Love letter

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis portrayed evil in a way that I found extremely interesting. A demon named Screwtape writes letters to his nephew, Wormwood, to guide him on trying to keep a human away from God. He tells Wormwood that he should keep his “Patient” busy and never allow him time to get close with God. The way that evil is portrayed is interesting because it is never manifested to the human. It is just a force prompting them to do certain things that will eventually lead them to…

Hester Prynne, in the Scarlet Letter, commits the sin of adultery and is branded with a letter ‘A’ being embroidered on her dress. She accepts this punishment, as she believes she deserves the public ridicule and shame. However, Nina Baym in “Who? The Character.” The Scarlet Letter: A Reading, states she believes Hester isn’t as sorry as she seems to the townsfolk. Baym believes Hester does try to realize the choices she made was wrong, but argues because Hester still loves Arthur Dimmesdale and…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, cautions the reader of the danger involved with letting society contaminate our identity. Hawthorne’s brilliant use of setting, character development, and unique symbolism help highlight these perils. The values and environment of Puritan society impact how the Puritan’s view Hester, as well as how Hester views herself. Hawthorne’s construction of the town center highlights the danger of allowing society to contaminate identity. This setting plays a…

author who was a genius in the symbolism concept was Nathanial Hawthorne. In his novel The Scarlet Letter, he creates a beautiful work which revolves around many symbols. The most prominent…

In The Scarlet Letter, light appears as either a positive or a negative symbol depending on the personal integrity of the character on which it shines, and Nathaniel Hawthorne uses this symbol to convey the importance of personal integrity. Sunlight shines on Hester Prynne as soon as she steps out of the prison cell in the opening chapters of the novel, and beams down on her once again towards the end after she discards her scarlet letter in the forest. Yet, when Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale…

Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, took place in Boston in the 1600’s. This romanticism novel is exhilarating yet depressing. The main character Hester Prynne, is punished for adultery and Chillingworth, another main character, seeks revenge. The major themes in the novel are nature, libertarianism, and extoic settings and are still expressed in today 's society. Not many people realize these themes are in everyday lives today but back then people relied on the desire to be free, the love of…

The love of a mother is the most powerful feeling any person can give or receive, but then the most torturous thing that can harm practically any person not only in a physical way, but in this case, it is more of a mental way which is the memories of someone’s past and the major things they have had to overcome in their lives which made or shaped them into who they are. Even though most of us are aware or can agree knowing that the hardest thing to do is to forget a person who has given you so…

The Man of Mystery: An Arthur Dimmesdale Character Analysis from The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne proves that guilt and grief can build on top of an individual, but it only gets heavier. Out of the four major characters in The Scarlet Letter, which surround evil, sin and criticism, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the only Puritan. Being a Puritan plays a big role in Dimmesdale’s character. He is excellent at doing his Puritan duties as a minister; however, he knows he has sinned. Throughout…

The Real Meanings of the Scarlet Letter Many people are labeled and publicly judge by things they do. Others live with a hidden guilt. This is what happens in “The Scarlet Letter”, with Hester and Dimmesdale. Hester’s letter represents adultery but eventually it represents her change and what she is able to do. Dimmesdale’s letter isn’t visible but he does carry his own letter and he accepts it. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester’s letter represents adultery and sin. Marcus, Fred H…

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathanial Hawthorne made it quite evident that Pearl was a very symbolic character. As we know, following Hester's act of adultery, she became pregnant with Pearl and we get the sense that there is something strange and unnatural about her when first introduced. This is relevant to her symbolism and the many attributes that she represents. Throughout the novel, her symbolism ranges from being equated to evil, sin, and innocence. Furthermore, it is also possible that her…