Love letter

Throughout The Scarlet Letter, many themes were presented in many different forms, Motifs, and Symbols. Hawthorne, throughout the story, presented the theme sin, and allowed the reader to perceive it as a gift, or more of a necessary step toward happiness. Many Characters, Symbols, and Plot points tied to the theme of sin, but not all were evil as would be expected with a topic of sin. Through the Scarlet letter, Hawthorne portrays sin as more of a grey area, not putting it out to be dark, but…

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, the imagery of light and darkness are portrayed through many characters that either open up to the new world or get consumed by its evil. In chapter XVIII, “A Flood of Sunshine,” Hester Prynne finds light when she takes off her letter, while Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to find this light like Hester and stays in the darkness. The comparison between these two characters shows the complexity, juxtaposition and sources of their internal strengths.…

The Letter “A” At the start of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, the “A” acted as a symbol for Hester’s sin of adultery. In fact, her Puritan community punished her by forcing her to don a scarlet letter “A” upon her chest. Wearing this letter labelled her as a fallen woman. This caused her to stand out in such a way that numerous community members looked down at her and judged her for her sin. However, as time elapsed, the community gradually saw Hester for her contributions to…

discovered a love for reading and writing; which would explain the many well-known and well-written books by him. Such as, My Kinsman Major Molineux, Roger Malvin’s Burial, Young Goodman Brown, Twice-Told…

always two folds to a situation. The Scarlet Letter, a classic American novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne that was published in 1850, explores this idea of duality. It is a culmination of the experiences of Hawthorne's life, who grew up in a household steadfast to the Puritan predominant beliefs of being sinless, pure and divine; although fallacious, these were the underpinnings of the Puritan society back in the 16th and 17th centuries. In The Scarlet Letter, we delve into the world of Hester Prynne…

In the novel The Scarlett Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main character, Hester Prynne, is branded with the letter A. She is branded with this letter because she has committed adultery, and her punishment is the ridicule from her peers. So I ask myself; if I were to have a scarlet letter, what would it be? It could be a P for procrastination or maybe an N noisy. Or maybe an I for indecisive because I am having some trouble even picking out a letter. But the one I think fits me best…

whatever reason, would put themselves through that kind of pain. At the end of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne comes back to her Massachusetts home in the Puritan community that punished her for adultery and once more puts on the scarlet letter that marks her sin. Hester stays in Boston, the town that has been the site of her shame and her punishment not because she has any great love for it or because she feels morally obligated to do so, but…

The Great Gatsby and The Scarlett Letter have a few differences and similarities. These novels are based on American history. Both novels portray betrayal, misunderstandings, and judgment. All very similar things, but they each have a huge impact through both stories. As the each story progresses the conflicts become very serious. As this will be further explained throughout the following reading. To give a small summary of each story, the Great Gatsby is a novel based on a rich man named Jay…

People change depending on the environment or setting that they are placed in. In the Scarlet Letter the characters switch their personalities based on where they are placed. The scaffold, forest and marketplace are all places where the characters experience differences in themselves and each other. The scaffold symbolizes the humility and shame of sin, love, and punishment. There are three scaffold scenes that appear at the beginning, middle, and the end of the story. It sorts out the main…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, is a story about sin and redemption, the light and darkness of these areas, and the appearance of to what something means and what significance it carries with it. The Scarlet Letter, takes place within a puritan community in Massachusetts during the Seventeenth century. Where a young woman moves into this community and waits for 2 years for her husband to return, while her husband is away she has an affair with the reverend Dimmesdale. The young woman…