The most symbolic piece of work in American Literature is Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne's use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter is one of the most significant contributions to the rise of American Literature. ... The most important symbol which is carried throughout the novel is undoubtedly the scarlet letter A. ... It also shows the pride an author takes in his work. Nathaniel Hawthorne's use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter shows his greatness to produce a novel of the highest possible caliber. ...

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Characterization is a literary element used by the author to present qualities of characters in a literary piece, the purpose of characterization is to make characters credible and make them suitable for the role they play in the work. Authors present various characters possessing dissimilar qualities, to emphasize different aspects of the work. In the novel "The Scarlet Letter", the author Nathaneil Hawthorn's depiction of the two male characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, emphasizes the moral problems of the seventeenth century puritan society. ...

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Two books in which the author's writings supported this quote were Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, and Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In both of these novels, the authors used literary elements that supports the idea that Edwin Markham believes to be true. ... The second of the two novels was Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... In both the novels Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, and Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, it helps to support the statement of Edwin Markham that, "In literature, choices are the hinges of destiny." ...

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A novel, story, drama, or poem is the expression of an author's imagination. ... The sentiment may be real, but the characters and incidents are the fruits of the author's imagination. And author and directors "as in the movies referred to above "often use "dramatic license" to distort history for dramatic effect. ... Color is often symbolic, as with the red passion of the Scarlet Letter in the novel of that title. ...

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