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
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• Grade Level: High School

Nathaniel Hawthorne's literature can easily be used as a prime study for psychoanalysis. ... In fact, Freud himself has studied Hawthorne's characters in order to develop his postulations about the unconscious. ... Hawthorne and Freud ironically have harmonizing views on people's actions and state of mind. ... Hawthorne describes the forest as secret and somber, a temptation to the subconscious mind of Hester Prynne. ... Hawthorne uses Dimmesdale to reflect the behavior of the entire Puritan community. ...

• Word Count: 1599
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Nathaniel Hawthorne's literature can easily be used as a prime study for psychoanalysis. ... In fact, Freud himself has studied Hawthorne's characters in order to develop his postulations about the unconscious. ... Hawthorne and Freud ironically have harmonizing views on people's actions and state of mind. ... Hawthorne describes the forest as secret and somber, a temptation to the subconscious mind of Hester Prynne. ... Hawthorne uses Dimmesdale to reflect the behavior of the entire Puritan community. ...

• Word Count: 1596
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Metamorphosis of Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are many characters that transform; one of them is Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. ... In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Dimmesdale makes many changes - especially at the scaffold scenes. ...

• Word Count: 1308
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an anti-transcendentalist and believed in the dark side of man, hence his dark romantic novel The Scarlet Letter. ... The rosebush symbolizes a beauty that can not be taken away, the human spirit, like that of Hawthorne himself and also of Hester. ... Hawthorne's use of the rosebush implies that there may be an indestructible human impulse that can survive in people despite social order and natural rights. ... In this novel Hawthorne explains the importance of individuality and standing by what you believe in. ... Hawthorne only encourages people to look inside the...

• Word Count: 1687
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Two works of literature that display both aspects of this society very accurately are The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. ... Hawthorne illustrates how insensitive a Puritan society can be t! ...

• Word Count: 1327
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• Grade Level: High School