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…One of the most complex and elaborate characters in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, the misbegotten offspring of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the story Pearl, becomes quite the dynamic little individual, as well as an extremely…

…. An actual letter written in 1844 by Marcus to his estranged wife, Ulrike, reveals the effects of this severe social condemnation ( His letter implies desperate fate that inevitably befalls women who reject their prescribed duties as wives and mothers. Through…

…The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is considered to be one of the greatest examples of true American literature. Its excellency of topic, characterization, and description has made it a permanent part of our history. Set in Salem…

…After a brief history, and an explanation of the Barthesian codes, structuralism will be applied to the thirteenth letter of Mariama Ba’s book So Long a Letter. Structuralism is a very effective theory to apply to this particular text because it pays…

…a letter to the concentration camp because she knows the guys that is charge of it, but he refuses to let her see him, but says that he will give him her letters if she agrees to have sex with him whenever she brings Carl a letter. She agrees, because she loves…

…into a controversy over money. First Corinthians shares her name with the letters written by The Apostle Paul. The apostle Paul was the chief missionary of the early church. He wrote letters to keep in touch with the churches he founded. The First Corinthians were…

…fallacy of begging the question. Any Dog can be a Loaded Gun This letter is in response to Linda Brzycki's letter in the Oct. 8 issue of the North County Times. Linda your dog is dangerous; I don’t care what you say. I know you; we are from the same…

…goes to look in the letter box Nora says, "Torvald please don’t. There is nothing in there." (Isben 46) The reader knows that Nora has not forgotten the dance. The reader knows this when Torvald goes to check the mail and Nora begins to play the Tarantella…

…THE BOOK LOG ON: The Scarlet Letter By: Nathaniel Hawthorne Period 4 Adv. English 11 November 2, 1999 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn begins by dealing with Hester Prynne’s crime and sentence. She shows…

…the letter to Miss Watson about Jim and himself, and hiding the gold the duke and the king conned out of the Wilks. Two of the choices by Huck decide the fate and freedom of a human being, Jim, making them very powerful decisions that he has to make. Huck often…