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Dismissing Women to Achieve Male Happiness in the Works of Hawthorne, Poe, and Irving

This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife; so that he was fain to draw off his forces, and take to the outside o...

Witches, Faith and the Devil an Analysis of Young Goodman Brown

point of Hawthornes story, however, is the hypocrisy that riddles society-any society. Its no secret that the author was very fond...

Corruption of Power: Hawthorne and Miller

hath an infant immortality, a being capable of eternal joy or sorrow, confided to her care-to be trained up by her to righteousnes...

The Extremes of Love and Hate as an 'All or Nothing' Proposition

In five pages the fine line betwen love and hate is examined in a discussion of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stor, 'Young Goodman B...

My Kinsman, Major Molineux by Nathaniel Hawthorne

of a mother or a sister; and on his head was a three-cornered hat, which in its better days had perhaps sheltered the graver brow ...

Impact of Adultery in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

to delve deeper into their own spirituality. Thus, each of the four major characters are guilty of acquired knowledge which stems ...

Impact of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Writings on Children

does not stray far from each authors original intent, he does infuse the stories with his own sense of whimsy and message. In Ant...

Scarlet Letter/Sin of A Guilty Heart

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...

Symbolism and Allegory in “Young Goodman Brown”

the Puritan faith within the story. One author notes that, "Puritan doctrine taught that all men are totally depraved and require ...

Adultery in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"other woman" because she wears the "A but the reality is that in this day and age, Hester would be any woman. That she has an aff...

Hero or Fool 'Young Goodman Brown'

to be happening is that he feels he is risking his soul. If this is the case then a hero would emerge victorious in some way, havi...

Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne

as he encounters people he believes to be good Puritans his innocence is slowly being threatened with a truth he cannot understand...

Independence and Dependence

In six pages this research paper examines the tension that exists between independence and dependence as reflected in Nathaniel Ha...

Adultery in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

upon as an acceptable activity. While they are not exactly condoned within todays society, there has been a remarkable change in ...

Feminist Analysis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this research paper examines female stereotypes in a consideration of protagonist Hester Prynne featured in Nathanie...

Life Reflections of Nathaniel Hawthorne in 'Young Goodman Brown'

In six pages this research paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's life is mirrored in 'Young Goodman Brown.' Six sources are ci...

History and Literature

In six pages this paper considers such literary works as Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown,' Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Whi...

Poe, Hawthorne, Irving and Romanticism Considering Romanticism in Literature By Examining Stories By Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Romantic literary tradition is exemplified by Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. This paper examines ...

Hunted or Haunted Protagonists in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's protagonists are either hunted or haunted in the novel The Scarlet Let...

Comparison of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne

combination that seemed to be excluded was "gothic romances." According to Alexander (1971), the reasons why Poe should be cons...

Romance in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how romance is used by the author in this famous novel within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne...

Consideration of the Quote 'No Man is an Island'

In five pages this quote is considered within the context of injustice in a discussion of such works as Chief Joseph's I Will Figh...

Literature and Fate

In seven pages the literary device of fate is examined within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Edgar Allan...

Sophia Peabody and Nathaniel Hawthorne's Marriage

"transcendentalist." This was an idealistic philosophy influenced by the German writers Immanuel Kant and F. W. Schelling. It pr...

Psychoanalytical Critical Perspectives on The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

At the same time, however, the critic takes on the role of the patient in their transference of his or her feelings in regard to a...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Rappaccini's Daughter'

isolated as a result. In many ways, it is the men...

American Experience and Change in Irving, Calisher, and Hawthorne

In four pages the acceptance of change among individuals are compared in the characterizations of Calisher's Greenwitch, Hawthorne...

'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Puritan Beliefs

In five pages this essay presents the argument that Nathaniel Hawthorne uses this short story to reflect his New England Puritanis...

Three Authors on Nonconformity

In five pages this essay considers nonconformity and conformity as it is depicted in Girl by Jamaica Kincaid, Black Boy by Richard...

Sin, Redemption, and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

sewn, per the magistrates instructions, is "fantastically embroidered" (54). While on the scaffolding, Hester sees her husband sta...