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Scarlet Letter notes
... in decay, having given my best years to feed the hungry dream of knowledge--what had I to do with youth and beauty like thine ... would have shunned her had she come near him, and was every energetic and helping the people, who may have called her a demon ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Scarlet Letter"
... years "to feed the hungry dream of knowledge," but his new ... in life. The light represents what Hester wants to be, which ... providing community service, the colonists come to think of the scarlet ... yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!" The theme is ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
1-Illusions and reality in Dickens' Great Expectations
... what Pip anticipates for the future. When the reality of this illusion was revealed, Pip realizes the truth behind the appearance of his false dreams ... what the novel is really about, just what the driving theme is. Although each reader will come ... it may be ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Scarlett Letter" Analysis
... come down it's steps until he should have spoken" (pg140), but he could never bluntly tell them what ... seems to have been put into a dream, more of a nightmare, in which all ... decides to hide the truth so he may continue to preach about him. Hester is ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
... , in a way, represent a dream of assimilation, as their characters ... affair that allows Sammy to come to terms with his homosexuality ... Clay. Sammy's attempt reflects what many have since commented ... The most rampant anti-Semitism may not have been on American ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Summary of the Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter
... years "to feed the hungry dream of knowledge," but his ... "worth" compose the surname Chillingworth. Chilling comes from the word "chilly", ... lot of the townspeople realize what a noble character Hester possesses ... , commenting that the bush may be a remnant of the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Summary of the Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter
... years "to feed the hungry dream of knowledge," but his ... "worth" compose the surname Chillingworth. Chilling comes from the word "chilly", ... lot of the townspeople realize what a noble character Hester possesses ... , commenting that the bush may be a remnant of the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
NATIONAL MORALITY IN HAWTHORNE
... he is not perfect despite what many of his parishioners may believe. Dimmesdale has numerous ... is the embodiment of the purely American dream of life in the new world’ ... of national morality. Should this morality come from the government or religion? Perhaps, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lessons from the Puritans
... or if it was simply a dream, but he no longer trusts anyone ... . Instead of standing up against what he thought to be the wrongs ... Country, both good and bad, come from our Puritan roots, and ... torn from their gay celebration of May Day by a group of Puritans ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Affects of the Scarlet Letter
... Surely enough, had he known what lay ahead that day, he may not have been as cheerful. ... and statue-like, that Passion would ever dream of clasping in its embrace; nothing in ... does not recognize her own mother. She has come to identify the letter as part of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne