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a nation of disillusionment, and we often find some sort of sympathetic resonance in tales of the dark and unholy. And the first p...
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Sclarlet Letter is analyzed for the presence of a tragic hero. Using Aristotle standards the author of ...
its mothers shame has come from the hand of God," and, in so doing, works upon the heart of her mother, both giving her joy and pr...
In eight pages the importance of setting historical setting in order to take readers back to an earlier period is considered in an...
This paper examines four literary criticisms of Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, Young Goodman Brown. The author also discusses Hawth...
since the latter 1800s facilitated greater and greater industrialization. With that industrialization the ethic of hard work beca...
interrupted by the First, and especially the Second World War, when women in large numbers went to work for the first time. Many ...
This is a 5 page book review in which the author relates her own upbringing which is in sharp contrast to most members of American...
riveter). But with the war, the demand for workers grew, and "everyone" agreed that women would work; they also agreed that the jo...
and, indeed, inferior in learning only to the parson" (Irving). Interestingly enough, this also brings into play women, for the na...
In five pages the relationship between Dan Needham and his stepson Johnny is examined as presented in Irving's novel. Three sourc...
12 pages and 9 sources. This paper considers the fact that stereotyping in the United States is common and that the stereotyping ...
the great melting pot that is the United States. They will no longer be seen as outsiders, but an integral part of the society of ...
the intent of the writer. Might he have an agenda hidden under the ghost story? At the same time, this is a classic supernatural t...
spent the first part of this life trying to conform. At the age of 32, he was still not openly gay. He said, "For me, coming out, ...
sin and transgression. For example, this discussion could bring out the ways in which both Hester and her daughter Pearl are socia...
of the letter "A" We are using the word "symbol" to indicate one thing that stands for another. Xs and Os for example at the end...
Such a setting, she points out, simply added to the fear and accusations of witchcraft against innocent people (Jacobs). I...
even on good speaking terms with him. This leads the rest of the townsfolk to determine that Brown is crazy making Hawthornes poin...
In five pages this paper examines how original sin is represented by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the characterization of Pearl in The S...
This paper addresses Hawthorne's use of symbolism in 'The Scarlet Letter.' The author contends that Hawthorne uses mirrors to sym...
This paper considers the similar falls of each family in a comparative analysis of these novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and William...
This paper consists of five pages and contrasts and compares the socioeconomic, historical, and ideological factors associated wit...
attending Bowdoin College. While some of his work was published, this did not provide him with enough income to live on and he ear...
little concern for the development, the past, of the relationships that play a very important part in the stories. One could well ...
and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...
as a society allowing these changes to occur. In this day of liberalism, this day of where every problem is believed to be best a...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the immigrant experiences of the Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and African ...
This paper discusses how American Romanticism is represented in 'Rip Van Winkle,' a short story by Washington Irving in three page...
injustice of it all is recognized today but at the time preceding the civil war there was little sympathy for the black men, women...