Essays & Book Reports on the Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (338) essays
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne essays:
The theme of defiance.
... God's wishes." Look at the many examples of defiance we are given by Hawthorne. Rose embodies the very essence of defiance. She was conceived and borne out of shame, shame over one who has acted against the ways of the community. She runs wild and defies social law and order ...
Hawthorne's Symbolism Is Scarlet Letter
... the novel and add a deeper level of meaning to the story. In the novel, the three most important symbolisms were the forest, the scaffold, and the scarlet letter "A" on Hester's bosom. But the symbolism of the scarlet letter "A" outweighs every other symbolism. The forest is symbolic of ...
The Scarlet Letter as a Method of Understanding Characters
... mark of nobility and dignity. Hester's religious link to the society obligates her to serve her penance, but her lack of personal connection to the Bostonians causes her subtle resistance. While Hester has a basic plan and moral foundation for coping with the effects of the scarlet letter ...
Analysis of The Scarlet Letter
... the scaffold and Hester becomes part of society. False appearances have been righted." From what I have cited above, one may easily find that Baym's view on the plot of The Scarlet Letter as well as on the character of Hester Prynne makes a remarkable contrast with that of Abel's. As I see it, the ...
Scarlet Letter. Christian based term paper. Excellent coverage of many different topics. Includes quotes.
... the people of Salem now say that it could also mean able. Still others bring up Hawthorne's last characteristic of writing, isolation. There were some that said that it stood for alone. Hester had no true friends. Pearl only saw her as the wearer of the scarlet letter, the ...
An initial response after reading the first half of The Scarlet Letter written by
... and your life? The Scarlet Letter has really surprised me as a reader. Up to this point, I have never found myself enraptured by a book of this type. However, this book is different. Hawthorne has been able to hold my attention for twelve chapters. The suspenseful style of ...
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
... the end of the novel, she was looked up to as a kind of counselor. Antagonist: The shame and guilt that both Hester and Dimmesdale had to live with seemed to be the biggest problem. The scarlet letter cause both of them much suffering but it helped Hester to grow and Dimmesdale ...
The Scarlet Letter
... The Mary-like character Hester Prynne represents feminism, as the female-heroine, and truth, as she is unwavering in her stand against the wishes of the state, church, family and community with regard to her own truth. As represented by The Scarlet Letter ...
"The Effects of Sin" This paper gives a detailed account of how each character was effected by Hester Prynee's adulterous acts.
... of this emblem upon each individual involved throughout the novel. Becoming pregnant by her adulterous acts, Hester Prynne's sin is exposed to public view and she is forced to embroider the scarlet letter 'A' onto her bosom as punishment from the Puritan society. To Hester, the scarlet letter ...
Flesh in Scarlet Letter
... Hester must adorn a Scarlet A symbolizing her sin and shaping her existence. When one vigorously analyzes the overall theme of the novel, sin and its corollaries appear to be the main premise for the storyline. There exist little in The Scarlet Letter that cannot be traced back to the dark ...