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The Scarlet Letter: Prompt 2 Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson were among a group of authors known as the Romantics that valued feeling over reason, imagination over science, and nature over civilization. These ideals are commonly displayed in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Like any writers of the same time period, Hawthorne and Emerson may have never completely accepted each other's beliefs, however the characters that Hawthorne creates agree with Emerson’s advice, “[d]o not go where…

In the post-apocalyptic novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy, McCarthy outlines a gray desolate story about and man and his son travelling a road riddled with macabre obstacles to reach the Southern Coast. The man and the boy begin travelling because it will soon be winter, and winter will be especially inclement, the world is covered in ash, which creates a dark blanket over the Earth. For, before the birth of the boy a never identified catastrophe ravaged the earth with fire, leaving few…

Author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, in an excerpt from his novel, “Egotism; or The Bosom Serpent,” recounts a puzzling condition that Roderick Elliston suffers from. Hawthorne’s purpose is to convey the idea that, love can also be a force of destruction that brings harm to the people who express it. He adopts a despairing tone through the use simile, repetition, and imagery which appeals to the emotions of the readers and supports Hawthorne’s purpose. Hawthorne begins his excerpt by addressing the…

Ronit Shrem Hawthorne’s View of Puritanism Through the Black Veil “The Minister’s Black Veil”, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, an American fiction novelist and short story writer, uses the symbol of the black veil to convey his view of the puritan religion. The Milford minister and reverend, Mr. Hooper, wear a black veil that represents the puritan religion ridding the joy out of life. Additionally, the minister’s veil symbolizes the townspeople’s sins, in which they try to conceal…

[Thesis]: Hawthorne explores the paradoxical views of society about fate, sin, and redemption using the Puritan town’s dependency on Hester Prynne as their scapegoat as a hyperbolic mirror of human nature. By using the scarlet letter as a vehicle to reflect changing public interpretation and perception, Hawthorne emphasizes how the despised manifestation of sin on whom the townspeople project sin can often be the model of a hardworking, moral individual. [Po1]: [Topic Sentence1(Romanticism…

The essay consists of the traits of how the characters are archetypes. Archetypes are a recurring symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology. Irving shows the heroism and greed in Tom Walker as he accepts the deal with the devil. In Washington Irving’ short story “The Devil and Tom Walker” the characters Tom Walker and The Devil are archetypes, by showing the greed, and heroism behavior. In the short story the character Tom Walker is the main character that shows greediness by accepting…

The Very Controversial Snake There are many common assumptions, beliefs, and stereotypes about snakes (serpents).The snake is a very controversial figure for they are seen as either cunning, deceiving, and greedy, sign of death and sickness, or as a part of creation, immortality, hero, or as a protector. And that's just the tip of the iceberg of their many characteristics. Asian, African, and Australian snakes are viewed as a great and good power such as a Rainbow and Rain God, the…

Imagine the following scene. After block one, you scream “Miserable me.” as you extinguish the flames of a fried brain. Hesitant steps, hardy mind map, humiliating pep talk is the hallowed ritual of a “classic” teen before they enter another class. However, you know in between class you are going to face obstacles and reemerge as Beowulf, freshly ripped out of that cave, triumphed with grappling extremely serious personal challenges. “What cave?”, you might ask. You know, the dreadful…

In the story The Chaser, written by John Collier, the story explains about a boy named Alan who wanders into a home of a stranger who happens to represent characteristics of a magician in a way. And in this time, the boy is seeking out a way for the girl of his dreams to go out with him even though it may cost the girl to give up her life in a sense. The boy show’s no actual remorse for what he is about to do, but it’s for certain he won’t realize it until the deed is done. Of course, there are…

Many books are similar because of the characters qualities and situations that occur throughout the story. In the novel Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, follows 48 hours of Holden Caulfield, a young troubled child. He goes through many mental and emotional changes throughout the novel, much like Jim Stark, in the movie, Rebel without a Cause. This movie, directed by Nicholas Ray, examines the life of a constant moving teen, and the conflict he occurs while trying to fit in. Although…