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    selling drugs for his father. This life of crime and debauchery was all that he knew. He constantly paid for the mistakes of his parents and his parents’ parents. This is a common event that has taken place in human society throughout time. Nathaniel Hawthorne recognized the fact that people have the burden of constantly dealing with the shortcomings and lack of opportunity that come with many mistakes that parents make. This theme and realization of Hawthorne’s is a prevalent theme in many of his

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is one of the most analyzed and most discussed literary works in American literature. Hawthorne’s ambiguity and strong use of symbols have made this novel very complex and detailed. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses many symbols to give insight into characters and promote his views on society. The scaffold scenes in The Scarlet Letter tell the reader exactly what is to come‚ and the presence of light in those scenes gives the reader insight

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    In A Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Pearl just as much a symbol as she is a character. She represents the price of sin and the possibility for redemption. Hester names her daughter Pearl‚ “as being a great price- purchased with all she had- her mother’s only treasure!” (Hawthorne 6). Hester loves pearl unconditionally because pearl had to suffer so much to get her‚ not just in childbirth‚ but also because she is an outcast. Pearl is not like all the other kids and she seems to always get

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    Shari Sepulveda Ms. DeMarco English 3 October 1‚ 2012 In “Young Goodman Brown‚” Nathaniel Hawthorne uses character and setting to show the difference between right and wrong. Nathaniel Hawthorne builds up the character Young Goodman Brown as brave and strong man. When YGB mentions “he sat himself down‚ and refused to go any further.” Young Goodman Brown is a risk taker; he had a bad feeling about going father inside the forest with the man. Young Goodman Brown knew what he was going

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    Mr. Kinsman‚ Major Molineux Nathaniel Hawthorne was very important to America’s early literature. His story “My Kinsman‚ Major Molineux” represents the extremes of leaving home with the intentions of having others to help you to make your way. He gives a gritty account of what was believed to be the American dream by showing the harsh realities of the real world. He also describes the harsh world waiting once your youth and innocence are gone. Hawthorne’s main character‚ Robin‚ leaves his

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s "Young Goodman Brown" can be a very complicated read. One who simply reads this short story without any further insight would not grasp the idea of the story. With understanding of the characterization and allegory used in it‚ one can find this story ’s true meaning and they can take into their mind lots of new ideas from reading it. This is because comprehension of these two elements allow deeper insight into the real meaning of the story. An important element in "Young

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    Able‚ Not Adulterous In the timeless novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the scarlet letter “A” is meant to be a symbol of shame and punishment given by the Puritan elders of Boston to Hester Prynne for the crime of adultery; when the story opens‚ the identity of her lover is unknown‚ but it is revealed later to be the Reverend Dimmesdale. In the Puritan society‚ the townspeople shun Hester for her sinfulness. The letter on Hester’s clothing intended to publicly humiliate and shame

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    Fiction Essay ENGL 102: Composition and Literature MLA Outline THESIS: In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ imagery and characterization are employed to illustrate the ever present inner darkness of humanity. However‚ the authors set very different themes in how their protagonists reflect upon and respond to being faced with it. Both men must choose whether they will reject and confront evil or simply abide it with apathy.

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    Gender Constructs within Hawthorne’s Works Often found within Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writings woman are depicted as beautiful‚ humble woman who are either suffering at the hands of strong willed‚ arrogant men. “A quiet‚ shy fellow prone to a genteel nature ill-suited to the aggressive competitive nature of the era ’s masculinity‚ Hawthorne struggled to rationalize and justify his writing career with the imagined indictment of his Puritan forefathers that he was a ‘mere scribbler‚ a story-teller’”

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    Symbolism in Young Goodman Brown. Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes symbolism throughout his short story Young Goodman Brown to impact and clarify the theme of good people sometimes do bad things. Hawthorne uses a variety of light and dark imagery‚ names‚ and people to illustrate irony and different translations. Young Goodman Brown is a story about a man who comes to terms with the reality that people are imperfect and flawed and then dies a bitter death from the enlightenment of his journey through

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