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In eight pages this paper examines the evil that manifests itself in the predatory characters of Roger Chillingworth in The Scarle...
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 ...
In a paper consisting of four pages these writings are compared in terms of symbolism and the meanings of these powerful symbols i...
manner in which both people and society are viewed. The very basis of the story is perhaps the biggest symbol, where Hester Prynn...
much fuller understanding of the feelings and motivations of his fellow men, which is reflected in his sermons. As noted by Eaton ...
stories often reflect the ideals, and the alternative ideals, of this time. While he has written numerous stories this particular ...
the Scripture and the statute-book. Then let the magistrates, who have made it of no effect, thank themselves if their own wives ...
that only through the righteous acts of our lives could redemption be obtained. This belief also encompassed the fact that appear...
Then Hester returns to Boston. Because she is strong, and because she loves Pearl and Dimmesdale, it seems unlikely that she is d...
In seven pages this paper presents a chapter by chapter synopsis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel 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....
to delve deeper into their own spirituality. Thus, each of the four major characters are guilty of acquired knowledge which stems ...
This essay considers the nature of suffering in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and focuses on the private and public suf...
In 3 pages the limitations of freedom are examined within the context of Hester Prynne's social bondage in Hawthorne's novel The S...
its mothers shame has come from the hand of God," and, in so doing, works upon the heart of her mother, both giving her joy and pr...
p. 42). As Hawthorne writes, "the scene was not without a mixture of awe... [as well as] guilt and shame", purely because of the d...
In six pages this paper discusses how escaping into nature is thematically developed in Henry Roth's Call It Sleep, William Faulkn...
In five pages this quote is considered within the context of injustice in a discussion of such works as Chief Joseph's I Will Figh...
sin and transgression. For example, this discussion could bring out the ways in which both Hester and her daughter Pearl are socia...
done if they are to change their existence. She wonders if its possible for women to ever be truly happy. She wonders if existence...
In five pages this paper reveals the novel's greatest sinner as Hester Prynne, the wearer of 'the scarlet letter.' Three sources ...
In five pages this paper argues that the fictional female character Hester Prynne was 'more of a man' than were either her creator...
In five pages this paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's protagonists are either hunted or haunted in the novel The Scarlet Let...
In seven pages the literary device of fate is examined within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Edgar Allan...
"transcendentalist." This was an idealistic philosophy influenced by the German writers Immanuel Kant and F. W. Schelling. It pr...
"other woman" because she wears the "A but the reality is that in this day and age, Hester would be any woman. That she has an aff...
he urges Faith to deny the Devil and look to Heaven, he suddenly finds himself alone in the forest. Although Brown has escaped the...
with a mind of their own -- and the will to abandon social stigmas without a backward glance -- indicated a loose fiber in the pat...
was put into prison and made to wear a scarlet leader to indicate that she was an adulteress. However, she never revealed who the ...
hath an infant immortality, a being capable of eternal joy or sorrow, confided to her care-to be trained up by her to righteousnes...