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novel reap the ultimate reward of independence, acceptance and long comfortable lives. From the start of the novel, Hesters emerg...
were signified by it" (1323). He then goes into great narrative detail to describe the letter to emphasize its significance: "The...
that only through the righteous acts of our lives could redemption be obtained. This belief also encompassed the fact that appear...
In four pages this creative writing sample features a letter in which Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale explains to Hester why he cannot ...
In four pages this paper examines the importance of symbolism in this novel with the emphasis being upon the 'scarlet letter A' re...
die Puritans. Hesters first act in The Scarlet Letter seems to be an act of free will," that being her decision to commit adultery...
In seven pages this paper presents a chapter by chapter synopsis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter....
to it that such a crime was punishable by death. After all, behavior so unbecoming of a religious devotee deserved no less....
of the letter "A" We are using the word "symbol" to indicate one thing that stands for another. Xs and Os for example at the end...
In five pages this paper examines how original sin is represented by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the characterization of Pearl in The S...
In six pages this paper discusses how escaping into nature is thematically developed in Henry Roth's Call It Sleep, William Faulkn...
In five pages this quote is considered within the context of injustice in a discussion of such works as Chief Joseph's I Will Figh...
sin and transgression. For example, this discussion could bring out the ways in which both Hester and her daughter Pearl are socia...
Introduction The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story filled with many images and many forms of symbolism. It is a ri...
This paper addresses Hawthorne's use of symbolism in 'The Scarlet Letter.' The author contends that Hawthorne uses mirrors to sym...
"transcendentalist." This was an idealistic philosophy influenced by the German writers Immanuel Kant and F. W. Schelling. It pr...
In five pages this research paper examines female stereotypes in a consideration of protagonist Hester Prynne featured in Nathanie...
In seven pages the literary device of fate is examined within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Edgar Allan...
In five pages this paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's protagonists are either hunted or haunted in the novel The Scarlet Let...
he urges Faith to deny the Devil and look to Heaven, he suddenly finds himself alone in the forest. Although Brown has escaped the...
with a mind of their own -- and the will to abandon social stigmas without a backward glance -- indicated a loose fiber in the pat...
was put into prison and made to wear a scarlet leader to indicate that she was an adulteress. However, she never revealed who the ...
hath an infant immortality, a being capable of eternal joy or sorrow, confided to her care-to be trained up by her to righteousnes...
"other woman" because she wears the "A but the reality is that in this day and age, Hester would be any woman. That she has an aff...
to delve deeper into their own spirituality. Thus, each of the four major characters are guilty of acquired knowledge which stems ...
This essay considers the nature of suffering in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and focuses on the private and public suf...
punishes her by labeling her with the letter "A" and through social ostracism. Thoreaus argument with the state in "Civil Disobe...
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...
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Sclarlet Letter is analyzed for the presence of a tragic hero. Using Aristotle standards the author of ...
In six pages this paper analyzes the Arthur Dimmesdale character in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and what it symboliz...