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- 71: The Scarlet Letter -x
- THE SCARLET LETTER Nathaniel Hawthorne's background influenced him to write the bold novel The Scarlet Letter. One important influence on the story is money. Hawthorne had never made much money as an author and the birth of his first daughter added to the financial burden. He received a job at the Salem Customhouse only to ... Consequently, The Scarlet Letter was published a year later. It was only intended to be a long short story, but the extra money a novel would bring in was needed. Hawthorne then wrote an introduction section titled "The Custom House" to extend the length of the book and The Scarlet Letter became a full novel. In addition to financial worries, ...
- 72: Scarlet Letter- Guilty Heart
- ... factor that has remained constant in the human character through this development is conscience. As conscience continues to consume all that is his very essence, the struggling Arthur Dimmesdale, illustrates Hawthorne's theme of the negative affects of a sin-stained conscience and a life of secrecy in The Scarlet Letter. In this story, an anguished Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to pacify ... did not reveal to anyone the revenge he felt in his heart, and he tried to keep anyone from realizing that his revenge was slowly taking over his life. Nathaniel Hawthorne was successful in writing a novel that accentuated sin and guilt interchangeably, while revealing to the readers the consequences of living with sin as a guideline. The letter A proved ... soul. Feeling full well the torment of his own secret, Arthur proclaims that those who hold such "miserable secrets will yield them up that last day with a joy unutterable" (Hawthorne 91). By this expression, Arthur offers a glimpse into his tortured heart and shows how heavy a burden his secret is. This is where the novel begins to delve ...
- 73: Hawthornes Reference To Anne H
- From the beginning of his writing career, Nathaniel Hawthorne has made several references to Anne Hutchinson. In fact, he even wrote a sketch called Mrs. Hutchinson . Because of Hawthorne s apparent interest in Mrs. Hutchinson, it is entirely possible that he would use her as a template for one of the characters in his many books. Hawthorne s character, Hester Prynne, is similar in many ways to Anne Hutchinson. One likeness between the two women is they were both respected members of society. As Michael J. ...
- 74: The Influence of God In The Characters of The Scarlet Letter
- ... They then lose sight of all normalcy in their zeal for executing God’s laws leading to societal chaos. The first scene shows Hester being publicly punished on the scaffold (Hawthorne 52). She is being forced to stand on it for three hours straight and listen to people talk about her as a disgrace and a shame to the community (55 ... her to come up the scaffold and asks her where she has been, she replies that she has been measuring the robe that the governor is to be buried in (Hawthorne 158). This statement implies that Hester's reputation as a talented seamstress has spread. Ironically, her first well-known piece of work was the scarlet letter that she wore on ... is such a burden that instead of going with Hester to England and perhaps having a chance to live longer, he chose to stand, confess and perish on the scaffold (Hawthorne 268). Ultimately, Chillingworth responds to his wife's betrayal by sacrificing everything in order to seek revenge. After he discovers that his wife bore another man's child, Chillingworth ...
- 75: Pearl's Contribution to the Scarlet Letter
- Pearl's Contribution to the Scarlet Letter In Hawthorne's epic novel, The Scarlet Letter he discusses Pearl, a main character, and her contribution in making the novel a romantic one. Hawthorne uses three types of romantic topics relating to Pearl. Stereotypical characters, supernaturalness of characters, and the imaginary aspect of characters are all qualities of romantic language Hawthorne uses to better develop Pearl's character. Over the course of the novel Hawthorne uses all of the aspects of romantic language to unfold the life of Pearl and ...
- 76: Young Goodman Brown - Symbolism
- Symbolically Speaking: Symbolism in Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" Symbolism, something that figuratively represents something else, is prominent in many literary works. One piece of literature that stands out as a perfect example of symbolism is Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown." This story is completely symbolic, and provides a good example of an allegory, or a story in which concrete items or characters represent abstract ideas. Hawthorne uses both objects and people as symbols to better support the allegorical tones throughout "Young Goodman Brown." Nathaniel Hawthorne uses different people as symbols throughout "Young Goodman Brown." The ...
- 77: Symbolism In Young Goodman Bro
- Symbolically Speaking: Symbolism in Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" Symbolism, something that figuratively represents something else, is prominent in many literary works. One piece of literature that stands out as a perfect example of symbolism is Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown." This story is completely symbolic, and provides a good example of an allegory, or a story in which concrete items or characters represent abstract ideas. Hawthorne uses both objects and people as symbols to better support the allegorical tones throughout "Young Goodman Brown." Nathaniel Hawthorne uses different people as symbols throughout "Young Goodman Brown." The ...
- 78: Scarlet Letter 2
- Similarities in the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne The Ambitious Guest is a short story bye Nathaniel Hawthorne that presents deadly irony. Residing in a notch in the mountains of New Hampshire, a cottage sits on the side of a steep mountain. In the house lives a family ... the people were never found in the rubble around the house. Most writers have a style in which they write and they follow this style through all their works. Nathaniel Hawthorne is no exception to this. In the Scarlet Letter and in The Ambitious Guest Hawthorne uses the same writing style for both so they have many similarities. Some of ...
- 79: Ethan Frome 7
- ... made amenable to rules. Hester even remarks to herself, Oh Father in heaven if thou art still my father what is this being which I have brought into the world (Hawthorne 89)? Pearl would harass her mother Piyasena/Pine 2 over the scarlet A she wore. In time, Hester was subjected to so much ridicule from Pearl and others that she ... carries the child around because it is a direct reflection of her sin. Hester is, wisely judging that one token of her shame would but poorly serve to hide another (Hawthorne 48). Dimmesdale s sin is not adultery but not having the courage to admit that he had adulterated. Therefore his is a concealed sin. The scarlet letter amuses Pearl, and ... Pearl is attracted to the A. Even when she is just a baby, her infant s eyes had been caught by the glimmering of the gold embroidery about the letter (Hawthorne 90). When Pearl is older and Hester throws the letter on the ground, Pearl yells at her mother until she places the A back on her bosom. Hawthorne says ...
- 80: The Scarlet Letter: Darkness Illuminated
- ... illuminates, yet cannot be touched. Mankind has brought it into his religions, giving it a great deal of importance in his creed. Following in the footsteps of his ancestors, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses light as a tool of God that illuminates the darkness of human iniquity and exposes its permanence. He studies the psychological theme of the impossibility of eradicating sin from ... his novel The Scarlet Letter. The use of light in order to fortify this psychological theme confirms its significance in the novel. As though he were weaving an elaborate tapestry, Hawthorne meshes light's intense symbolism into his characters' natures until a chef d'oeuvre manifests itself upon the loom of the reader's intellect. This tapestry serves as a subtle background upon which the characters' sinful hearts are bared. As Hawthorne navigates the reader through the passages of his dark tale, one follows Hester as she goes to Governor Bellingham's mansion. Light is reflected by almost every aspect of ...
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