Chapter One: The Prison Door Summary A large crowd of Puritans stands outside of the prison, waiting for the door to open. ... Chapter Two: The Market Place Summary The crowd in front of the jail is a mixture of men and women, all maintaining severe looks of disapproval. ... 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...

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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 other hand, the second chapter deals with symbols in relation to Nathaniel Hawthorne's life. ... He places her in an enclosed garden where she is surrounded by poisonous plants; those provide her with breath and give her life. ...

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Curiously, Coverdale does the same thing to Zenobia later, when he tells her that "Hollingsworth could hardly give his affections to a person capable of taking an independent stand. . . . ... I find it interesting that Coverdale gives Priscilla credit for making a choice to go to Blithedale to be with Zenobia. ...

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Hawthorne wrote in a biography of Anne Hutchinson that "Woman's intellect should never give the tone to that of man; and even her morality is not exactly the material for masculine virtue" (qtd. in Murfin, 275). ... Despite being troublesome and quite a handful, Hester manages to give Pearl what most girls at her time never caught a glimpse of the freedom to be herself. ... The reason why I feel empowered by Hester after reading The Scarlet Letter comes from the chapter titled "The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter". ...

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The book opens with a chapter called "The Custom House," in which the narrator of the book writes a long description recalling his days as the chief executive officer of the Customs House in Salem, Massachusetts. ... In the third chapter, a small, deformed man accompanied by an Indian is identified in the crowd. ... Even if I imagine a scheme of vengeance, what could I do better for my object than to let thee live--than to give thee medicines against all harm and peril of life--so that this burning shame may still blaze upon thy bosom?" ...

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• Grade Level: High School