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How the Author’s Characterisation and Language Attributed to the Novel of the Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1419 words, 3 pages)

I got a grade 1 for this paper so u can be sure it will get you a good grade.A book which I have read recently is Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. In this R.P.R Im will be explore how the gradual break up of the community is ... Read More

The General Views of Author George Eliot on Religion and Community (399 words, 1 pages)

The life that could be lived in a village at 1861, which was so near of the time of the Industrial Revolution, is a simple life. People at that time were simple minded, and care most about their work. They do not understand much of their religion, as it is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Effect of Capital Punishment by Thorsten Sellin (1825 words, 3 pages)

Certain individuals who commit crimes do so at their own free will, and many have no qualms as to the consequences of their actions. To some, it matters not the possibility that if they are caught, there is the chance they may be executed. Sometimes the crimes committed by certain ... Read More

The Depiction of Puritan Society in The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1021 words, 2 pages)

The Puritans had a heavily important part in the formation of early America, as well as a religion that influenced our early American society. This society has been the target which many authors have picked to set their novels in. The topic of Puritan life contains a broad list of ... Read More

Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, the Greatest Sinner in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1336 words, 3 pages)

Sin is defined in Websters New World Dictionary as, any offense, fault, or the willful breaking of religious or moral law. Mankind is prone to some degree of sin it is a barrier that can not be avoided. But it is a question as to what mankind can do in ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Satan in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (853 words, 2 pages)

The world of Puritan New England, like the world of today, was filled with many evil influences. Many people were able to withstand the temptations of this darker side of the spiritual world, but still some fell victim to the supposed Satans will. Such offences against God, in thought, word, ... Read More

The Depiction of Puritanism and Romanticism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1712 words, 2 pages)

No one is perfect and no one is exactly the same. Everyone sins, and that includes telling lies. Most everyone lies at some point, whether it be to cover something up or just make someone feel better. Or it can be both. We as people are very afraid of being ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Who’s Who and Contemporary Authors (1095 words, 2 pages)

Though this student looked in Who's Who and Contemporary Authors, no information on Chester Wilmot could be found. One considered searching the Directory of American Scholars, but that would not be helpful since he is from Australia.In The Struggle for Europe, Wilmot seeks to explain several points. First, he explores ... Read More

An Analysis of the Power of the Church in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (964 words, 2 pages)

In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hester Prynne wore a red letter A on her breast. The symbol stood for adultery, a sin which she had been convicted of. This public humiliation of having to wear the bright crimson A was her punishment for becoming pregnant without ... Read More

An Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale’s Conflict in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (787 words, 2 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Arthur Dimmesdale as a troubled individual. In him lies the central conflict of the book. Dimmesdales soul is torn between two opposing forces his heart, his love for freedom and his passion for Hester Prynne, and his head, his knowledge of Puritanism and ... Read More

The Framework of the Puritan Society in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1507 words, 2 pages)

The Puritans, in Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, were a group of people who were shaped by English experience and complete involvement in religion. The Puritan society molded itself and created a government based upon the Bible and implemented it with force. The crime of adultery committed by Hester generated ... Read More

An Analysis of Puritanical Life in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1173 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel that shows the Puritanical way of life. Society does not accept the fact that Hester has committed the sin of adultery so they cast her out by making her wear a scarlet letter A across her chest. Pearl is the product ... Read More

An Analysis of Sin’s Lasting Effect in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1773 words, 3 pages)

The past always comes back to haunt us throughout our lives. Puritan society is highly based upon a persons reputation. Without an honorable reputation a person is not worthy of respect from others in their society. Characters in this novel go through their lives struggling with themselves trying to cope ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Symbolism of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (371 words, 1 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter, Pearl, is a symbol of sin and adultery in the sense that she leads Dimmsdale and Hester to their confession and the acceptance of their sins. A beauitful daughter of the towns adulturist has somtimes demon like traits. She is also the only living ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (818 words, 1 pages)

God does not like the sin of adultery. He does not like lying. He does not like hypocrisy. There are two roads that one can choose. In the end, what may seem like the easy way may have far greater consequences than the hard way. Arthur Dimmesdale chose the easy ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Hester Prynne in the Literature by Nathaniel Hawthorne (818 words, 2 pages)

Hawthorn shows sins of several different kinds in numerous people, as well as the consequences and remedies of their sins. Three main characters Hester Prynne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth bare the most of these sins. Arthur Dimmesdale, however, bares the most brutal effects of such sin. This is ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Sin and Redemption in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (734 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a dark tale of sin and redemption, centers on the small Puritan community of Boston during the seventeenth century. In the center of this bustling community is the market place. With in it are all the central features of the town, the most symbolic of ... Read More

An Analysis of the 1980 Film “Eighties Teen Movies (Thorburn, 1998) (2981 words, 4 pages)

Of all the 1980s films, that can be described as Eighties Teen Movies (Thorburn, 1998) or High School Movies (Messner, 1998), those written and (with the exception of Pretty In Pink (1986) and Some Kind of Wonderful(1987)) directed by John Hughes were often seen to define the genre, even leading ... Read More

A Literary Analysi of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (3122 words, 4 pages)

Films of this era are criticized for lacking substance and making up for this deficit with explosions and special effects. Books command a bit more respect from the general public. Many believe that devising a script is a juvenile form of writing, a shrub to the oak of a novel. ... Read More

The Symbolic Value of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1041 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, Pearl, is the human symbol of the sin of adultery in the fact that she leads her mother, Hester Prynne, and Arthur Dimmesdale to accept and admit to their sin. Pearl is the beautiful daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. She is the living symbol ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Hester in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1671 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne"s, The Scarlet Letter is a book about a woman, Hester, who moves to Boston from England during the Puritan times. She has a husband, and tells the colonists of Boston he will be arriving to be with her soon. After years go by and he doesn"t arrive, Hester ... Read More

An Overview of the Puritanism in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (633 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter, felt that the Puritans were people who believed that the world was a place where the battle between good and evil was a never-ending one. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne uses the symbols of light and dark to depict this battle among the characters ... Read More

An Overview of the Pearl in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (981 words, 2 pages)

Pearl is the living embodiment of the scarlet letter because she forces Hester and Dimmesdale to accept their sins. The Puritan society looks at Pearl as a child of the devil, and a black hearted girl because she is the result of sin. Hester and Dimmesdale are both in the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (568 words, 1 pages)

The story begins with an unfortunate marriage between Hester and Roger Prynne, wich leads to adultery and revenge. The Scarlet Letter, is the title of Nathaniel Hawthorne's book. The book is mainly focused on Hester Prynne, her sin, and the people who got caught in the midst of it. Firstly ... Read More

An Analysis of Types of Sin in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1600 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet Letter shows many types of sin. Some is only sin in the Puritan eye, some is internally blamed sin and some is sin only defined back in the time period of pre-Romanticism. Three main characters Hester Prynne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth are the 'sinners' of the ... Read More

Understanding the Principles of Authoritarianism in the Case of USSR (2244 words, 3 pages)

Imagine the next time you step into the voting booth your ballot only lists one candidate to choose from. Or perhaps your ballot lists four candidates, but they are all from the Liberal party. Dictatorships are one party political systems that are ruled by one leader or an elite group ... Read More

An Overview of the Child Pearl in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (346 words, 1 pages)

The child, Pearl, is "a blessing and as a reminder of her sin." As if the scarlet A were not enough punishment there "was a brat of that hellish breed" which would remind Hester of what happened in the past. The "brat" could have been given away to Governor Bellingham ... Read More

A Comprehensive Analysis of Anne Bradstreet’s the Author to Her Book (657 words, 1 pages)

In "The Author to Her Book," Bradstreet is awash in indecision and internal conflicts over the merits and shortfalls of her creative abilities and the book that she produced. This elaborate internal struggle between pride and shame is manifested through a painstaking conceit in which she likens her book to ... Read More

Indecision and Internal Conflicts in the Author to Her Book by Anne Bradstreet (641 words, 1 pages)

In The Author to Her Book, Bradstreet is awash in indecision and internal conflicts over the merits and shortfalls of her creative abilities and the book that she produced. This elaborate internal struggle between pride and shame is manifested through a painstaking conceit in which she likens her book to ... Read More

An Analysis of Macbeth’s Authority in William Shakespeare’s Play (986 words, 1 pages)

"Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself" (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin), this quote applies to the play, Macbeth. In the play, Macbeth kills the respected King Duncan so that he can be king. However, during his rule, Macbeth demonstrates that he is incapable of mastering the power and responsibilities of ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013