Essays Tagged: "Custom House"

Excellent work on The Scarlet Letter, with a Christian based theme. Term paper, very long, suitable for thesis, etc.

at what will take place in the next third of the book.The first fifty or so pages center in on the "Custom House", which will be elaborated on later, but the beginning of the story opens with a descri ... ffected by this event, or, like already stated, his wickedness is "amplified".The necessity of "The Custom House" is evident from several respects. First, it explains how the romance of The Scarlet Le ...

(13 pages) 234 0 3.6 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Scarlet Letter. Christian based term paper. Excellent coverage of many different topics. Includes quotes.

book begins as the narrator, presumably Hawthorne, makes a discovery. This discovery occurs at the Custom House while the narrator is working there. The Custom House was a place where the taxes were ... d along with a fool's cap and manuscripts relating the events that had taken place in this town.The Custom House is a necessary part of this book. It provides a great introduction to the story. It giv ...

(13 pages) 127 0 4.8 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The Scarlet Letter Introduction" Three page essay discussing the significance to the introduction of the novel "The Scarlet Letter"

d to center around inviting the reader to understand his past, to concentrate on his service at the Custom House, and to introduce the scarlet letter that represented adultery in the Puritan period. H ... rlet letter" an importance to the reader.Hawthorne also makes many references to his service at the Custom House. By allowing in depths look at his ability to characterize each person he meets he is a ...

(3 pages) 74 0 4.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Hawthornes Writing Style In The Scarlett Letter

n. I have noticed sentences with over 60 words, such as the following which is an extract from "The Custom House". "I felt it almost as a destiny to make Salem my home; so that the mould of feat ... egance. He fails miserably! I also dislike the inclusion of the first section entitled "The Customs House". It is 40 pages of absolute drivel, which simply explains how dull and monotono ...

(3 pages) 1523 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

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Scarlet Letter - Study QuestionsThe Custom House (excerpt)What two objects did Hawthorne "discover" in the Custom House where he worked? ... ay of the Election Sermon? How was the behavior of the townspeople on this day different from their customary behavior?What reasons does Pearl express for calling the minister a "strange, sad man"?Wha ...

(25 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2013

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt