In the novel "The Scarlet Letter," Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts the customs and cultures of the puritan society. ... Along with the history of Puritan society and the effects of sin, The Scarlet Letter also holds within the plot the spirit of Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne is able to say phrases lightly with a touching and valuable detail behind it (Source D). In The Scarlet Letter, the words and spirit of Nathaniel Hawthorne will be carried on throughout eternity by his use of subject, matter, and language. The Scarlet Letter has given all educators and readers in today's ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne proves this point in his novel "The Scarlet Letter". ... In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter", the people of the community's true characters reveal themselves when in chapter 11 page 99, Reverend Dimmesdale confess's that he is a sinner like them. ... In chapter 5 page 56, Hawthorne describes Hester making richly embroidered clothing at all hours for public officials. ... Hawthorne describes this in chapter 7 page 72, with this "a large pewter tankard"-"frothy remnant of a recent draught ale." ... Nathaniel Hawthorne showed us tha...

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The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, addresses sin in the book quiet frequently, this essay addresses how Hawthorne really thought about sin and it's aspects like punishment. ... As Nathaniel Hawthorne states in this novel, "In the view of Infinite Purity, we are sinners all alike." ... It seems that Hawthorne agrees with this as well. ... Hawthorne sees her as the victim and blames it on her youth. ... As Hawthorne expresses, it is clear to Puritans that they have little or no sympathy for unruly persons. ...

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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. ...

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In the Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the use of symbols highlights the similarities and differences between the Puritans and today's society. ... Hawthorne uses symbols to represent a forgiving nature, a punishment for a sinful act, and as living reminders of human foibles. ... Also, Hawthorne has Pearl protect her mother from further evil as he states "Even thus early had the child saved her [Hester] from Satan's snare." (p. 120) Hawthorne is referring to Mistress Hibbins" requests to Hester to meet her in the forest to worship the Black Man. ... Right from the be...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, is a classic tale of human frailty and sin and the hardships that are caused by a single mistake. ... Hawthorne's ambiguity works beautifully in the novel and is first evident in the case of Mistress Hibbins. ... Hawthorne writes, "With a convulsive motion, he [Chillingworth] tore away the ministerial band from before his breast. ... Hawthorne speaks directly to the reader, writing, "The reader may chose among these theories (p. 235). ... Also, Hawthorne's figurative style and his insight into the characters is shown. ...

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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. ...

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The most symbolic piece of work in American Literature is Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. ... Much of Hawthorne's symbolism is very hard to find but several symbols are also obvious. In the first chapter Hawthorne describes the prison as "the black flower of civilized society". ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter shows his greatness to produce a novel of the highest possible caliber. These are the reasons why Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is American Literature's most famous symbolic novel ev...

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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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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 scaffold scenes are one of the most important events in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's message from these two scenes are punishment, shame, guilt, and regret. Hawthorne described the strictness of puritan's society from beginning to end of the book. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in a time of great change in America. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote many things having to do with religion and the aspects of nature. ... Pearl plays one of the most crucial roles within the story, Hawthorne uses Pearl as an effective character in that she is a constant reminder to Hester her mother of the sin that had been committed and why she too is shunned in the community. ... (Hawthorne 75). ...

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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...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes characterization techniques of morality throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter. ... Hawthorne represents Hester Prynne as having moral flaws, but in the end she is a good person. ... (Hawthorne 66). ... (Hawthorne 72). ... Nathaniel Hawthorne, through his curiosity of ancestral heritage, uses the history of Puritanism to create a character as dynamic as Hester Prynne, who acquires the conflict that happens as a result of the old Puritan laws. ...

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The use of light and dark is frequently used to represent good and evil, in the novel The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... (Hawthorne, chapter 4) Hester has no sunlight to give thee because she has committed the sin of adultery. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the dark imagery many times in this novel. ... (Hawthorne, 1988) This scene emphasizes Hester's scarlet letter upon her chest, the punishment she has been given, which is making her a darker person as she strays from the light. ... In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, the literary theme light ve...

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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. ...

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Sometimes referred to as "the first symbolic novel to be written in the United States", "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne contains many symbols that are apparent throughout the novel, and reoccur at many different places. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" contains many symbols, including the forest, Pearl, and the scarlet letter itself, which all contribute to the main theme of sin and its consequences. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," life is in the center of a stiff Puritan society in which no one is able to freely express their deepest though...

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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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This feeling stands as a prominent symbol in the novel The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Using this, Hawthorne can describe the way Puritans deal with sin. ... They said that it meant Able" (Hawthorne 155). ... He states, "it may be, some hideous secret"(Hawthorne 125). ... He calls himself "the one sinner of the world" (Hawthorne 249). ...

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Judge Me Not, Love Me, Seek No Revenge Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a dark tale of sin and redemption, centers on the small Puritan community of Boston during the seventeenth century. ... Love, revenge, and unjust judgment are three themes Hawthorne emits form his novel. ... Hawthorne adds Cillingworth to the novel as Hester is receiving her punishment for ery, which compels Cillingworth to his hatred and revenge. ... Hawthorne lets the reader feel these themes throughout the novel, which deepens the work, and makes The Scarlet letter a classic within American li...

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Hester prynne comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. ... "The truth was, that the little puritans, being of the most intolerant brood that ever lived, had got a vague idea of something outlandish, unearthly, or at variance with ordinary fashions, in the mother and child; and therefore scorned them in their hearts, and not infrequently reviled them with their tongues" (Hawthorne 94). ...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Man, His Tales and Romances, published by the Continuum in 1989, Edward Wagenknecht gives the following analysis of The Scarlet Letter: "Because Hawthorne did not believe that law can deal with sin as distinct from crime, he makes a whole paragraph of the sentence: "The scarlet letter had not done its office." ... He stated that in this novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is no distinction made between crimes and sins. ...

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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 The Scarlet Letter, the character of Hester Prynne suffered from a case of mass hysteria and superstition rather than a becoming victim of sin. ... The scarlet letter A', which Nathaniel Hawthorne refers to in actuality, stands for adultery. ...

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This was surely the case in Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, a novel set in Puritan times that describes what guilt and sin truly are. ... This is why I believe that Hawthorne showed that repressed guilt and emotions would destroy a man. ...

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