"The Scarlet Letter" Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "The Scarlet Letter" in 1850 in the highly religious area of New England. ... "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has many different themes contained in the novel, but the themes of Puritanism vs. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne has a sufficient reason for repeatedly making reference to mirrors throughout his refined novel, The Scarlet Letter. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's use of mirrors plays a crucial part in portraying the hidden side of Pearl Prynne. ... The weak mortality of Reverend Dimmesdale is also depicted by Nathaniel Hawt...

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One work of literature that I feel truly does illuminate several of these great quests is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Another technique that Hawthorne used was theme. ... The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is undeniably one of the best novels ever written. ...

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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the great novels in American Literature. Hawthorne's use of symbolism in the novel is very significant. ... To resonate the "A" in the mind of the reader Hawthorne displays the letter in a variety of altered profiles. ...

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Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne contains abundant symbolism, which is used to unify the novel and add deeper meaning. ... (Hawthorne; Schneider) Arthur Dimmesdale is as much responsible for the creation of the scarlet letter as Hester. ... (Hawthorne; Bloom 26-27) There are many signs that Arthur Dimmesdale is physically deteriorating and should repent through confession. ... (Novelguide) Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbols very well in his novel The Scarlet Letter. ...

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In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses many different objects and people as symbols to express his message throughout the book. ... A third symbol Hawthorne uses in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, Hester's daughter. ... Finally, Hawthorne chooses a person to represent all which is evil in the book. ... In Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, there are many more than just these four prevalent symbols. ...

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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, expresses the aspects of a strict Puritan community of 17th century Boston. ... - (p. 195) Hawthorne said, "the scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not to tread. ...

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The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses a twisted physician, a minister, and a very independent character to express the theme of revenge among his three main characters. ... Hawthorne's ultimate theme in The Scarlet Letter is vengeance amongst all of mankind. ... (Hawthorne 50). ... Although the strictly religious community was full of straightedge, godly people, they also contributed to Hawthorne's theme of revenge. ... Instead, Hawthorne has them continually shaming Hester from cover to cover of the novel for her sin. ...

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The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses a twisted physician, a minister, and a very independent character to express the theme of revenge among his three main characters. ... Hawthorne's ultimate theme in The Scarlet Letter is vengeance amongst all of mankind. ... (Hawthorne 50). ... Although the strictly religious community was full of straightedge, godly people, they also contributed to Hawthorne's theme of revenge. ... Instead, Hawthorne has them continually shaming Hester from cover to cover of the novel for her sin. ...

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Character Analysis: Hester Prynne The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an objective description of the life of Hester Prynne, who is an adulteress. ... ˜(Hawthorne, P. 35) This quote illustrates how courageous Hester because she can escape shame and ridicule but chooses to stay and suffer. ... (P. 70, Hawthorne) Even when Hester is going head to head with the most powerful man in the community she does not back down. ... Hawthorne does not really go inside of Hester's mind so we never really know what Hester felt internally. ...

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Devin McNamara American Lit 10/30/03 Character Analysis: Hester Prynne The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an objective description of the life of Hester Prynne, who is an adulteress. ... ˜(Hawthorne, P. 35) This quote illustrates how courageous Hester because she can escape shame and ridicule but chooses to stay and suffer. ... (P. 70, Hawthorne) Even when Hester is going head to head with the most powerful man in the community she does not back down. ... Hawthorne does not really go inside of Hester's mind so we never really know what Hester felt internal...

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As Hawthorne himself states in the opening chapter, the novel is about human weakness and its resulting sorrow. Hawthorne's focus of attention is the effect the sin has on Hester and Dimmesdale. ... PURITANISM IN THE NOVEL Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is set in the seventeenth century New England town of Boston, a staunch Puritanical town. ...

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One of the recurring themes is the story of The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is that of identity and society. ... One of Hawthorne's underlying message is in the Scarlet letter is that, as human beings we are capable of sins and from these sins we learn and gain valuable experience leading to knowledge. ... I believe that Hawthorne, understanding the control and power of society over one's life and identity, created a character in Hester who defies the rules which society, and is strong enough to confront society, step out of her cave, and in doing so determines her own ...

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Protagonist role in The Scarlet Letter " But (Hester) is not the protagonist, the chief actor, and the tragedy of The Scarlet Letter is not her tragedy but Arthur's. He is the persecuted one, the tempted one. He it was whom the sorrows of death encompassed . His public confession is one of the nobl...

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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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In Nathaniel Hawthorn's, "The Scarlet Letter," the main characters undergo tribulations that help highlight the major issues of American identity. ... Hester is given the opportunity to leave town and start a new life for her and her child, but she chooses stay for this "had been the scene of her guilt, and here should be the scene of her earthly punishment" (Hawthorne 74). ...

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