Avoiding the grim tone Hawthorne usually involved removing undesirable Elements and modifying others. ... This is because her partner in crime is the town's beloved minister. ... Hester, who is the town's criminal and enemy, is, in reality, perhaps the most innocent and righteous person in the town. ... So, by portraying Hester Prynne as the victim in the novel, and not a town enemy, Hawthorne conveys his views on how Puritans should follow their teachings and act toward one another. ... When the minister spoke from the pulpit with power and fervid eloquence, and, with his h...

• Word Count: 3188
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Fitzgerald sticks to prose narrative and dialogue for the most part, and he keeps a consistent tone and point of view throughout the novel. ... Anthony begins as the trim and dapper man-about-town, wearing his attitudes in the same way that he wears his clean, clean clothes. ...

• Word Count: 2828
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

At an early age, Carver moved with his family to the working-class town of Yakima, Washington. ... Plot Summary "Cathedral" opens with the narrator telling the reader in a conversational tone that a blind friend of his wife's is coming to visit them. ...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School