The classic American novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne deals with many themes that were relevant in Hester Prynne’s puritanical society and remain expressed in modern day America. The promising outcomes of our negative actions are shown through many symbols in the text‚ prominently through Pearl and the mysterious forest. The story teaches us many lessons‚ but Hester teaches that although bad things can happen to people‚ you can turn the situation around for the better. In The Scarlet
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When looking toward the past people too often seem to address major and general occurrences. However authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne show history through a different‚ more palatable‚ perspective. By illustrating the life of a specific individual in the past Hawthorne has better related his characters and their times to the reader. One of the best ways of accomplishing that in the novel is through the use of symbolism. The forest‚ for instance‚ is vital to the book “The Scarlet Letter.” In order
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Representation of Romanticism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne The use of Romanticism in The Scarlet Letter contradicts strict puritan society with nature and the freedom that comes with it . Hawthorne portrays Romantic elements such as admiring nature and solitude‚ and revolutionary thoughts‚ in The Scarlet Letter. Theses elements are used in Hester’s ostracization from society‚ thus leading her to posses revolutionary thoughts. Hawthorne uses the prison as a symbol of society‚ and the nature
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her public identification as an adulterer. As the novel progresses‚ her doings reveal character traits that are highly valued-yet‚ Hester remains branded by the red letter “A” stitched on the breast of her gown. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes literary devices to portray the perceived form that shapes Hester’s identity. Hawthorne’s use of setting and painful similes establishes the initial perspective the society has on Hester and how it influences her internally. In the beginning
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been afraid of little Pearl” (Hawthorne 140). Dimmesdale may be a good minister and a respected man in the community‚ but he is not even able to communicate with
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condemned by the townspeople and the effects of the sin are evident‚ this is not the main focus of the book. The analysis of the main characters of The Scarlet Letter and their situations and how they tie into the overall theme of the story shows that Hawthorne is focusing on duality rather than on adultery.SThis very novel explains the symbiotic functions of the human heart that fluctuates and deteriorates in accordance with various situations. This book clarifies that duality‚ a human trait inherent in
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Literature & Health HU 350.95H online Winter 2013 FINAL ASSIGNMENT: A LITERARY ANALYSIS Rappaccini ’s Daughter By Nathaniel Hawthorne “Rappaccini’s Daughter” is a fascinating short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne about a medical scientist “Giacomo Rappaccini” who is researching exotic and poisonous plants. His daughter “Beatrice Rappaccini ” takes care of the poisonous plants for him and she too becomes poisonous. The story takes place in Padua in the medieval
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Scarlet Letter was written in 1850. This book was written by Nathanial Hawthorne. He wrote the book to apologize because he was embarrassed about his ancestors. This book is about a puritan woman who commits the sin of adultery. The puritans did not want the government controlling them so that’s why they came to America. Hawthorne wrote this book to show that guilt can destroy a person’s body and soul. In this book Hawthorne shows how the character Dimmesdale destroys himself his body and his
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Love and Hate In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book The Scarlet Letter‚ love and hate appear numerous times. Love appears as being good‚ hate is considered evil. Hawthorne shows that humans have the choice to choose between loving and hating another person. Through examples within the novel it is discerned that Hawthorne believes that humans are made to love and therefore‚ it is better to love than to hate one another. Love and hate are strong emotions that can leave one dependent upon the other.
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