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also the Salem of his ancestors" (Hawthorne.htm). When we understand something of the history of Salem, as well as the history of ...
he managed to illustrate some of the ridiculous restrictions and excessive emotional burdens that various religions placed on the ...
In five pages this essay examines how Puritanism and witchcraft contribute to the setting of this short story by Nathaniel Hawthor...
from Melville to modern Freudians, Hawthornes fearful secret has been the subject of speculation. But whatever it was and whatever...
In six pages this research paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's life is mirrored in 'Young Goodman Brown.' Six sources are ci...
In five pages this paper examines the importance of symbols to the telling of the short story 'Young Goodman Brown.' There are 7 ...
In five pages this essay discusses the spiritual meaning of the allegories featured in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorn...
In five pages this paper discusses the author's unsympathetic characterization of the protagonist in 'Young Goodman Brown.' One s...
stories often reflect the ideals, and the alternative ideals, of this time. While he has written numerous stories this particular ...
does not stray far from each authors original intent, he does infuse the stories with his own sense of whimsy and message. In Ant...
an intriguing plot concerning a ministers request to never remove the curious black veil he wears. When he dies, should the congre...
how deceiving appearances can actually be, and also illustrates how despite the rapid change from old-world values to modern sensi...
in humanity until he hears the voice of his wife. When he stumbles out of the woods the next morning, he is a changed man. He ha...
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...
as he encounters people he believes to be good Puritans his innocence is slowly being threatened with a truth he cannot understand...
as a "sweet moral blossom" for the reader (James). Hawthorne thus identifies the story at the outset as a parable that is designed...
were signified by it" (1323). He then goes into great narrative detail to describe the letter to emphasize its significance: "The...
In five pages these short stories are compared in terms of the community importance that exists in each of them. Four sources are...
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...
In two pages this essay compares these short stories in terms of symbolism, theme, and imagery. There are no other sources listed...
In five pages this paper analyzes 'The Birth Mark' and compares it to other Nathaniel Hawthorne short stories including 'Young Goo...
In five pages this paper examines how romance is used by the author in this famous novel within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne...
In seven pages this paper considers how Hawthorne's unconventional lovers challenge conventional gender perspectives. Three sourc...
In a paper consisting of four pages these writings are compared in terms of symbolism and the meanings of these powerful symbols i...
and isolation intensifies, and suffers what Professor Rita K. Gollin refers to as "the penalties of isolation (Nathaniel Hawthorne...
This paper consists of six pages and analyzes the symbolism that appears throughout each short story. Two sources are cited in th...
was a message for his people, and for the reader as well. What did the black veil symbolize? The story ends as follows: " The gras...
for the tumultuous relationship between the inhabitants of Uncle Sams residence, later described by President Abraham Lincoln as a...
In five pages this essay considers whether the events that transpired in this short story were real or were in fact a dream. Ther...
in Salem, Massachusetts, forever immortalized as the scene of the Salem witch trials, and those supposed covens did meet in the fo...