I believe that the quote means that in a great number of novels, the destiny of the characters were created because of the decisions that they had made previously. whole series of events that were the supposed destinies of the characters, where caused by the choices and actions decided upon by a character. ... Two books in which the author's writings supported this quote were Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, and Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... The second of the two novels was Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... In the novel, the setting was a major cause of the decisi...

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Looking Deeper Into the Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was a well written book. ... Before the class discussion, I enjoyed the book, but did not feel there was any other symbolism than the scarlet "A" representing Hester's sin. ... That event cleared up many ties; those ties being with God, Pearl, Chillingworth, and especially Hester. ... Symbolism was a major area that I had problems with. ...

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Emotional involvement is a major issue with fiction. ... Events depicted in movies such as Schindler's List, Amistad, or Titanic can appear just as they might have in real life. ... Color is often symbolic, as with the red passion of the Scarlet Letter in the novel of that title. ... The content of fiction may take the form of the events of a story, especially in novels and short stories, spoken remarks, especially in drama, or images and symbols, especially in poetry. ...

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