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manner in which both people and society are viewed. The very basis of the story is perhaps the biggest symbol, where Hester Prynn...
a result Europe was not loner unified to the degree that had existed for almost one-thousand years. While Martin Luther would ina...
novel reap the ultimate reward of independence, acceptance and long comfortable lives. From the start of the novel, Hesters emerg...
isolated as a result. In many ways, it is the men...
to catch up with and crush idealistic young people afraid of occurrences over which they seem to have no control" (Hynes 265). "L...
freely expressing their sinful temptations to the minister. The cause of Reverend Hoopers alienation, it would appear, was not an...
her husband who did not reside with her. As such she could not deny that she had an affair with someone. However, she would never ...
his studies had no definite object, either of public advantage or personal ambition; a gentleman, high bred and fastidiously delic...
the remainder of her days with the red letter A embroidered upon her chest as a lasting reminder of her sin. Because Puritan wome...
barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was all as lonely as could be; and ther...
of Brown. It is essentially natural worshipping, however, with many different types of people coming together in a more ritualisti...
much fuller understanding of the feelings and motivations of his fellow men, which is reflected in his sermons. As noted by Eaton ...
of his own family history." At this point the critic moves into examining the history of Hawthornes ancestors and the developme...
Stone Face, Ernest, a small boy growing up in the village learns of a prophecy concerning one who will live among them and will be...
the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...
wronged by the people sets out to uncover just how dishonest they truly are, how they do not possess righteousness and that they a...
In five pages this research paper examines female stereotypes in a consideration of protagonist Hester Prynne featured in Nathanie...
In eight pages this character analysis of Hawthorne's protagonist considers her role and the social conflict she represented. Fiv...
In three pages this essay analyzes the example set by Hester Prynne in a consideration of alienation and Puritan social expectatio...
upon as an acceptable activity. While they are not exactly condoned within todays society, there has been a remarkable change in ...
In fifteen pages this paper considers how women were treated in this famous novel as well as their portrayal in the short stories ...
In eight pages Margaret Fuller's writings are among the topics considered in this analysis of how 19th century feminism was influe...
In seven pages The Scarlet Letter is analyzed in terms of the author's uses of social, mental, and physical isolation. Four other...
In six pages the oppression that existed in Puritan society is the focus of this analysis of The Scarlet Letter. There are six so...
In five pages this paper analyzes the novel in terms of Hawthorne's use of Romanticism. There are no other sources listed....
In five pages this report examines Hawthorne's style of using comparison and dichotomy as it relates to characterizations and scen...
In eight pages this paper considers the Custom House Introduction of the eagle and the Chapter 17 meeting between Rev. Arthur Dimm...
In three pages this essay analyzes the novel in terms of its representation of such themes as isolation, rebellion, and sin. Ther...
In four pages this paper examines the importance of symbolism in this novel with the emphasis being upon the 'scarlet letter A' re...
In nine pages this paper examines the writing style featured in this novel in a consideration of characterization structure and de...