In this essay, I will compare and contrast The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible in themes relating to both. ... Here they are free from the rules . and restrictions of the Puritan society which they all are apart of. ... Throughout the span of The Scarlet Letter Dimmesdale has to suffer, egged on by Chillingworth, over his terrible sin of adultery. ... The wilderness and town, the human conscience and adultery, at least in The Scarlet Letter, were critical to the structure of the novels and made the foci clear and concise. ...

• Word Count: 691
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, each thread is an ironic element of setting, and together, they demonstrate people's tendency to seek shelter from, instead of in, society. ... A Puritan society is highly based upon a person's reputation. ... Hester is publicly seen with the scarlet letter when she first emerges out of the cold dark prison. ... The scarlet letter is what isolates her from everyone else because it symbolizes sin. ... "Come along, Madam Hester, and show your scarlet letter in the market-place!" ...

• Word Count: 1828
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Secret sin is one of the themes most focused on in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. ... Although Hester is protagonist, and her sin is very influential, Dimmesdale's sin is probably the most important sin in The Scarlet Letter because it started the whole story. ... While the sins of the other characters were sins against society, Chillingworth's sin is a sin against another person's heart and soul. ... Chillingworth's view of confession, which is that each sinner must confess his sin and that if someone does confess his or her sins, that person would be ph...

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

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to overcome sin, guilt, and public shame in Puritan society. ... Dimmesdale thinks of his sin as not showing loyalty to God; However, he avoids confessing his sin due to the fear of judgement, and losing his upheld reputation in the society. ...

• Word Count: 939
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School