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11 Cards in this Set
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What is 'Custom House'?
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*intro
*only connection to story is quote("a ray of scarlet cloth shaped the letter A");air of historical truth *instant popularity *addresses spiritual & moral issues *Hawthorne had an intense interest in Puritan period *satiric(contrasts somber mood of novel) |
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What is the tone of The Scarlet Letter?
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somber / serious / psychological fiction (punishment & guilt)
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What is the definition of Romance?
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19th Century prose narractive that tells a fictional story & deals with subjects in a symbolic, imaginative, & non-realistic way
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What are the themes found in the Scarlet Letter?
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sin, guilt, punishment, individualism
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What ia the point of view in Scarlet Letter?
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*offers intimacy between reader & narrator; connects Hawthorne & Hester (ex. "Dear reader...")
*outside action *3rd person, occasional 1st person pronouns) |
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What is the definition of symbol?
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*literature: the term symbol is only applied to a word or phrase that signifies an object or event which in turn signifies something, or has a range of reference beyond itself
To identify: 1. context 2. not in everything 3. repetition, reference to meaning beyone work 4. cautious observation |
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What does the rosebush symbolize?
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*symbolizes moral blossom
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What does the "A" symbolize?
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*adultress
*Pearl *Pearl's mother -- Hester |
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What does the scaffold symbolize?
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*public punishment
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What does nature symbolize?
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*new life
*growth |
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What are the different ideas to the origin of Dimmesdale's "A"?
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*Dimmesdale inflicted it on him as a form of penance
*Chillingworth did it because he was a potent necromancer *effect of remorse, "gnawing from the inmost heart outwardly" *Heaven's judgement |
