway In the play Our Town, the people of Grovers Corners mask their worries and apprehensions about death in their quest for happiness. In the first act, a few ... Read More

A Biography of Chris van Allsburg, an Author and Illustrator (1368 words, 5 pages)

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. Chris Van Allsburg ... Read More

A Defiant Character in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1285 words, 2 pages)

Analysis of Character and Conflict Change?With nothing now to lose in the sight of mankind, and with no hope, and seemingly no wish, of gaining anything, it could only be a genuine regard for virtue that had brought back the poor wanderer to its paths. (153)With his precise diction Nathaniel ... Read More

An Examination of Good and Evil in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Rappacini’s Daughter” (1294 words, 2 pages)

In "Rappaccini's Daughter", Nathaniel Hawthorne examines the combination of good and evil inpeople through the relationships of the story's main characters. The lovely and yet poisonous Beatrice, thedaughter of the scientist Rappaccini, is the central figure of the story, while her neighbor Giovanni becomes the observer, participant, and interpreter of ... Read More

An Examination of Roger’s Character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Scarlet Letter” (1167 words, 2 pages)

The character of Roger Chillingworth in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter is one of many different faces. Hawthorne changes the character of Chillingworth during different periods of the novel. As Chillingworth's actions and his motives change, so in turn does the reader's opinion of him, which ranges from compassion to antipathy. ... Read More

An Analysis of Nature in Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1037 words, 2 pages)

Pearl A product of NatureEssay submitted by jroumhotmail.comPearl is one of the most interesting and mysterious characters of the novel The Scarlet Letter. One tends to wonder why Pearl is the way she is. Why does she act so strangely and so differently than all the other characters? She acts ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Author to Her Book by Anne Bradstreet (1041 words, 1 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

An Analysis of the Character Pearl in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1009 words, 4 pages)

No other Pearl can be worth more to a story than this Pearl, but no pearl had ever beenearned at as high a cost to a person as in Hester Prynne, the powerful Main Character in NathanielHawthornes novel The Scarlet Letter. Her daughter Pearl, born into a Puritan prison in ... Read More

Roger Chillingworth as an Uprooted Weed in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1037 words, 3 pages)

The Weed That Becomes UprootedIn The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Roger Chillingworth leeches on Arthur Dimmesdale in order to get retribution on him. He wants revenge on Dimmesdale because Dimmesdale and Hester, Roger's wife, had a child together. As he sucked the life out of Dimmesdale, Roger's physical characteristics ... Read More

An Analysis of the Sin of Adultery in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1002 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter is a story about Hester Prynne, a woman who commits a sin. She is filled with many feelings surrounding that sin such as pride. Her sin is a one of passion. Hester Prynnes sin is adultery. She commits adultery with the Reverend Dimmesdale. ... Read More

The Tolls of Sin in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1153 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, many of the characters suffer from the tolls of sin, but none as horribly as Hester's daughter Pearl. She alone suffers from sin that is not hers, but rather that of her mother's. From the day she is conceived, Pearl is portrayed as ... Read More

A Comparative Analysis of the Use of the Theme Self-Reliance in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown and Samuel Clemens’ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1097 words, 2 pages)

Self-reliance.I will, in the following, discuss the theme of self-reliance in the above-mentioned texts. But what exactly is self-reliance? In his 1841 publication called Essays, Ralph Waldo Emerson includes an essay simply entitled Self-Reliance in which he states Trust thyselfGreat men have always done so and confided themselves childlike to ... Read More

The Puritan Society in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1076 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around 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 Literary Achievements of Henry David Thoreau (1079 words, 3 pages)

Why was Henry David Thoreau such a wonderful writer? He had many great qualities, but the most important were his devotion to nature and writing, his desire for independence, and his experiences he encountered throughout his life. Henry David Thoreau looked to nature as the basis of life and writing. ... Read More

An Analysis of Morality in Roger Malvin’s Burial by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1136 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne creates an intricate and amazing dialog within the short story Roger Malvins Burial. Reuben Bourne and Roger Malvin, presented with a particular dilemma, are forced to battle each other, as might two lawyers in a courtroom. Here however, the two sides are not against each other, moreover their ... Read More

A Review of the Movie Based on Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1025 words, 2 pages)

Sin or SaintThe Scarlet Letter is a highly sexual movie remake of Nathaniel Hawthornes classic novel. Starring Demi Moore as Hester Prynne, Gary Oldman as Arthur Dimmesdale and Robert Duvall as Roger Chillingworth. The movie is in a league of its own and thats not really a compliment. Literary purists ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013