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  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter According to the New England Primer, a basic textbook used during Puritan times, in Adam's fall, "we sinned all". This quote very much applies to Nathaniel Hawthorne's characters in The Scarlet Letter. The main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, and the Puritan society represented by the townspeople, all sinned. This story is a study of the effects of sin on the hearts and minds of Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth. Sin

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    Essay Length: 779 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel that deals with the theme of sin. Throughout time, people have committed all types of sins, and whether they are major or minor, people have been punished for them. The strictness of a punishment is very difficult to agree on. Some people feel that sinners should be deeply punished no matter how little the sin was. Others feel that a person's punishment should be based upon

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    Essay Length: 797 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter According to the New England Primer, a basic textbook used during Puritan times, in Adam’s fall, “we sinned all”. This quote very much applies to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s characters in The Scarlet Letter. The main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, and the Puritan society represented by the townspeople, all sinned. This story is a study of the effects of sin on the hearts and minds of Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth.

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    Essay Length: 779 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    THE SCARLET LETTER Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter as a novel of symbolism and the nature of revenge. There are many types of traits each main character has in the book. Hester has a strong and noble type, while Dimmesdale has the very weak type. Chillingworth has the very vengeful type and Pearl was born into a evil type of sin. In the beginning of the novel, Hester is portrayed as a young and elegantly

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    Essay Length: 2,653 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Anna
  • Scarlet Letter-Symbols

    Scarlet Letter-Symbols

    One might say that symbols are the most important things in a story, and that they unlock the secrets of a novel. Hawthorne, in The Scarlet Letter, uses many symbols to represent different things. Some symbols represent the same thing. The letter “A” has many meanings, each character has their own meanings, and even the different parts of nature are symbols. Also, apart from providing structure for the novel, each scaffold scene conveys something

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    Essay Length: 1,813 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    One of the main themes in The Scarlet Letter is sin and the result of it. Three of the main characters in The Scarlet Letter: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimesdale, and Roger Chillingworth, have sinned in the book their sins, also, affected them each differently. First, Hester’s sin was adultery. She was the only person who was punished for her sins, she went to prison, and had to stand on the scaffolds for a few hours

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    Essay Length: 329 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • Scarlet Letter

    Scarlet Letter

    Annie Brice once said,“Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be.” In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne is revealed to society as somewhat of a ‘hussy’. She is punished because of the sin of adultery. Her adulterer is a highly respected man in society. Reverend Dimmesdale, her adulterer, is not openly punished. When Hester accepts her true self, she finds inner peace. Hester accepts herself

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    Essay Length: 929 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Self and Other: The Scarlet Letter

    Self and Other: The Scarlet Letter

    With his critical essay: "Hawthorne's Awakening in the Customhouse" Loving gives the reader a psychoanalytical reading of The Scarlet Letter. Loving pays close attention to Hawthorne's unconscious motives and feelings in his interpretation of Hawthorne's writing. He is particularly concerned about the radical change of direction that Hawthorne takes in altering the initial course of his story by adding an unexpected ending. The ending, as presented to the reader in the last three chapters, undermines

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    Essay Length: 407 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Victor
  • Scarlet Letter Scaffold

    Scarlet Letter Scaffold

    this is missing the rest of the third scaffold scene and a conclusion, it's also unedited for the most part, sorry, i don't have it here... this paper received the grade of an 86, mainly because of too much plot. In the novel, “The Scarlet Letter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the three scenes at the scaffolding as structure for the novel and to further the plot and understanding of the characters, themes, and symbols. The first

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    Essay Length: 975 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter

    Nathaniel Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter

    In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to divulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels, otherwise the emotions are bottled up until they become explosive. Unfortunately, Puritan society did not permit this kind of expression, thus characters had to seek alternate means to relieve their personal anguishes

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    Essay Length: 993 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Conflict in the Scarlet Letter

    Conflict in the Scarlet Letter

    Conflict in The Scarlet Letter Human nature, while impressively complex, also has various poor qualities. Often these imperfections result in conflicts which are in turn depicted in works of literature. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, set in an old Puritan community, is centered on several conflicts of human nature that result from the adultery and punishment of Hester Prynne. There are three major conflicts each for which Hawthorne created a specific main character to

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    Essay Length: 1,241 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Scarlet Letter - Are Puritans Really like That?

    The Scarlet Letter - Are Puritans Really like That?

    The Scarlet Letter: Are the Puritans really like that? Nathaniel Hawthorne accurately portrayed the colonial Puritans of Boston in his book, The Scarlet Letter, and what their actions and reactions would have been to Hester Prynne committing adultery, and the events thereafter, which also conform to what we know about the Puritans and how they were fastidiously against sex in any form. Not hardly. In The Scarlet Letter, we see Hester Prynne, who is put

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    Essay Length: 715 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Jack
  • Scarlet Letter

    Scarlet Letter

    THE SCARLET LETTER The Custom House: Hawthorne says that he writes to the whole world hoping that someone will understand what he is talking about. He goes on to speak about Salem, where his relatives have lived and died since its existence. Over time Salem has become more of an instinct to his family, and has tried to escape, but always come back. His children were not born in Salem because he wanted to

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    Essay Length: 4,520 Words / 19 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Scarlet Letter: A Story Told Through Symbols

    The Scarlet Letter: A Story Told Through Symbols

    The Scarlet Letter: A story told through symbols Many times symbols are used as a form of expression that permits an author to give meaning and life to certain things or objects. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is an allegory because of its great use of symbolism. Throughout the novel the author uses many symbols in its characters, objects and in nature. The first example of symbolism presented in the novel is the later “

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    Essay Length: 693 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    In the Scarlet letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne has created a character with very potent interior conflicts. Reverend Dimmesdale has a problem within himself, an unconfused sin in which he has committed. Dimmesdale is full of guilt and is starting to become emotionally ill. The novel takes place in Boston, Massachusetts in the seventeenth century. Although Hester Prynne is married to a man named Roger Chillingworth; She and Arthur Dimmesdale together conceive a Child named Pearl. Hester

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    Essay Length: 581 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Special Contents of Second Edition copyright 1979 by The Perfection Form Company Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne hhttp://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hawthorn.htm The Scarlet Letter An influential American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote many books and articles, the most well-known of which are "The House of Seven Gables" and "The Scarlet Letter." He was friends with multitudinous other authors, including Herman Melville, who dedicated "Moby Dick" to him. Hawthorne's friends include President

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    Essay Length: 1,137 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Tommy
  • The Scarlet Letter - Puritan Society

    The Scarlet Letter - Puritan Society

     In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to divulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels, otherwise the emotions are bottled up until they become volatile. Unfortunately, Puritan society did not permit this kind of expression, thus characters had to seek alternate means to relieve their personal anguishes

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    Essay Length: 557 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Forgiveness and Freedom - the Scarlet Letter and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Forgiveness and Freedom - the Scarlet Letter and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Forgiveness and Freedom We always observe in our lives a struggle between society, its norms, strong influences and natural inner peace. It’s worth understanding that our nature should guide our destinies and only after that we will truly understand the word freedom and we will see its power in action. In “The Scarlet Letter” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” we see how authors portray the moments of standing of person as a part of

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    Essay Length: 2,576 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Should Scarlet Letter Be Published

    Should Scarlet Letter Be Published

    Dear Perma-Bound, It has come to my attention that you are currently debating on whether or not you should publish The Scarlet Letter and introduce it into the literary world. I feel that it would be in your best interest for you to go and publish this novel for all to read. This novel is a superb piece of literature and people all over the world could reap benefit from its contents. Throughout the

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    Essay Length: 351 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: regina
  • Hester “the Scarlet Letter” & Abigail “the Crucible” Essay

    Hester “the Scarlet Letter” & Abigail “the Crucible” Essay

    The main character, Abigail, of Arthur Miller’s book, “The Crucible”, and Hester of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book, “The Scarlet Letter”, have many common and distinct characteristics. Both beautiful and young, full of and secrets and sin, and fall in love with people they can’t be with. But differ in the way they were punished, what they have done, and their relationship with their lovers. Let’s talk about the similarities between Abigail and Hester. Beauty is the

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    Essay Length: 513 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: David
  • Scarlet Letter

    Scarlet Letter

    A common misconception of people is that being color-blind means that you can only see shades of gray, black, and white. But total color blindness is extremely rare, and virtually no one is truly color blind. More typically, is partial color blindness which is called color vision deficiency, a condition in which certain colors cannot be distinguished. Color blindness may be a hereditary condition or caused by a disease of the optic nerve or retina.

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Symbols in "the Scarlet Letter"

    Symbols in "the Scarlet Letter"

    Symbols in "The Scarlet Letter" Janice Schuster A The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter, symbols appear everywhere. Hawthorne uses several different concrete objects to represent something of deeper meaning. Among these symbols is the scarlet letter "A" itself. It is made of red cloth and beautifully embroidered. It is a literal symbol of the sin of adultery. The letter "A" appears in several places and several forms. It is the letter that appears

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    Essay Length: 1,708 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, delivers a powerful novel invoked with symbolism. Centered on Hester, a woman branded with a scarlet “A” as a mark for adultery, much of the Scarlet Letter’s symbolism grows from the cruel, and shameful letter. The “A” symbolizes the “walking emblem of shame.” Throughout the novel, the brand of disgust evolves around the characters influenced by Hester, including her child Pearl. Even Pearl is subject to the shame

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    Essay Length: 350 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Scarlet Letter - a Novel Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Scarlet Letter - a Novel Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The Scarlet letter is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The plot focuses on sin in the Puritan society. Hester Prynne, the protagonist, has an affair with Reverend Dimmesdale, which means they are adulterers and sinners. As a result, Pearl is born and Hester is forced to where the scarlet letter. Pearl is a unique character. She is Hester’s human form of her scarlet letter, which constantly reminds her of her sin, yet at the

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    Essay Length: 752 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Punishment in the Scarlet Letter

    Punishment in the Scarlet Letter

    Who should punish a sinner? Should it be religion, society, or the individual? In Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter the main character Hester Prynne is tormented by judgments passed on her by these three entities. Religion punishes her with the Scarlet Letter, society ostracizes her as punishment, and individually she was able to move on in life but still returned to her haunting past where she died. Who actually ha the authority to decide whether a

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    Essay Length: 698 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Max

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