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. ... The father of her child has also deserted her and never even speaks to her concerning their child. ... "Young Goodman Brown" is a short story that demonstrates hypocrisy in a different way than The Scarlet Letter. ... He engages in a witch festival in the middle of the night and sees many members of ...

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Almost everyone in the town jumps to the conclusion that she has been put under a witch's spell.37 One of the first things Goody Putnam asks about Betty is "How high did she fly?"... From these meager details it is resolved that "there is a murdering witch among [them]."41 Tituba is called in to speak to Rev. ... With that, almost every woman in town is accused of being a witch, and the cycle continues.43 Another important example of hysterical paranoia from the Puritan era is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Prynne, her presumed-dead husband, returns to discover a...

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His great-great-Grandfather was John Hathorne, who was one of the judges in the infamous Salem Witch Trials and mercilessly sentenced many innocent people to their deaths ("Nathaniel Hawthorne - Biography"). ... Embarrassed by his failure, Hawthorne continued to write many short stories, several of which were published in newspapers but always anonymously. Finally, in 1837, Hawthorne decided to use his own name and published Twice-Told Tales, a collection of his short stories, many of which had previously been published anonymously. ... The experience was a short one as Hawthorne realized he d...

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In this fable, the strange being is the child that tells the smug community that the emperor has no clothes on. Of course everyone is aware of the fact, but the child is the catalyst that causes the reaction of exposed awareness. The child is simply exposing the obvious truth. ... Trescott defended his efforts and all of his efforts concerning Henry in the story with the short phrase "He saved my boy." ... 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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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. ...

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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 Pri...

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