The Setting of the story is in Salem and it is the site of the Salem Witch Trials. It begins the novel's critique of Puritan severity and how Hawthorne is negative about the idea.
This quote references two of the narrator's character traits which would be paternal and protective, almost like he is alluding to a greater picture within the book.
This quote contributes to the overall theme of Puritanism and how the book is critical of the idea. The prison, a "black flower," is different with the bush as the prison penilizes, and the rose bush is kind.
Hester Prynne transforms shame into a symbol of individuality by wearing the letter “A”. The narrator connects the letter to nature with the word "fertile." Nature seems to be a big idea in this
This quote references two of the narrator's character traits which would be paternal and protective, almost like he is alluding to a greater picture within the book.
This quote contributes to the overall theme of Puritanism and how the book is critical of the idea. The prison, a "black flower," is different with the bush as the prison penilizes, and the rose bush is kind.
Hester Prynne transforms shame into a symbol of individuality by wearing the letter “A”. The narrator connects the letter to nature with the word "fertile." Nature seems to be a big idea in this