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A Biography and Life Work of John Howard Griffin, an American Journalist and Author (1205 words, 3 pages)

Section A Biography on authorJohn Howard Griffin was born in Dallas, Texas, on June 16,1920. He is famous for being a very talented writer. In his life he wrote over eleven books. John was not going to be a writer. During WWII he served with the French Resistance Army until ... Read More

An Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale, a Character in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1458 words, 3 pages)

In the novel The Scarlet Letter there are many characters. Out of the four important characters in the novel Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale has the best story. Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale has a very important role in the book, because if he was not in it there would be no book. Arthur ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Feminism in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (828 words, 1 pages)

''Feminism'' in The Scarlet LetterThroughout The Scarlet Letter, the main character, Hester Prynne, is portrayed as a feminist woman. Unlike many Puritan women, Hester creates her own lifestyle and way of living without the help of a male husband. Hawthorne uses Hester's business success, assertiveness toward well respected men, and ... Read More

The Feminist Portrayal of Hester Prynne in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (464 words, 1 pages)

Throughout The Scarlet Letter, the main character, Hester Prynne, is portrayed as a feminist woman. Unlike many Puritan women, Hester creates her own lifestyle and way of living without the help of a male husband. Hawthorne uses Hester's business success, assertiveness toward well respected men, and skills as a single ... Read More

An Overview of the Characters in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1175 words, 2 pages)

"The Scarlet Letter" Character TypesThe term "character type" does not have an exact definition and therefore can mean something different to each person. My definition of "character type" is what a person or thing in a story ( character) is or represents based on their actions ine the story. It's ... Read More

An Analysis of The Scarlet Letter and an Overview of the Multiple Meanings and Discussion Providing Insight Into the Letter A, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1372 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet AMultiple meanings and discussion providing insight into the letter The letter A was to be worn as a punishment, to be worn in shame, to be worn as adulteress. This may not have been clearly and directly stated to the reader, but throughout reading the book, you gather ... Read More

An Overview of the Puritan Town and Characters in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (830 words, 1 pages)

In the novel The Scarlet letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne the society of a Puritan town exclude anyone who is in any way deviant and considers that person as being sinful. In order to fit in the people are willing to conceal and contain their passion and all their faults because ... Read More

An Overview of the Novel The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne (571 words, 1 pages)

Mirror, Mirror, on the WallOur society tends to be obsessed with the idea of physical perfection. Why does our society manifest that obsession? How is "The Birthmark" an early version of our modern obsession with physical perfection? Nathaniel Hawthorne uses these questions to obsess Aylmer to construct a life threatening ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbols in the Setting of The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1015 words, 2 pages)

The Village and Forest as SymbolsSettings in books have a great impact on the characters and events that develop in a novel. Setting is what makes up the characters, it is their surroundings that they encounter and interact with. Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes symbolism to express certain points or themes to ... Read More

An Analysis of every Man’s Capability to Do Evil Under Right Conditions in “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (469 words, 1 pages)

Young Goodman Brown, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is an excellent short story from the 1800 s. In this short story Hawthorne s main character, Goodman Brown, goes out into the woods with the devil and is tempted by the devil each step of the way. In Young Goodman Brown, Hawthorne uses ... Read More

Concept of Selfishness in Soldier’s Home, Short Story by American Author Ernest Hemingway (923 words, 5 pages)

Harold's mother, the grandmother, and Bartleby are selfishcharacters.In Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home," Harold's mother shows selfishness in that she refuses to understand his changing behavior. Her son, Harold Krebs, is a young man whois returning home from his tour of duty in France. The overwhelming shock of his experiences at ... Read More

A Biography of Edgar Allan Poe, an Americann Author (1348 words, 2 pages)

EDGAR A. POEEdgar Allen Poe son of the actress Eliza Poe and actor David Poe Jr., was born January 19,1809. His father was from a good Baltimore family and drunk heavily. His mother however was a good actress but she died of tuberculosis in Richmond Virginia in December of 1811. ... Read More

Role of the Narrator in the Invisible Man, a Novel by American Author Ralph Ellison (1192 words, 2 pages)

The Narrator in Ellison s Invisible ManRalph Ellison's Invisible Man is the story of an educated black man who has been oppressed and controlled by white men throughout his life. As the narrator, he is nameless throughout the novel as he journeys from the South, where he studies at an ... Read More

The Protagonist as a Victim of Circumstance in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Herman Melville’s Billy Bud, Sailor (557 words, 1 pages)

Innocent victims appear very often in literature. Anti-transcendentalist authors often make their protagonists victims of strictly enforced harsh rules or malice to prove their pessimistic point. An example of such is Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter", or Herman Melville's "Billy Budd, Sailor". In both stories, the protagonists are depicted as ... Read More

The Tragedy of War in All Quiet on the Western Front, Novel by German Author Erich Maria Remarque (1239 words, 2 pages)

All Quiet on the Western Front demonstrates to me the tragedy of war when young men are sent off to battle. At a very young age these men were forced into military training and battle forced to live without any contact with their families forced to live isolated from others, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Ambiguity in Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet letter” (1508 words, 2 pages)

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators, Camus once said (Esar 28). His subject was ambiguity a subject with two or more contrary interpretations and his meaning was clear. Readers can derive truth from concise statements, but they may only form plausible observations from vague ... Read More

The Characters Who Suffer From the Tolls of Sin in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (595 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

Arthur Dimmesdale’s Character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (723 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet LetterNathaniel HawthorneIn Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale of The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale, a main character, is confronted with a number of circumstances, both in and out of his control, that lead to his ultimate demise. Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister, lives his life for the townspeople of Boston and, as ... Read More

The Use of Literary Techniques in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (984 words, 1 pages)

Within such a plethora of excellent Puritan literature, The Scarlet Letter stands out because of the exquisite use of literary techniques for enrichment throughout. One of these techniques is the use of characters as symbols, to procreate the message of the story within the simple narrative of the daily travails ... Read More

A Comparison of Living and The Dead based on the author Sharon Olds. (980 words, 1 pages)

Most Hated FatherIn the book, The Living and The Dead, by Sharon Olds the author makes writes poems about her view on images of life and death and what she associates each with. This anthology seems to be mostly influenced by her family, from her hated father and grandfather, to ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Puritan Women in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (613 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne s novel of sin and forgiveness, The Scarlet Letter, takes a look at the life of a Puritan women named Hester Prynne. Hester is a scorned woman, having borne a child who can claim no father, in a corrupt and menaced society. Thought the book, the three most ... Read More

An Overview of the Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau (1065 words, 2 pages)

Civil Disobedience, written by Henry David Thoreau, portrays the transcendental idea that the individual is more powerful than a group of people. He portrays this though figurative language. The mass of men serve the State thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are the standing ... Read More

A Reflection on Sin and Repentance in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (3724 words, 6 pages)

A Reflection on Sin and RepentanceYin Hua Nathaniel Hawthorne is certainly at his best when writing about sin, the supernatural and the New England past. Among all his works dealing with sin, The Scarlet Letter is unanimously considered to be his most successful attempt. In this nineteenth-century American classic, the ... Read More

Describing the Leadership and Religious Authority of King David in the Bible (1093 words, 2 pages)

King David proved to be a wise and effective leader for Israel. However, it can be said that his son, Solomon, made several mistakes during his reign. Many of his problems originated from his Temple, a structure that was conceptualized by his father to be a deterrent against the paganism, ... Read More

Social Injustice According to Martin Luther King and Thoreau (940 words, 2 pages)

I am in Birmingham because injustice is here compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid, (King). Martin Luther King saw an injustice in America and decided that direct action was the only way ... Read More

An Analysis of the Case of Thornhill Versus Alabama on the Case of Pure Speech and Freedom of Actions (626 words, 1 pages)

Speech -plus, the incorporation of pure speech and some kind of action, is a freedom that is generally not protected strictly as pure speech because actions may endanger safety or conflict with the rights of others. Just as pure speech, it incorporates the spoken word. But in addition to it, ... Read More

The Life Story of Henry David Thoreau (213 words, 1 pages)

ovember 1, 20002332 Lac Labelle Rd.Carlton, MN 55718Gov. Jesse Ventura Office of the GovernorAttn Gov. Jesse VenturaRoom 130 State CapitalSt. Paul, MN 55155Dear Mr. GovernorThe reason I am writing this in relation to our study of Henry David Thoreau. I live in the little town of Carlton just south of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Report Capital Punishment by Author Tom Guilmette and the Issues of Death Penalty in the United States (1228 words, 2 pages)

Capital PunishmentIn his report "Capital Punishment", the author Tom Guilmette, describes how death penalty has many disadvantages as a method of punishment and justice satisfaction, but is still a necessity for our society. It is defined with the word "capital", because it is the worst, and most severe of all ... Read More

A Fictional Account of the Author as a New Character in Native Son, a Novel by Richard Wright (662 words, 1 pages)

My name is Jack Meloch and I'm a friend of Mr. Max. I've come in contact with Mr. Max's client, Bigger Thomas, and I saw his case. From the stories of Mr. Max I don't think that it's fair to Bigger to get the death sentence. It is obviously society's ... Read More

An Overview of the Authors of the Constitution of the United States’ Liberties by James Madison (818 words, 4 pages)

The authors of the Constitution of the United States created amagnificent list of liberties which were, at the time ascribed, to mostpeople belonging to the United States. The main author, James Madison,transported the previous ideas of f undamental liberties from the greatlibertarians around the world, such as John Lilburne, John ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013