In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, "The Scarlet Letter," Hester Prynne is the protagonist who commits this sin. ... Though the narrator is not Nathaniel Hawthorne him-self, his views on Puritans certainly show through the eyes of the narrator. ... Nathiel Hawthorne criticized the way Puritans lived. ... But remember Hawthorne views on the Puritans are rubbed off on the narrator. ... The narrator has almost the same feelings of Puritan society that Hawthorne has. ...

• Word Count: 673
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In chapter six when Hester is talking about her daughter Pearl, of The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne says, "in giving her existence a great law had been broken." ... On page 61 in The Scarlet Letter, when Pearl is being explained as an innocent child, Hawthorne writes "a lovely and immortal flower." ... On page 194 Hawthorne writes, "And she was gentler here than in the grassy-margined streets of the settlement, or in her mother's cottage. ... Even though something can be really tough to cope with, Hawthorne suggests that we are still able to learn from it. ... Dimmesdale is refl...

• Word Count: 647
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The character of Hester Prynne changed significantly throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Hawthorne describes Hester as "divine maternity" (49) and she can do no wrong. ...

• Word Count: 461
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1480
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1589
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1285
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School