Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Works One of the most significant writers of the romantic period in American literature was Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne explored the themes of pride, sin, and the Puritan cycle in American writing in many of his works. ... At the end of the story Nathaniel Hawthorne shows that sin had a positive affect on Hester when she returns to Boston, even though she does not have to do so. ... The influence of Puritan religion is a common topic in Nathaniel Hawthorne's works. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne was a great author of his time....

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"The Scarlet Letter" Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "The Scarlet Letter" in 1850 in the highly religious area of New England. ... "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has many different themes contained in the novel, but the themes of Puritanism vs. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne has a sufficient reason for repeatedly making reference to mirrors throughout his refined novel, The Scarlet Letter. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's use of mirrors plays a crucial part in portraying the hidden side of Pearl Prynne. ... The weak mortality of Reverend Dimmesdale is also depicted by Nathaniel Hawt...

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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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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...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, "The Scarlet Letter" identifies a symbol that is meant as a punishment and an outward display of sin, guilt, shame and disgrace. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne does not tell us many details of Hester's early childhood or how she came to marry Roger Chillingworth. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne states, "it had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and inclosing her in a sphere by herself." ... Hawthorne states, "As is apt to be the case when a person stands out in any prominence before the community, and, at th...

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In the novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne brings you into the live of four diverse characters that go through the ups and downs with keeping a huge sin within them. ... (Hawthorne 102). ... (Hawthorne 141). ... (Hawthorne 164). ... (Hawthorne 141). ...

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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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Two literary works which support this quote are A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry and The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... In conclusion, the quote, "The test of a courageous person is the ability to bear defeat without losing heart", is supported by two works of literature, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, and The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ...

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The character Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter first appears as a beautiful and defiant young woman, but as the story progresses Hester matures and becomes devoted and strong. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne gives an excellent example of how people mature and change and how their life experiences affect them. ...

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Sin, Punishment, and Redemption In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne many themes are presented .The Scarlet Letter is a very complex and can be interpreted in may ways. ... Hawthorne shows this by the harsh language the women used to talk about Hester's punishment. ...

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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: In the world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, he shows the audience a 1600 Puritan society. ... However, a good example of how the colony has deteriorated is when Hawthorne states that "20 years into the experiment they need cemeteries and prisons."" In this world Hawthorne conveys, he uses distortion a great deal to signify something as being much bigger than it really would be. ... Hawthorne creates this distortion of the appearance of the letter in order to show the reader that the letter itself is something to marvel at, where as her actions were ver...

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Character Analysis: Hester Prynne The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an objective description of the life of Hester Prynne, who is an adulteress. ... ˜(Hawthorne, P. 35) This quote illustrates how courageous Hester because she can escape shame and ridicule but chooses to stay and suffer. ... (P. 70, Hawthorne) Even when Hester is going head to head with the most powerful man in the community she does not back down. ... Hawthorne does not really go inside of Hester's mind so we never really know what Hester felt internally. ...

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Devin McNamara American Lit 10/30/03 Character Analysis: Hester Prynne The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an objective description of the life of Hester Prynne, who is an adulteress. ... ˜(Hawthorne, P. 35) This quote illustrates how courageous Hester because she can escape shame and ridicule but chooses to stay and suffer. ... (P. 70, Hawthorne) Even when Hester is going head to head with the most powerful man in the community she does not back down. ... Hawthorne does not really go inside of Hester's mind so we never really know what Hester felt internal...

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Hester In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne gives Hester Prynne the challenge of living in a community where everyone shuns on her the committing adultery. In addition to this, Hester has another challenge of providing for herself and her child Pearl as a single parent. Throughout the no...

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The Scarlet Letter By: Nathaniel Hawthorne Period 4 Adv. English 11 November 2, 1999 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn begins by dealing with Hester Prynne's crime and sentence. ... Bibliography The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorn ...

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In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author attempts to show the way society casts out individuals simply because their ideas and deeds differ from the common values. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne to symbolize that those who challenge social conformities can benefit society as a whole. ...

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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...

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It is important to note that Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author, writes from a 2 Puritan frame of reference. ... These were garments worn by the ministers, linens put in the church (Hawthorne 81). ...

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