Project In English Submitted by: Carmela Bayogos II-St. Joseph Submitted to: Ms. Ma. Lora Mei Jan Soriano Teacher Book Report Template *Title: The Scarlet Letter *Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne *Type of Book: Romantic work of fiction -It is a story about a woman who had a husband who’s been abroad for years‚ maybe lost at sea. And she refuses to give up the name of the man she loves. She’ll protect him and their forbidden love-to the very end.
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In The Scarlet Letter‚ there are many scenes that are important to the plot and help reveal the story’s theme of sin and its consequences. The story is presented differently than most novels‚ however‚ Hawthorne presents the story as an omniscient feeling towards all characters‚ rather than a chronological explanation in order to show a unity of mood. Therefore‚ many of these important scenes do not focus on one character‚ but relate the actions of the four major characters together. There are
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Nathaniel Hawthorne published his book The Scarlet Letter in 1850 about a Puritan town in 1642. Puritans believed on focusing on no forms of pleasure whatsoever‚ following the bible literally. This means basically living a hellish life on earth in hopes that they will eventually go to Heaven. Hawthorne himself was an anti- transcendentalist; which means he believed that humans are mostly evil and kept in check by society. The Scarlet Letter was about a Puritan town since Hawthorne was obsessed with
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Symbols in "The Scarlet Letter" Janice Schuster A The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter‚ symbols appear everywhere. Hawthorne uses several different concrete objects to represent something of deeper meaning. Among these symbols is the scarlet letter "A" itself. It is made of red cloth and beautifully embroidered. It
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forest 10. Comparison and/or contrast of Chillingworth and Dimmesdale. 11. Comparison and/or contrast of the Puritan community and Pearl. 12. Comparison and/or contrast of Hester and Pearl. 13. Investigation of a minor character: Mistress Hibbins‚ Governor Bellingham‚ Governor Bellingham‚ others? Why does the author include this minor character? 14. A reader’s perspective: Is Dimmesdale pitied by the reader? Should he be pitied by the reader? (OR) Is Hester pitied by the reader
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"Look at the world through rose-colored glasses" That quote is probably the essence of romanticism. In the modern world‚ romance pertains to a night at the movies and dinner‚ the classic "you can’t have him‚ he’s mine!"‚ and hoping that she’ll find that engagement ring in the cake while she’s eating it. In The Scarlet letter‚ however‚ applies to two separated lovers‚ hidden identities‚ and reminiscing on the bad times‚ but with hope and confidence. Innate deformation‚ genius abilities‚ and
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out for her daughter is when they are leaving the governor’s mansion. When Mistress Hibbins‚ a woman perceived to be a witch‚ asks Hester to join her in the forest‚ she refuses. This is because she “‘must tarry home‚ and keep watch over my little Pearl‚’” (89). Hester is asked to join the alleged witches in the forest and is aware of the harsh punishments of being accused of being a witch. If Hester was seen with Hibbins‚ she could have had Pearl taken away from her‚ leaving Pearl alone and motherless
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Published writer‚ Anne Lamott once said that “Perfection is shallow‚ unreal‚ and fatally uninteresting.” Fatally uninteresting… an ironic phrase in the context of the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ due to the unraveling climax and fate of the protagonist. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne uses a strong character vs. society conflict and symbolism to illustrate that striving to be perfect and unjudged in the eyes of society can destroy a person’s will to live. Hawthorne
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Huston 1 Zakary Huston Mr. Montalbano AP English Language and Composition 11 August 2014 The Scarlet Crucible Both Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter include instance of settlers of the New England colonies being affected by Puritan law. Their commentary on Puritan society is spread throughout their works. Their views on the laws set forth by Puritanism are easily found within their stories about the various occurrences in a theocracy
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“Setting” is a word used to describe the place‚ time‚ assumptions and values of a society in a story. In the Scarlet Letter‚ the setting was in the Puritan town of Salem in Massachusetts Bay Colony circa 1640. Being that the era and location of the backdrop is in a 17th century Protestant Puritan village‚ the assumptions and values would be that the townspeople are God-fearing individuals who strictly adhere to the Bible and its preachings. In this particular story‚ the primary conflict was the setting
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