For the past few weeks‚ I have learned a lot from our mandatory reading of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ and have come to the conclusion that is much more than just a tale written to satisfy the reader’s hunger for a good scandal. Littered among chunks of romanticized descriptions of foliage and drab Puritan garments lie three very important messages emphasizing the importance of fidelity‚ duty‚ and courageousness to the human soul‚ all of which are still relevant to us today‚ and all
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Analyzing Plot in The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne outlines the plot of the story through his specific placement of three very significant scenes which take place on the scaffold: Hester’s public punishment for committing adultery‚ the minister’s vigil and reunion with Hester and Pearl‚ and lastly‚ the revelation of the scarlet letter. The second scaffold scene in Chapter 12 is substantial in that it is the first time that the Reverend Dimmesdale‚ Hester‚ and Pearl
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The style of The Scarlet Letter is clean‚ precise‚ and effective. In the novel Hawthorne utilizes all his writing skills. In doing this he includes a heroine. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne is a victim and a heroine that is admired because of her strong will‚ and disregard for other’s views of her. She comes from an impoverished but genteel English family‚ having lived in a "decayed house of gray stone‚ with a poverty-stricken aspect‚ but retaining a half-obliterated
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The Scarlet Letter‚ Critical Essay Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter was the greatest writing of American Literature of his time and even to this day. His beliefs in this book are based on the ideas of the Romantics. The story of Hester Prynne and her journey‚ talks about her going against the nature of society and clearly stating that emotion is superior to reason. It is apparent in the novel Hawthorne believed emotion was superior to law‚ and humans are intrinsically good. The
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The Scale Hangs Fairly Balanced An affair can change a person’s life. That is exactly what happens to Hester Prynne in the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter. The novel was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne was born in 1804 in Salem‚ Massachusetts. He was a dark romantic writer who wrote about 17-century Puritan life. Puritans came from England to America in search of religious freedom. The life of a Puritan revolved around their religion. They spend their entire life avoiding sin and living simply
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Beauty is the eyes of the beholder. One man’s beauty can be misery for another. For perfectionists it can be difficult to find the perfection. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” is a story of a couple’s foolish search for perfection which ends with a tragedy. Georgiana‚ who is the victim of god’s small mistake‚ is one of the main characters in the story. On the outside‚ she looked so in love with her husband that she was able to give up her life to satisfy him. On the inside‚ she was an egotistical
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Honors English II 2nd Hour 10914 Perception vs. Reality Hetzel 2 Nathan Hetzel JD Peters Honors English II 2nd Hour 10914 Perception vs. Reality There are many differences between reality and the perception of everyone else. Nathaniel Hawthorne shows the ongoing conflict between a group’s concept of an individual‚ and the individuals real struggle that they deal with. The Scarlet Letter is a realistic example of the contradiction between the reality of life and the diluted comprehension of society
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Pearl Highlights Hypocrisy in the Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl undergoes a dramatic transformation from a devilish infant to a sagely child. Born into a society full of judgment and hypocrisy‚ Pearl‚ a bastard child‚ is unable to escape her predetermined role. Pearl lacks a traditional family; her mother is the sole provider‚ a direct attack on Puritan standards designating this young family as outsiders. Furthermore‚ Pearl‚ unlike her peers‚ establishes a reputation
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Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ born Nathaniel Hathorne‚ was an extraordinary American author. He was born on July Fourth‚ 1804‚ in Salem Massachusetts. Salem had a lot of influence on his writing because of his ancestors involvement in the Salem witch trials. His guilt from his ancestors involvement in the trials caused him to be a partial transcendentalist. Also‚his introduction in the Scarlet Letter‚ the Custom house‚ openly talks about his problems about the city of Salem to a point where it upset some
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Hamlet tells his friend‚“there is nothing either good or bad‚ but thinking makes it so” meaning that a person’s attitude toward an issue can shape whether that issue is positive or negative. This is shown in the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The protagonist‚ Hester Prynne‚ is sent to Boston a few years before her husband to settle down and create a life there. While she is there‚ she commits adultery with Mr. Dimmesdale‚ the minister. Adultery is extremely frowned upon in a Puritan
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