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The Crucible, Ethan Frome, and the Scarlet Letter - Notes on Theme

of his academic learning in demonology and witchcraft. However, he begins to question this duty when Danforth begins to indiscrimi...

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton and Literary Criticism

In five pages this paper examines how in 'The Spaces of Ethan Frome' Judith Fryer critically evaluates the famous novella by Edith...

Wharton's "Ethan Frome" and the Concept of "Duty"

he was forced to abandon his studies in physics and engineering in order to carry out the duty of returning to his home in Starkfi...

"Ethan Frome" - Perception and Personal Tragedy

withdrawn and isolated in Starkfield is reinforced by the next statement, in which "the effect produced on Frome" is described as ...

Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Forbidden Love

In 5 pages this paper examines how forbidden love is represented in these novels. There are 2 sources cited in the bibliography....

Original Sin in the Characterization of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how original sin is represented by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the characterization of Pearl in The S...

Scarlet Letter A in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Novel

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...

Chapter Synopsis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In seven pages this paper presents a chapter by chapter synopsis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter....

Differences Between the Novel and Film Versions of The Scarlet Letter

to it that such a crime was punishable by death. After all, behavior so unbecoming of a religious devotee deserved no less....

Why Did Hester Go Back?

Then Hester returns to Boston. Because she is strong, and because she loves Pearl and Dimmesdale, it seems unlikely that she is d...

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...

Misguided Intentent in Literary Characters

of his mother during her long illness, however, he primarily, marries her because he does not want to be alone during the long New...

Relationships in Literature and 4 Views

In an essay consisting of 5 pages the ways in which the narrative framework develops the love and hate that are a part of male and...

Frankl: Choice in Three Literary Works

This 3 page paper discusses Viktor Frankl's phrase"Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human fr...

Ethan Frome: Tragic Hero

old families and the nouveau riche, who had made their fortunes in more recent years" (Books and Writers). For the most part this ...

Thematic Analysis of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth and Ethan Frome and “The House of Mirth”: The Themes of Loneliness, Isolation, and Silence

on his feelings because of the societal mores of his day. The closest town, Starkefield, symbolizes these mores. Central to the ...

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

In five pages this analysis of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton focuses upon the characters' lives. There are no other sources cited....

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton and the Literary Device of Illness

In five pages and an outline consisting of one page this paper discusses how gender and class roles as well as characterization in...

Men in the Life and Work of Edith Wharton II

In four pages this paper discusses how the men in Edith Wharton's novels Summer and Ethan Frome reflect the actual men in her life...

Shaping the Narrative: The Narrators in “Ethan Frome” and “The Secret Sharer”

bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story" (Wharton). Its his c...

"Ethan Frome" and the Importance of Place

and impassioned spirit that is harshly constrained by the Puritanical moral rigidity of the town of Starkfield. This is exemplifie...

"The Scarlet Letter" - Explicating Dimmesdale's Confession

tearing away the band that identifies him as a minister, as it was his social office as minister that he was able to use to keep h...

The Three Scaffold Scenes in "The Scarlet Letter"

of enduring the terrifying experience of being set apart from it. Ironically, Hesters partner is sin is also present at the scaffo...

American Values Found Within The Scarlet Letter

This 3 page paper gives an overview of the story The Scarlet Letter. This paper includes how the theme and parts of the novel refl...

Alienation in "The Scarlet Letter"

symbol, the black veil that the minister wears. The intriguing thing about the story is that unlike, say, the Phantom of the Opera...

Hidden Motives in The Scarlet Letter

a communitys judgment on one of its members. This paper discusses some of the issues raised by the novel. Discussion First, its n...

Conflict and Emotion in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

This five page paper addresses the themes of conflict and emotion experienced by Hawthorne's characters in The Scarlet Letter. The...

An Analysis of Adultery in The Scarlet Letter

This 5 page paper reviews The Scarlet Letter, the classic first published in 1850. Even then, however, adultery was a universal t...

Comparing the Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne

he urges Faith to deny the Devil and look to Heaven, he suddenly finds himself alone in the forest. Although Brown has escaped the...

Literary Social Criticism

punishes her by labeling her with the letter "A" and through social ostracism. Thoreaus argument with the state in "Civil Disobe...