Sophia Hawthorne

The two short stories I chose to compare are “The Rocking Horse Winner” and “Young Goodman Brown”. “The Rocking Horse Winner” was written by D.H. Lawrence and “Young Goodman Brown” was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In “The Rocking Horse Winner” the main conflict of the story is that Paul’s and his parents are struggling mightily with their economic situation. The story is about a family that consists of a father and mother, a son named Paul and his two sisters. Paul is always curious about…

Journal Entry 1 The Scarlet Letter: Topic and Description and Detail, Chapters 1-6 In my personal opinion, the first six chapters of the book are a little too obvious. I think that the author put too much detail into the story leaving little room for guessing at what will happen in the future. The first chapter contained little substance but large amounts of detail hinting that Puritan society had imprisoned someone socially and literally. In the second chapter, we learn of a woman Hester…

powers of nature. However, when the society of man dishes out a harsh, unwanted fate to someone while turning their back in disappointment, such as the Puritan Society did to Hester Prynne, Mother Nature is there, willing to turn the other cheek (Hawthorne 45-46). How the first chapter in this book brings forth some symbols and explains the setting for the rest of the story, we can be able to better grasp the whole meaning of the book. Through reading chapter Out of all the imagery, almost…

and humiliated on the scaffold in the center of the town. Nathaniel Hawthorne…

Atwood, similarly to Hawthorne, uses humiliation to indicate the male’s stereotype towards women by expressing her personal feminist side and demonstrating that women are found to being as powerful as males. Societies perception towards males not being able to control themselves…

where religious freedom was something to be promised in the new colonies. During this time, the number of Puritans grew in the colony of Massachusetts, starting to use politics and social standards heavily based on their religious beliefs. Nathaniel Hawthorne captured their society in his book, The Scarlet Letter, which is considered a literary classic, through showing the life of an outcast of the culture based on the severity of her sins. The story portrays the influence of Puritan’s religion…

with all she had, - her mother’s only treasure” ( Hawthorne 82). She is a very complex individual that has many characteristics that represent multiple things. Pearl is a constant reminder of the sin of adultery. She…

the past and place every action of their “righteous” minister in accordance to his concealed crime. Dimmesdale himself recognizes his ultimate crime when he said, “What can a ruined soul, like mine, effect towards the redemption of other souls?” (Hawthorne 172). He has put himself in the position to reprimand others for their crimes while continuing to be sinless of his own. Worst yet is that the people didn’t have the smallest inkling of the extent of his crimes, making his confession all the…

tell us a lot about the story itself, but about the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and his decision to write The Scarlet Letter. Lyu starts out her essay by stating that Hawthorne wrote this book with the intention of it selling well. Hawthorne was known as someone that was shy and reserved, which cause him to remain anonymous when writing his past books. Due to his anonymity, it was difficult for him to earn more popularity,…

Chillingworth’s True Worth “Shouldst thou fail me in this, beware! His fame, his position, his life will be in my hands. Beware!”, Chillingworth promises (73). In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne described a world where Roger Chillingworth lives a life built purely on vengeance. Although, originally revered as a skilled physician, a beneficial asset to the town, and a loving husband to Hester, he slowly shed that image and transformed into somewhat of a black devil to those…