Chapter One: The Prison Door Summary A large crowd of Puritans stands outside of the prison, waiting for the door to open. ... She looks at her daughter and then fingers the scarlet letter which will remain a part of her from now on. ... Chapter Three: The Recognition Summary On the edge of the crowd Hester notices an Indian accompanied by a white man. ... Chapter Four: The Interview Summary After Hester returns to her prison cell, she remains agitated by the day's events. ... Chapter Six: Pearl Summary Hawthorne discusses the choice of the name Pearl. ...

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Our research paper is composed of two chapters. ... In the second chapter, we have selected an author-oriented approach, referring to the author's biography. ... In brief, both chapters deal with symbols found in characters, settings, objects and some proper nouns. On the one hand, the first chapter deals with symbols in relation to Romanticism in the nineteenth century. On the other hand, the second chapter deals with symbols in relation to Nathaniel Hawthorne's life. ...

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"Cuddle up and be my Little Clinging Vine:- Priscilla as Parasite or Victim Critics have mostly neglected Priscilla's character in the Blithedale Romance, and when they have paid any attention to her, they generally come up with some wild and seemingly unfounded ideas. Carol Weshoven looks at Priscilla's character as her prime example of child brides in American literature in her article, "America's Child Brides: The Price of a Bad Bargain."" Weshoven describes Priscilla thus: "From her initial intrusion into the Happy Valley, the ice maiden brings discord to the warm and vi...

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