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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Characters of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne

In seven pages this paper considers how Hawthorne's unconventional lovers challenge conventional gender perspectives. Three sourc...

Analyzing 'The Minister's Black Veil' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

and isolation intensifies, and suffers what Professor Rita K. Gollin refers to as "the penalties of isolation (Nathaniel Hawthorne...

'Dr. Heidegger's Experiment' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Each character in the story has their own agenda. Medbourne was once successful but had lost his money and Killigrew had given in ...

Symbolism and Imagery in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

novel reap the ultimate reward of independence, acceptance and long comfortable lives. From the start of the novel, Hesters emerg...

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Symbolism

die Puritans. Hesters first act in The Scarlet Letter seems to be an act of free will," that being her decision to commit adultery...

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...

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Romanticism

Romantic art. Rather, it is an international artistic and philosophical movement that redefined the fundamental ways in which peop...

Characters Created by Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Manifestation of Personal Identity

conflict of his characters. It is recommended that the person who is writing about this topic consider that much of Nathaniel Haw...

Ignorance and Fear in 'The Minister's Black Veil' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

hearers quaked. An unsought pathos came hand in hand with awe" (Hawthorne). They shuddered and were simply fearful of this man who...

Puritan Character Usage by Nathaniel Hawthorne

as a "sweet moral blossom" for the reader (James). Hawthorne thus identifies the story at the outset as a parable that is designed...

Romanticism in the Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne

powerful issue. While Puritan thought had gotten the country this far, "Religion...was also ready for romanticism and its kind of ...

Civil War Era as Portrayed in the Literature of Frederick Douglass and Nathaniel Hawthorne

came replete with very definite opinions on the war and the factors behind it which interlaced the everyday lives of both the comm...

Hester's Thoughts About Her Sin in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

doesnt blame nor does she come to resent either her husband or the reverend, but instead she reveals an extraordinary amount of co...

Love Story The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper argues that a love story is what The Scarlet Letter is first and foremost. There are no other sources ci...

Frederick Douglass and Nathaniel Hawthorne on Freedom

In twelve pages this paper discusses the social restrictions imposed upon freedom as revealed within Douglass's Narrative of the L...

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, and Societal Conflict

In four pages the ways in which Hester Prynne and Huckleberry Finn symbolically represented social conflict are examined in this c...

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Themes of Bondage and Freedom

In 3 pages the limitations of freedom are examined within the context of Hester Prynne's social bondage in Hawthorne's novel The S...

A Critique of Various Works By Nathaniel Hawthorne

This paper analyzes several of Hawthorne's books, including The Scarlet Letter, Mosses From an Old Manse, The House of the Seven G...

'The Birth Mark' and 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In 6 pages the theme of scientific experimentation as it is represented in both of these short stories are analyzed. There are 6 ...

Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Analysis of The Scarlet Letter

the likes of Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller and Alcott, which helped him to compose his next set of short stories entitled Mosses from a...

America of the Past and Future in the Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages the American legacies of Emerson and Hawthorne are considered in a contrast of their lives and writings. Four sourc...

Moral Corruption and Family Deterioration in the Works of William Faulkner and Nathaniel Hawthorne

In eleven pages this paper presents a thematic comparison of the novels by Faulkner and Hawthorne and the common threads of family...

Women's Roles in Works by William Faulkner and Nathaniel Hawthorne

In four pages this paper examines these authors' perceptions of women as they are represented in characterizations of sin and good...

Symbolism in 'The Minister's Black Veil' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how this short story features the author's powerful use of symbolism. Five sources are cited in...

Life and Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne II

In five pages this paper examines Hawthorne's life and critically analyzes the meanings and themes of his writings. Seven sources...

Enslavement in Benito Cereno by Herman Melville and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the enslavement theme within these short stories from the perspectives of the revo...

Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In eight pages this character analysis of Hawthorne's protagonist considers her role and the social conflict she represented. Fiv...

Example of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In three pages this essay analyzes the example set by Hester Prynne in a consideration of alienation and Puritan social expectatio...

Isolation in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In seven pages The Scarlet Letter is analyzed in terms of the author's uses of social, mental, and physical isolation. Four other...

Religious Oppression in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In six pages the oppression that existed in Puritan society is the focus of this analysis of The Scarlet Letter. There are six so...