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…In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne the reader gains insight into the background and personalities of the characters through Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale. These two characters show us the evil in the novel, the unfolding sin…

…and they are gossiping and Hester comes out beautiful with a three month old baby And she is wearing the Scarlet Letter and the crowd is unsympathetic and she awaits for her punishment while she remembers her past life And a deformed man stands in the crowd…

…Allusions and Metaphors in Letter from the Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King, Jr., in his famous Letter from the Birmingham Jail, responds forcefully yet politely to a public statement made by eight Alabama clergymen in 1963. He defends his position…

…        In a world where society is disorganized, unhappy, and chaotic, it can be extremely difficult to provide an honest, and just law system. As a result, in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, people use their religion (Puritan…

…"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a result of the literary struggle between Classicism and Romanticism. This struggle is plainly embodied in the character of Hester Prynne, who must contain her passionate personality to the guidelines placed…

…        Sin is the transgression of a moral code designated by either society or the transgressor. The Puritans of Boston in the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, establish a rigid moral code by which to purge…

…This passage from the novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, focuses on the narrator’s opinions and attitude toward Hester Prynne and women in general. By analyzing Hawthorne’s use on language and rhetorical devices, we can establish…

…Rejection to Acceptance In the Scarlet Letter the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, reveals the heroine, Hester Pryne, as a beautiful, courageous, and strong woman. Hester was despised by many people but soon earned the respect of the town. Hester…

…The Scarlet Letter Essay <Tab/>I did enjoy reading The Scarlet Letter, but at times I didn`t enjoy reading it at all. Some times it felt like the chapters would drag on and on, and my mind would wonder. I would have to reread paragraphs…

…. In his novel, "The Scarlet Letter", Nathaniel Hawthorne explains how the punishment of guilt causes the most suffering among those affected. As with any piece, symbolism plays an important role in representing the main ideas of a novel. The plot…