1. Scarlet letter
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). ...
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...
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...