Chapter One: The Prison Door Summary A large crowd of Puritans stands outside of the prison, waiting for the door to open. ... Several of the women are outraged when they see how she has chosen to display the letter, and want to rip it off. ... Chapter Three: The Recognition Summary On the edge of the crowd Hester notices an Indian accompanied by a white man. ... The man informs him of her past, telling how she was sent to Boston to await her husband, and how she ended up with a child instead. ... Chapter Six: Pearl Summary Hawthorne discusses the choice of the name Pearl. ...

• Word Count: 5572
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

The following question gave birth to our research: How does Nathaniel Hawthorne's use of symbols reflect romanticism and his life? Our research paper is composed of two chapters. In the first chapter, we have adopted a textual approach, by analyzing symbols in the text, and a contextual approach, by relating these symbols to the Romantic movement. ... In the second chapter, we have selected an author-oriented approach, referring to the author's biography. ... On the other hand, the second chapter deals with symbols in relation to Nathaniel Hawthorne's life. ...

• Word Count: 9442
• Approx Pages: 38
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The book opens with a chapter called "The Custom House," in which the narrator of the book writes a long description recalling his days as the chief executive officer of the Customs House in Salem, Massachusetts. ... In the third chapter, a small, deformed man accompanied by an Indian is identified in the crowd. ... The temptation is an example of how his guilt is affecting his sanity. ...

• Word Count: 3653
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School