The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne remains a classic novel because it discusses the dilemma all people face of deciding how to deal with sin, which he explains through the characterization, structure, and themes in his book. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne unveils the tale of two lovers in a Puritan society: one a minister and the other a lowly embroiderer. ... Hawthorne also uses the innocence of youth in little Pearl, Hester's child, to further strengthen his position. ... These themes, scattered throughout the novel, help to emphasize the important literary message...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale has a difficult time finding a way to relieve his sin. ... In The Scarlet Letter, the scaffold was viewed more as a place of judgment, "Meagre, indeed, and cold was the sympathy that a transgressor might look for from such by-standers, at the scaffold- (Hawthorne 63). ... Standing upon the platform opens oneself to God, and to the world, "They stood in the noon of that strange and solemn splendor, as if it were the light that is to reveal all secrets, and the daybreak that shall unite all who belong to one another- (Hawthor...

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The ambiguousness of The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne leaves many of the actions, events, and issues involving the characters up to the reader's own assumption. One of the issues posed by Hawthorne during the story is that of responsibility. ... Hawthorne's story begins in seventeenth-century Boston, then a Puritan settlement. ... Hawthorne creates the last scene in the town during the gathering for Election Day. ... Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, is a means of presenting an issue on not taking responsibility. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne used his writing skills to appropriately show the strict intolerant ways of the disciplined Puritan America of 1850, with his novel The Scarlet Letter. ... Understanding Hawthorne's symbols by themselves is key to understanding The Scarlet Letter as a novel. ... Towards the end of her life, the letter grows to mean "Angel", and "the scarlet letter ceased to be a stigma which attracted the world's scorn and bitterness"(Hawthorne 229) and it was even "looked upon with awe, yet with reverence too." ( Hawthorne 260). ... Hawthorne frequently refers to how Pearl is ...

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The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are two exceptional books that deal with the issue of guilt .The Crucible portrayed to be a modern play written by Arthur Miller based on a true story, of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. On the other hand, The Scarlet Letter was an old-fashion, fiction novel writt...

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The harsh rules are apt to bring on sins in the novel The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... (Hawthorne 112). The women, in the streets, criticized Hester; "...let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart" (Hawthorne 49). ... (Hawthorne 71). ...

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The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter is a story that shows a love that cannot be. "Mother," said little Pearl, "the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom. It will not flee from me, for I wear nothing on...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to overcome sin, guilt, and public shame in Puritan society. ... When Dimmesdale is on the scaffold, it becomes clear that he is beginning to lose his mind, shown when "without any effort of his will, or power to restrain himself, he shrieked aloud" (Hawthorne 153). ... While they fight about whether or not Pearl is a devil child and should be taken away from Hester, Dimmesdale is described as, "the young minister at once came forward, pale, and holding his hand over his heart, as was his custom ...

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The Metamorphosis of Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are many characters that transform; one of them is Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. ... In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Dimmesdale makes many changes - especially at the scaffold scenes. ...

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In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses three scenes on the scaffold to emphasize suffering and torment in Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the book, the scaffold has been the symbol of puritan society's harsh punishment for sinners. The three scaffold scenes in The Scarlet Le...

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The ability to tell right from wrong is instinctive rather than taught by society. This can be verified from the novel the Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The ability to tell right from wrong is a quality valued and praised in every society of every time. This is also true in the S...

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In the novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale has committed the sin of adultery with Hester Prynne. The story begins with Hester coming out of a jail and being put on the scaffold for the sin she has committed with the cursed child in hand. The town is ashamed a...

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When faced with a decision in life, big or small, people try to make the best choices. However, despite good intentions, people often make poor choices. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the story about Hester Prynne, a woman who commits adultery and is filled with many feelings, includi...

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