In Nathaniel Hawthorne's book The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses many literary tools to accomplish the points he's trying to make. ... Hawthorne describes Dimmesdale's suffering, "This burning torture to bear upon my breast! ... So, through the symbols of hypocrisy, Christ, and The Scarlet Letter we can see that Hawthorne uses Dimmesdale as a symbolic character of Puritan society, rather than the personal character that is seen without looking into Hawthorne's use of imagery to convey characterization. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter, Pearl, is a symbol o...

• Word Count: 964
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Dimmesdale, a key character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter, had to face. In this twisted story of deception and adultery set in the Puritan era, Hawthorne introduces Dimmesdale as a weak and cowardly man who refuses to take responsibility for his actions. ... In further developing Dimmesdale's character, Hawthorne portrays him as a hypocrite. ... Hawthorne's point is beautifully illustrated by Dimmesdale, because if he was not such a highly religious man, then he would not care about his crime. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's major theme in the book was t...

• Word Count: 882
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Some sins are committed out of love, like that of Hester and Dimmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... In short, "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has greatly affected my life, the way I speak to, think about, and judge people. ...

• Word Count: 675
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Hawthorne's novel is a story of adultery, social judgment, and moral redemption. ... Hawthorne uses character development to show how a person can change. ... Hawthorne wrathfully compares Chillingworth with a leech: he is about to make Dimmesdale bleed to death. ... In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne is not only one of the main characters, but also the protagonist's helper. ... Hawthorne's novel brings to our moral judgment a questions of human ethics to all times and societies. ...

• Word Count: 1627
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This is discovered to be very true by the main characters in The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's story of a woman (Hester) who lives with the Puritans and commits adultery with the local minister (Dimmesdale). In his novel, Hawthorne shows that sin, known or unknown to the community, isolates a person from their community and from God. ... In the first chapter we see a plant which stands out, "But on one side of the portal, and rooted almost at the threshold, was a wild rosebush, covered with its delicate gems" (Hawthorne). ... In conclusion, Hawthorne effectively use...

• Word Count: 1118
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck all have social problem involving the main character. ... In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, the issue of sexism comes up. ... Hawthorne describes what Hester's punishment was like when he states, "In all her intercourse with society, however, there was nothing that made her feel as if she belonged to it. ...

• Word Count: 1717
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

This passage, taken from the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, shows the effect that evil has on the antagonist of the novel. ... Hawthorne's first and most important motive in writing fiction was to tell the truth without any compromise. ... One of Hawthorne's purposes in writing The Scarlet Letter is to show that "sin is evil, not because it violates God's laws, but because it destroys the sinner" (p271). ... It helps Hawthorne portray his beliefs on sin and the worst kinds of it. ... Chillingworth's character fits the description of one of Hawthorne&#x...

• Word Count: 670
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter", life is centered around a rigid, pure society in which one is unable to show his or her deepest thoughts and secrets. ... Luckily, at least for the four main characters, Hawthorne provides a refuge in the dark forest. Hawthorne uses the forest to provide a shelter for members of society in need of a retreat from daily life. ... Hawthorne created the forest to give the characters a place to escape and express their true thoughts, beliefs, and emotions. ...

• Word Count: 1015
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Secret sin is one of the themes most focused on in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. ... Hawthorne shows his disapproval of secret sins by the pain that each character endures and by the fact that each character dies in the end of the story. ... By freeing Dimmesdale as soon as he confesses, Hawthorne is showing his support for confession. ... Hawthorne said it best when he wrote, "Be true. ...

• Word Count: 897
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

THE BIGGEST SINNER In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, sin was a very evident factor throughout the novel. It heavily affected the lives of Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth, the three main characters. Though they were all sinners, Dimmesdale's sins stood out more boldly than that of...

• Word Count: 869
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 735
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School