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Literary Analysis of Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily,' Poe's 'Ligeia,' and Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown'

ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...

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...

Religious and Sociocultural Settings of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Crucible by Arthur Miller

neglected to train her in this mode of behaviour; it is evident that she has been treated primarily as a servant rather than as a ...

Life as Seen Through the Classics

to the role of an international statesman; through his efforts, he ultimately ended up as a role model for many American youths wh...

Scientific Perspectives of Nathaniel Hawthorne

The information, however, should prove sufficient for further investigation on the part of the student. Tales and Sketches: Scie...

The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne and its Historical Context

for the tumultuous relationship between the inhabitants of Uncle Sams residence, later described by President Abraham Lincoln as a...

American Literature's Romantic Movement

in the goodness of man and the mans natural state is in nature and is burdened by civilization (Campbell). The doctrine of sensibi...

Science and its Power in 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

no avail. Her father explained that the antidote would actually kill her, but she did not want to live being poisonous anyway. The...

Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the Horror Genre

In 5 pages this paper examines how the horror short story genre was developed in 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne an...

American Romantic Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper discusses the English Romantic movement and how American Romanticism is characterized the works of Nathan...

Fourteenth U.S. President Franklin Pierce

In eleven pages Franklin Pierce's life and undistinguished presidential administration are discussed and include his friendship wi...

Restrictive Society in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

In five pages this paper discusses the restrictions 19th century society placed upon individuals within the context of these liter...

Societal Restrictions as Reflected in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Scarlet Letter

A 5 page consideration of the societal restrictions in play in these books. This paper questions whether those restrictions impac...

An Analysis of Two Hawthorne Stories

This paper analyzes two short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown, and The Minister's Black Veil. This five page ...

Historical Literary Periods and Transporting Readers to Another Time

In eight pages the importance of setting historical setting in order to take readers back to an earlier period is considered in an...

Setting and Language of 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

and venture onto "a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest, which barely stood aside to let the narrow pat...

'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorn and Puritan Thought

culture and education along with the setting of his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, is a common topic in Nathaniel Hawthornes wo...

Fiction Writing and Philosophy of the Romantic Era

truly fulfilled, and in fact he likens this fulfillment to a nearly spiritual ideal. On the other hand, there was...

Position Paper on Religious Symbolism in 'Rappaccini's Daughter'

symbolistic, human type greenhouse. That the girl is as rare a beauty as any of the doctors flowers, is evident when Giovanni, a s...

Rev. Hooper's Last Words in 'The Minister's Black Veil' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

ordinary and therefore the townspeople find it frightening. They have tried on several occasions to discover why the minister wear...

Reflections on Several Famous Literary Works

as being mostly unforgiving of mans shortcomings, inasmuch as he implies that humanity has turned into a selfish, egotistical and ...

Comparing the 1995 Film and Novel Versions of 'The Scarlet Letter'

would have no doubt preferred. She stays and makes a life for herself and Pearl as a seamstress and though her scarlet letter def...

Artistic Endeavors and American Romanticism

repressed. Sexuality, gender, cultural practice, ideology, and narrativity, among other things are represented within art as appe...

Good and Evil in 'Araby' by James Joyce and 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

reality of humanitys cruel heart. True to Hawthornes nature of portraying both the worst and the best humankind has to offer, he ...

Symbols Used in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

of symbolism can be seen in Melvilles "great white whale in Moby Dick; Dantes journey into the underworld in The Inferno" and many...

Eight Works of Literary Fiction and the Influence of Social Position

- with particular emphasis placed upon people of the dominant white race. Slavery has constructed the interior life of African-Am...

Free Will and Fate in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

to be dealing with the religious beliefs that he held and those he was questioning at the time. When Young Goodman Brown...

Puritanism of Nathaniel Hawthorne

he managed to illustrate some of the ridiculous restrictions and excessive emotional burdens that various religions placed on the ...

Men and Women in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

gender identities not only to themselves but also for society (Samuels 104). In The Last of the Mohicans, womens roles had evolve...

Literature, Guilt, and Children's Treatment by Adults

In four pages On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson are ...