Nathaniel Branden

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's ,the Scarlet Letter ,little attention has been placed on the significance of the character Pearl . Pearl is the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, she is also a living representation of her parents’ sin, love ,passion and change to come. Neither Hester nor Chillingworth constitute for Dimmesdale confessing to his sin. The only representation that Pearl would have to the story is helping Dimmesdale confess to the sins he so long wanted to do . If Pearl is…

In this riveting novel, Nathaniel Hawthorne explored the ideas of Adultery and he chose different quotes to express the meanings of the story. In this quote they are talking about the puritan prisoners and how they were when they were in prison and not just that but there are roses growing just beside the door and its explaining that even though they are prisoners there’s still roses growing near the door. Hester Prynne wears the scarlet letter for being accused of sleeping with a married man;…

The Scarlet Letter as Hypocritical Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet letter is a book of great symbolism. This book is about how society treats, and punishes a woman who have committed adultery. The plot of the book that follows the life of the main character, Hester and her daughter, Pearl. In the meantime, there are a few other main characters that are play a big role in hester’s life. These characters are the preacher of the town, Dimmesdale, and the doctor of the town, Chillingworth.…

Existentialism in a broad sense, might be seen as a philosophy that is predominantly concerned with the analysis of existence, and the meaning of life through free will. However, the existentialism could be perceived as much more than philosophical movement, since much of its popularity in the 1950s, and 1960s, was achieved through the literary fictional works of Sartre’s, such as Nausea and No Exit. Among the major philosophers identified as existentialists were Karl Jaspers, Martin Heidegger,…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter is, in effect, just as much as a thematic parable as a novel telling a story. Many themes are entrenched throughout the novel, each surely holding the potential, and significance, to merit discussion. However, the one at focus in this composition is suffering; in particular, it is attempting to answer the question of whether we can say if one single character suffered more than others, and who this individual might be. While the four main characters…

Hester Prynne’s Dishonorable Adultery Some critics argue that the character of Hester Prynne in the Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a courageous and praiseworthy woman. On the other hand, how can one consider Hester lionhearted without focusing on her sinful acts in the novel? D.H. Lawrence uses simple, yet complex literary techniques to persuade his audiences more effectively. D.H. Lawrence is more persuasive in his work while criticizing Hester Prynne. By doing this, he…

Short Stories Quiz The woman in The Yellow Wall Paper find enlightenment in a few ways, the story concerns not only a certain class but also a certain type of society in which women play very limited roles. Women are finally set free at the end of the short story, through the story the narrator is confined to a single room in a large house. She attempts to cope with isolation, and finally sets herself free at the stories conclusion. For the narrartor this was an enlightening experience. The…

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, love reshapes the way in which Arthur Dimmesdale, Hester Prynne, and Roger Chillingworth see themselves. In the introductory stage of the novel, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale seemed to be a normal Puritan priest. By looking at Dimmesdale or by hearing his sermons, no one could tell that he was the one who had a daughter with Hester Prynne. Before his act of love with Hester, he had upheld the strict moral codes expected to be upheld in Puritan society…

Hook. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a historical fiction novel that follows Hester Prynne, an adulterer, through her life with her daughter, the father of her daughter, and her husband that she cheated on. Taking place in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, Hester is released from prison and lives and provides for her daughter solely alone, which is a complete contradiction to the standard conventions in her community at the time. As part of her punishment Hester is forced to…

Milestone Two: Rough Draft Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel takes place in Gilead, located in New England in the United States, where the republic’s democracy has been overthrown and replaced by a totalitarian theocracy. In order to procreate, the plummet of live births in Gilead leads to the implementation of divorced and fertile women serving as surrogates for childless couples. The Handmaid’s Tale tells the story of Offred’s life prior to the change in government and follows her as she…