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    The Symbolic meaning of the letter “A” In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ the meaning of the letter "A" stands for “adulterer”‚ but the symbolic meaning of the “A” changes throughout the book.  This change is significant as it indicates the personal growth of the characters as well as the enlightenment of the townspeople. When the novel begins‚ the letter "A" is a symbol of sin. In the puritan village Hester resides in‚ a person that commits adultery is to be condemned to death

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    ” A Parasitic Worm-Leech The uses of blood-sucking leeches as medical tools are prevalent‚ but a lot of people still detest “leeches” and in The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne used both characteristics of a leech to epitomize Roger Chillingworth‚ the husband of Hester‚ the protagonist. In the story‚ to find the man who gave birth to Hester’s child‚ Chillingworth entered the Puritan town‚ where Hester and Dimmesdale lived in. In the town‚ people considered doctors as “leeches” and Chillingworth lived

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    Throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter there are many symbols. One of the biggest symbols of the novel is the scarlet letter A that Hester Prynne is sentenced to wear after she commits adultery. It is a symbol that is sewn onto her clothes for everyone to see. It is a punishment that is meant to humiliate her for the duration of the time that she stays in Puritanical Boston. During the novel‚ the scarlet letter changes and evolves from meaning adultery to meaning ability and even physically changes

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    Symbols of Guilt Within The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter‚ a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1800’s‚ transports readers to a Puritan town in the 1600’s. Hawthorne‚ nephew of the Puritan Judge John Hathorne‚ was very fixated on puritanism and theocracy. Throughout his novel Hawthorne repeatedly emphasizes the importance of the Christian religion in the theocratic town. Along with stressing the topic of religion Hawthorne also accentuates the theme of guilt within his novel and uses

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    Boas P.1 The Scarlet Letter Light‚ Dark‚ Sunlight and Shadows Throughout his entire life‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne had lived in seclusion from people and society‚ isolating himself and his thoughts behind a mysterious shade. This may explain why the themes of sin‚ secrecy and guilt are used in Hawthorne’s fiction‚ exploring hidden human dimensions. The images of sin‚ secrecy‚ and guilt are constantly portrayed in Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ through the presence of recurring motifs of light

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    Preeminent Triad The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is overflowing with important character relationships. These pairings and triads only become significant when power imbalance is considered‚ which allows the reader to predict future conflicts and recurring themes throughout the story. Relationships are directly linked to conflict‚ which is the most important part of any novel. There are perhaps a dozen crucial triads in the first eight chapters of The Scarlet Letter‚ but one stands out among

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    Romeo and Juliet: An Anthem of Life By XuXiaolu in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the B.A. degree Department of Foreign Languages Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology June 2005 ÄϾ©ÐÅÏ¢¹¤³Ì´óѧ ±Ï Òµ ÂÛ ÎÄ Ïµ±ð£º ÍâÓïϵ רҵ£ºÓ¢ Óï ÐÕÃû£º ÐíÏþ¶ ѧºÅ£º 2001410048 ÂÛÎÄÌâÄ¿£º¡¶ÂÞÃÜÅ·ÓëÖìÀöÒ¶¡·£ºÒ»Ê×ÉúÃüµÄÔÞ¸è Ö¸µ¼ÀÏʦ£º ÐÜ°²Ô´ãä ¶þÁãÁãÎåÄêÁùÔ Romeo and Juliet: An Anthem(È«ÎÄÓôÊҪͳһ)

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    Scarlett Letter Criticism Nathanial Hawthorne envisioned The Scarlet Letter as a short story published in a collection‚ but it outgrew that purpose. Most critics accept Hawthorne’s definition of it as a “romance” rather than a novel. The novel begins with an introductory autobiographical essay‚ “The Custom House” where Hawthorne describes working as a custom officer in Salem‚ Massachusetts. He describes coming across documents that provide him with the basis for The Scarlett Letter. The introductory

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    on to? Symbolization is used throughout literature to foreshadow and define certain situation or characters. In “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne the main character‚ Hester Prynne is guilty of committing adultery. Hester is punished to stand on the scaffold for three hours to be shamed by the townspeople and to wear a crimson letter A. Hester’s tombstone will have the letter A engraved on it so Hester’s sin will never be forgotten. Hester has an affair with Dimmesdale while being married

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    The Scaffold: Revision In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne uses the recurring motif of the scaffolding in order to symbolize shame and public confession. Through various chapters Hawthorne uses the scaffolding to depict Hester’s shame‚ Dimmesdale’s struggle‚ and later his confession. In the beginning of the novel the scaffold served to symbolize Hester’s public humiliation. As her punishment Hester had to stand on the scaffold as her form of public humiliation. The symbolism

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