In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, draws attention to the negative qualities pertaining to the Puritan lifestyles and beliefs of the 17th century. ... The "city upon a hill," materialism, and hypocrisy are all ideal examples of the negative qualities of Puritan society in the seventeenth century that Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts. ...
The reasons that people sin has eluded many for centuries, however, the effects of sin are widely known and experienced by many. ... He sets the book in seventeenth-century Boston, then a strict Puritan society, where a lady, Hester Prynne, has committed the grave sin of adultery. ... Even if Pearl has a chance to assimilate into the society of seventeenth-century Boston, Hester will not allow it because she cannot live without Pearl. ...
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...
"All conflict in literature is, in its simplest form, a struggle between good and evil." This quote illustrates a conflict between what is wrong and what is right. Making a wrong decision sometimes makes an individual an outcast. Both Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Nathaniel Hawth...
John Proctor and Hester Prynne, two characters derived from a seventeenth century, puritan community have interesting views on life. John Proctor is selected from the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. Hester prynne comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. John and Hester ali...
Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the most brilliant writers of the 19th century. ... The unusual time of day, particularly in the end of the seventeenth century, "at sunset" (65), when Goodman Brown leaves his home and his wife Faith, who he describes as "a blessed angel" (65) and as his "sweet, pretty wife" (65), underlines that the destination of his journey has to be a sinful or at least an immoral place thus he calls himself a "wretch to leave her" (65). ...
During the seventeenth century, in Puritan New England, a sin was looked upon as merely a sin with no context to the causes or effects of someone's actions. ... Then we see in the seventeenth chapter, The Pastor and His Parishioner, the novel beginning to come to an end. ...
The events of American history are very much connected to the influence of American literature and what it has become today. The inspiration that a writer needs is mostly gathered by the effects of the world around him/her, and this is how the geography and history of America have made an impact...
THEME The Scarlet Letter centers round the consequences of sin, especially shame and guilt. It is to be noted that the sin of adultery is, in itself, not the subject matter of the novel. In fact, the novel opens after the sin has been committed and Pearl, the offspring of the sinful, but natural, ...
Literature, as a whole, would be much more appealing if authors let their readers make their own decisions about the events or characters in the story. The ambiguousness of The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne leaves many of the actions, events, and issues involving the characters up to the r...
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. This novel has become a classic, because of the accurate portrayal of the conservative Puritan ways. His novel is one of few to ...
The Scarlet Letter is a book revealing lives of sin, social identity, and humanity. The story displays some of the darkest elements of the human soul: guilt, revenge, and evil. With its complex, emotional plot and its rich symbolism, this masterpiece has become a highly prized classic in American li...
