1. Nathaniel Hawthorne And His Works
In "The Scarlet Letter," the sin of adultery has had an enormous effect on two main characters in the book, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmsdale. ... The scarlet was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. ... It was the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed with life. ... Instead of her scarlet letter standing for "adultery," it starts to stand for "able." ... Hawthorne would have most likely relied on Puritan educational history as a setting for the newly married Brown's self-examination. ...
- Word Count: 1373
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School