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…Jessica Clay The Weed That Becomes Uprooted Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, is full of symbols. The names of characters and images, portrayed throughout the novel, have symbolic meaning. Roger Prynne returns to his wife…

…. As contradictory as this may sound, it has been explored in depth by Nathaniel Hawthorne who chronicles one man’s battle against himself in The Scarlet Letter. In this novel, an anguished Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to pacify his conscience and withhold the secret…

…Letter to the Editor: I am writing to you in response to the essay that appeared in the first issue of Ms in 1971 entitled “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady. I believe that the author of this essay does exaggerate the position a wife holds in the home…

…Scarlet Letter By: Jennifer Popp E-mail: Stardust1527@aol.com Hester Prynne was a beautiful, young, tall woman with shiny dark hair, piercing black eyes, and a beautiful complexion. She was living in Amsterdam with her husband, Roger…

…In Nathaniel Hawthorne's climactic novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale face numerous problems in their lives. Hester must deal with the constant barrage of insults by the townspeople, due to her wearing of the scarlet letter…

…SCARLET LETTER In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, two main characters Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth both have secrets though each suffers different consequences for their sins. Secrets are those that are kept from…

…Dear Ms. Allgier, This letter is a request for late withdrawal from two classes. The classes are: English Composition I (CRN 11285—English 101) and Introduction to the Theatre (CRN 10035—THE 135). I received an “F” in both of these courses…

…In the book The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a series of important events take place, which are shaped by their settings. Such settings are the fundamental prophets and story-line guides within the book, symbolizing the characters…

…In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Roger Chillingworth is a man who changes greatly throughout this novel. In the beginning of the novel Hawthorne tells the reader that Chillingworth sends his wife to America, to the Puritan colony…

…Final Prep: Hawthorne, Miller, Clemens, Crane The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawtorne takes place in the seventeenth century, New England colony of Massachusetts. Hester Prynne is the protagonist of the novel. She is an English woman…