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- 31: Georgians Transformation
- In The Birthmark, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Georgiana s futile attempt to be flawless by cooperating in her own murder doesn t make her any wiser, especially because such a sacrifice does not earn her closeness with ... than to make her husband happy. In addition to this apparent perfect union is a "singular mark, deeply interwoven, as it were, with the texture and substance of her face" (Hawthorne 11). The birthmark is differently interpreted by all. Initially Georgiana thinks of the birthmark, as a charm, and Aylmer knows not whether to term [the birthmark] a defect or a beauty . . . (Hawthorne 11). Most persons of her own sex refers it as the bloody hand, that Quite destroy(s) the effect of Georgiana s beauty . . . (Hawthorne 11). While her admirers were ...
- 32: Moby Dick and The Scarlet Letter: Unpardonable Sin
- Moby Dick and The Scarlet Letter: Unpardonable Sin The importance of Hawthorne’s theme of the unpardonable sin is found in two areas. First, in a social setting the importance of the unpardonable sin is the eminence it has as a theme in many of Hawthorne’s stories. The most prominent story with the unpardonable sin as a keystone theme is The Scarlet Letter, a major book in academia. [The Scarlet Letter is mentioned as an ... in The Scarlet Letter, that theme deserves clear understanding. Furthermore in Moby Dick, considered by some the greatest American novel, the theme of the unpardonable sin can be found. If Hawthorne’s unpardonable sin extends to Moby Dick, then the importance of understanding what Hawthorne intended is of wider importance. Secondly, I believe that the meaning and significance of the ...
- 33: Nathanial Hawthorne
- Nathanial Hawthorne Nathanial Hawthorne. Considered to be one of the greatest American writers of the 19th century. But did you know that he hated portraits, and it is now thought that he was a ... Hathorne charged many with the crime of witchcraft,and condemned them to their deaths. Nathanial was embaressed by this and changed the spelling of his last name from Hathorne to Hawthorne. Alot of his family history, life experiences and where he lived influenced his writing greatly. Hawthorne had a cousin, Susannah Ingersoll. When he was young, in Salem, he would ...
- 34: The Characteristics of Nature in The Scarlet Letter
- The Characteristics of Nature in The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne was a defining writer of the nineteenth century romantic period. Hawthorne used characteristics of nature to symbolize the characters in his book, their actions and their surroundings. A young Nathaniel Hawthorne favored also well known romantic writers such as Ann Radcliffe and Charles Brockden Brown. Hawthorne’s ability to use color to establish setting and scenery can also be found ...
- 35: View of Individual and Society by Hawthorne, Thoreau, and Mark Twain
- View of Individual and Society by Hawthorne, Thoreau, and Mark Twain Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Mark Twain each had a different view on how an individual does and should interact with society. They each pointed fingers at what caused the friction ... be the dualistic theme of Rebellion vs. Conformity. Where there is rebellion within a society, of course there will be friction. Choosing a guilty party amidst this chaos is where Hawthorne, Thoreau, and Twain separate. It is easy to assess Hawthorne’s point of view on rebellion in relation to his opinion of the Puritans, but translating that belief to ...
- 36: The Scarlet Letter: Use of Romanticism in Development of Characters
- The Scarlet Letter: Use of Romanticism in Development of Characters In Hawthorne's revered novel The Scarlet Letter, the use of Romanticism plays an important role in the development of his characters. He effectively demonstrates individualism in Hester to further our understanding ... on more natural human impulses and emotions than any society before or since. But for this reason specifically, emotions began bubbling and eventually boiled over, passions a novelist such as Hawthorne could seize at red heat and use for the basis of an effective novel. Hawthorne shows Hester's sheer determination to live in this society directly through her actions and relations to others, and indirectly through the presentation of herself and her child and ...
- 37: The Hollow Of The Three Hills
- ... make the problem follow. The main character was so driven by curiosity and remorse that she brought herself to go see a witch. They met in a place described by Hawthorne as "a hollow basin, almost mathematically circular, two or three hundred feet in breadth,...the resort of the Power of Evil and his plighted subjects."(Hawthorne 103) This describes the character as someone who is a plighted subject who had such a secret that she had to be where "no mortal could observe them"(Hawthorne 103) She wanted this witch to help her see and hear what was happening with her loved ones; but she only had one hour to do so and after ...
- 38: Moby Dick
- It is easy to see why Melville, himself a prey to the deepest forebodings about the optimism of his day, recognized at once his kinship of spirit with Hawthorne. "There is a certain tragic phase of humanity which, in our opinion (he wrote), was never more powerfully embodied than by Hawthorne." A year after Hawthorne published The Scarlet Letter, Melville dedicated his own most powerful embodiment of this tragic phase, Moby Dick, to Hawthorne, his acknowledged master. Together the two books are witness to ...
- 39: Themes in Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil
- Themes in Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil Like many writers of his time, Hawthorne emphasized man's inner reality, and those thoughts and feelings which are not immediately apparent. As he explored this internal nature, he not only found the source of dignity and ... The unifying theme is the conflict between the dark, hidden side of man and the standards imposed by his puritanical heritage, and the psychological and practical implications of this conflict. Hawthorne brings evil and unauthorized desire into the circuit of puritan life, and thereby conveys a profound truth that is disturbing in its implication, namely that we can never hope ...
- 40: The Scarlet Letter: Chapter by Chapter Review and Analysis
- ... the history of the prison-door. From the looks of this chapter, this story will probably be dragged out as much as possible. At first I thought the way Nathaniel Hawthorne approached the latter half of the last paragraph was annoying, but when I read the chapter the second time, it appealed to me. The relationship that Hawthorne is attempting to establish with the reader in this paragraph is very interesting. That pink highlighted section in my book convinced me that even though having students read a book ... could not move and be forced to not be able to show their humiliation. “No outrage more flagrant to forbid the culprit to hide his face from shame,” is in Hawthorne's commentary on page 53. Hawthorne's commentary appears twice on this page (about more than one topic) and you can see them in my highlighted sections. What really ...
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