Essays & Book Reports on the Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (338) essays
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne essays:
Secrets. We Have Them, We Hide Them, but Can We Live With Them? Refers to "The scarlet letter" by Hawthorne
... the art of deception to hide these secrets. When she will not reveal the father of Pearl, Reverend Dimmesdale says, 'She will not speak.' It is ironic that the person who committed the sin with Hester is the one who announces publicly that she will not reveal the name of the other sinner ...
The Scarlet Letter: Desire of Freedom.
... demise. Everyone desires to live a life free from the morose and nefarious ways of sin, but in order to do this they must clear their conscience. In the Romance novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the personal transformation is evident in the rigid and unforgiving Puritan town of Boston ...
Thesis Paper The Scarlet Letter: Hawthorne shapes pearl's character in a way to symbolize the sins committed by Dimmesdale and Hester.
... The Scarlet Letter takes place in early Puritan Boston. The Puritan faith strongly emphasized moral values and strictly governed the people. Throughout the course of the novel, Nathaniel Hawthorne shapes Pearl's character in a way that serves as a living symbol of the sins committed by Hester ...
The Scarlett Letter, and its power over Pearl.
... the scarlet letter. Even though she knows not what the scarlet letter means, it makes her what she is, and flows through her veins. The very idea that the scarlet letter is in her, drives Pearl to find her new fascination in life unconsciously. Hester would have loved to rid the curse of the letter ...
"The Scarlett Letter" Analysis
... the moral of the story suggests " 'Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world' " (pg254), Although Dimmesdale was not true to himself, ironically the shameful sinner Hester Prynne was. Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is a man of high respect in this poor puritan town of Salem. He lives ...
An in depth rhetorical analysis of the Scarlet letter
... heart when the child seemed to somehow know about the relationship between Hester and Dimmesdale. Hester Prynne herself realized that Pearl was unlike other children, and prayed that she was not sin incarnate. When Hester finally frees herself of her sin and removes the scarlet letter after years of ...
Essay on "The Scarlet Letter" by Hawthorne
... Puritan Mistress Prynne, instead of Hester, the woman of the scarlet letter. Though she may deem the letter a 'misery', it had made her the woman she is, and she would not be herself without the scarlet symbol. Indeed, though originally meant as her punishment, the scarlet letter ...
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
... she goes through. The color of the scarlet letter is very important because the crimson color signifies the devil. Since Hawthorne selects the novel's setting during the time of Puritans, the color shows the mark of the devil. The scarlet letter also has a significant role not only on Hester ...
The Symbolic Meaning of the Scarlet Letter.. discusses themes & symbols in the Scarlet Letter
... she goes through. The color of the scarlet letter is very important because the crimson color signifies the devil. Since Hawthorne selects the novel's setting during the time of Puritans, the color shows the mark of the devil. The scarlet letter also has a significant role not only on Hester ...
The effects and Implications of Sin in The Scarlet Letter: This is an essay about how sin effected the different characters in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
... of secret sin and the guilt of a tortured conscience. Hawthorne uses a fictional symbol and a fictional woman to weave a tale with ageless significance. The Scarlet Letter is a psychological novel, dealing not only with the sin but also the effects of the sin on three main characters: Hester ...