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    by Willa Cather; The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In these literary works‚ the main characters are not affected by their bad actions and innocent people suffer these consequences. In many romantic and transcendentalist novels‚ characters are treated unjustly even if they have good causes‚ or act morally good. For example In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne‚ the main character‚ acts

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    In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the author uses irony to expose the true character that Arthur Dimmesdale truly is.Dimmesdale is known‚ to the townspeople of the Puritan village in Boston‚ as a well spoken and profound minister who is their vision of God. Although Minister Arthur Dimmesdale has many qualities that make him stand out in the puritan community; his sinful secret that burdens him severely every day is heavily shown through the three main types of irony. The people of this

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    Randon Dupont Mr. Allen English Honors Period 5 10/31/12 A Most Disturbing Dream Ever since 1835‚ the publication date of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown‚” scholars have debated a seemingly simple question: “Had Goodman Brown fallen asleep in the forest and only dreamed a wild dream of a witch- meeting?” (Hawthorne 9). However‚ the question is not as simple as it would seem‚ for each answer has many implications. If all the people in the town actually worship the devil‚ then all

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    114315 English 11 AP Mrs. Ingersoll February 25‚ 2014 Scarlet’s Change In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the scarlet letter portrays the image and a story of a young woman who has committed adultery and is forced to wear the scarlet letter “A” on the center of her chest. Hawthorne tells about her life and how she goes through life with the excruciating burden like that of sin. When Hester Prynne is first accused of committing adultery‚ the puritan society refuses to acknowledge her

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    Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was written in 1828 during the Romantic period of American Literature. The story focuses on Mr. Goodman Brown‚ the protagonist‚ and a spiritual journey he embarks on. On this journey Mr. Brown finds himself face to face with evil himself and is greatly effected by this experience for the rest of his life. At the end of the story‚ Hawthorne leaves his readers guessing whether Mr. Brown’s encounter was a dream or a very skewed reality. Nathaniel Hawthorne strategically

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    that represents or suggests another thing that cannot in itself be pictured”. Symbolism in literature is important to fully understanding just how meaningful the novel really is. Without symbolism it is just a bunch of meaningless words on a page. Hawthorne uses symbols in The Scarlet Letter such as Pearl‚ the personification of sin‚ and the actual “A” to illustrate the characters. Pearl is a sort of living version of her mother’s scarlet letter. She is the physical consequence of sexual sin and the

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    written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ many symbols are present and tell a lot about the book‚ and the primary symbol that is constantly repeated is the scarlet letter A that was put on Hester’s chest. The letter A developed the theme of sin‚ because the letter was a direct result of sin. The A also represents the theme of hypocrisy within Salem. Evilness and revenge is another theme developed by letter A on Hester’s chest. Overall the letter A in The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ gives a

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    In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne’s usage of duality and descriptions displays Romantic Era ideas and shows how his content is a product of this time and environment. The Romantic Era brought about the development of the archetype of the Romantic hero. Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne‚ the main character of The Scarlet Letter‚ as a near-perfect example of the Romantic hero to contrast her with Puritanical society as well as to show the duality of sin. The Romantic hero is characterized by a

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    women and men. Nathaniel Hawthorne can be considered a first-wave feminist‚ or a someone who believes in the true philosophy of feminism. His critical view of the puritan’s treatment of women and his creation of strong female characters revealed that Hawthorne did include feminist values in his writing. The Scarlet Letter acted as a prelude

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ a critically acclaimed American writer of the 19th century‚ was born in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1804. The novelist’s book‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is supposedly his best work‚ and universally considered a literary classic. Concerned with sin and consequences of dealing with it‚ Hawthorne’s work relates to his own personal sense of shame about his ancestor’s persecuting roles in the 17th century Salem Witch Trials. By indirectly dealing with his sense of guilt through fictional circumstances

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