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of a mother or a sister; and on his head was a three-cornered hat, which in its better days had perhaps sheltered the graver brow ...
possible defect" causes him dismay, as it is a "visible mark of earthly imperfection" (Hawthorne 1021). Alymers disdain for the bi...
hath an infant immortality, a being capable of eternal joy or sorrow, confided to her care-to be trained up by her to righteousnes...
This essay considers the nature of suffering in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and focuses on the private and public suf...
This essay discusses short stories Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat," contrasting...
isolated as a result. In many ways, it is the men...
In four pages the acceptance of change among individuals are compared in the characterizations of Calisher's Greenwitch, Hawthorne...
that only through the righteous acts of our lives could redemption be obtained. This belief also encompassed the fact that appear...
In nine pages this paper examines how the protagonist is transformed throughout this short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Seven so...
all his days. This appears to be true as Montressor is compulsively confessing his evil fifty years later. Other critics agree t...
indescribable evil. Symbols always present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Hawthornes repea...
were signified by it" (1323). He then goes into great narrative detail to describe the letter to emphasize its significance: "The...
for an hour, thinking about her past, her relationship, and her future. As she ponders she begins to really experience a sense of ...
reality of humanitys cruel heart. True to Hawthornes nature of portraying both the worst and the best humankind has to offer, he ...
1920s. Offering both privacy and four-star service, the Biltmore attracted those who craved each, including the "Duke and Duchess...
hearers quaked. An unsought pathos came hand in hand with awe" (Hawthorne). They shuddered and were simply fearful of this man who...
In seven pages this paper considers the Gothic characteristics of Mary Shelley's writings in an analysis of short stories 'Transfo...
moderation. We can see this as he puts those people in the first stages of hell, which had been neutral -nothing good-nothing bad...
its mothers shame has come from the hand of God," and, in so doing, works upon the heart of her mother, both giving her joy and pr...
in humanity until he hears the voice of his wife. When he stumbles out of the woods the next morning, he is a changed man. He ha...
stories often reflect the ideals, and the alternative ideals, of this time. While he has written numerous stories this particular ...
an intriguing plot concerning a ministers request to never remove the curious black veil he wears. When he dies, should the congre...
much fuller understanding of the feelings and motivations of his fellow men, which is reflected in his sermons. As noted by Eaton ...
Stone Face, Ernest, a small boy growing up in the village learns of a prophecy concerning one who will live among them and will be...
the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...
wronged by the people sets out to uncover just how dishonest they truly are, how they do not possess righteousness and that they a...
freely expressing their sinful temptations to the minister. The cause of Reverend Hoopers alienation, it would appear, was not an...
to catch up with and crush idealistic young people afraid of occurrences over which they seem to have no control" (Hynes 265). "L...
her husband who did not reside with her. As such she could not deny that she had an affair with someone. However, she would never ...