Hawthorne's Portrayal of Puritanical Hypocrisy Throughout time, there have been many great American novelists and short story writers. ... From writing several successful novels, and many short stories, Hawthorne has introduced the way of life in Puritanical America to many readers. ... He does this by using primary characters in the novels The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, and many short stories who have a problem, like an inner secret, or who have some kind of guilt, and shows how society looks upon these people. ... He demonstrates in the novel The Scarlet Letter ...

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Introduction In this research paper, we are going to deal with the short story 'Rappaccini's Daughter'. ... In fact, after a first reading of the short story, we have noticed a list of symbols that made us wonder about their implied meaning. ... In the story, Rappaccini, the corrupted scientist, stands for this rejection. ... This act leads to her death at the end of the story. ... This conflict is obvious from the beginning of the story. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne strayed from this redundant theme in his story The Scarlet Letter. ... She is the hero, or heroine, of this story in more than just a single way. ... For once during the seven years that the tale takes place Hester embraces her womanhood again, but this is cut short as Pearl cannot handle what she sees. ... Earlier in the story Hester was also a heroine to those who were needy. ... If this is not one of the best comeback stories ever then I do not know what is. ...

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Crane wrote the story "The Monster" the late 1800's when racism was a very real and almost natural part of life. ... Trescott defended his efforts and all of his efforts concerning Henry in the story with the short phrase "He saved my boy." ... The story ends with Trescott's wife weeping over a failed tea party. ... His stories also carried warm themes and meaningful morals. His short story "The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg" showed his ability to expose the negativity of human frailty, but at the same time make it funny. ...

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Richards relates the story of how, when she was young, she always said she wanted to talk to God. ... Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 His works have gained a great audience not because of their characters or stories, but because of King himself. King's readers are fascinated by the mind that can produce such horrifying stories, and they see him as a sort of preternatural being. ... She is also another unnatural link to this story. ...

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Although the relationship of Priscilla to Coverdale is important because it is through his eyes that we, the readers, see the story, their relationship is not as important as the two to be discussed below, because, as Coverdale says, "Priscilla's heart was deep, but of small compass; it had room but for a very few dearest ones, among whom she never reckoned me- (133). ...

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