Scarlet Witch

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a work of fiction which was set in seventeenth century in Boston. The story shows complex topics of the Puritan system in the colonial era and the idea of sin and justice. It is more than just the tale of sins, it is an intense love story between Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. The main character of the story, Hester Prynne is punished for her sin of adultery. Throughout the story, the author, Mr. Hawthorne seems to sympathize with…

Literary Devices of The Scarlet Letter Guilt is a feeling with which many people are familiar. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, a woman named Hester Prynne is condemned by her entire village after committing adultery and having a child. Her punishment is that for the rest of her life, she has no choice but to wear a red letter “A” embroidered into her shirt to ensure that she feels the shame of her infraction every day. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the symbolism of the scarlet letter,…

In the Scarlet Letter, on pages 92 and 93, Hawthorne uses a mix of captivating imagery, mischievous diction, and devilish details to alert the reader to impish tone, endearing attitude, the perfect analogy between Pearl and her mother’s scarlet letter. Throughout the passage, Pearl is constantly described with mischievous diction. For instance, she enjoys annoying her mother by constantly asking to be picked up and put down, “more from caprice than necessity.” The use of caprice here indicates…

Sherlock Holmes was not responsible for the death of Doctor Grimesby Roylott. The ending of “The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle consisted of Doctor Roylott dying due to the lethal snake. To begin, Sherlock Holmes was defending himself from the deadly swamp adder. Secondly, Sherlock Holmes was unaware of the precise location of Doctor Roylott. Lastly, due to the snake’s reiterated practice, it went back into Doctor Roylott’s room after going into the sisters’ room.…

In Michael Pringle’s essay, “The Scarlet Lever: Hester’s Civil Disobedience”, Pringle argues that in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Hester uses the scarlet “A” to empower her individual self against the Puritan magistrates. Using Henry David Thoreau’s “Resistance to Civil Government”, Pringle elaborates on the significance of the scarlet letter, and prove it to be a symbol of Hester’s defiance within her community. After reading the article, it is confirmed that Hester’s embroidered “A” allows…

In the book The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbolism to get across the main idea of the book. The main symbol Hawthorne uses is the rose bush, to show that throughout all the pain and judgement Hester Prynne had to go through, this rose bush showed her there is still hope. The rose bush shows her strength, beauty, hope and freedom. A newly mother, Hester, gets publicly humiliated for her sin of adultery, but this one rose bush tells her not to give up on herself and Pearl. The…

In the story The Scarlet Ibis there is a choice made by Doodle to not to give up and the immortal weather during a Doodles death. The narrator of the story wanted a normal and healthy brother, but he did not get the brother he wanted, he got Doodle. At first it is hard for the narrator to accept Doodle as a brother because Doodle is disabled. He was born with a normal head and a tiny red and shriveled body. A strain could kill him. The doctor said that Doodle should not get too excited, too hot,…

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…

the Puritans were about their religion. The Scarlet Letter- The scarlet letter promotes the impure act of adultery. The red stands as a symbol of sin and evil. It could also mean that Hester can burn in hell for her impurity. The Scarlet Letter- In chapter 13, the scarlet letter is not really mentioned so much as a symbol of impurity, but as a symbol of her calling. With all of her charity work, people began to ignore the origin of the scarlet A, but beginning to call it a sign of Abel.…

The Scarlet Letter was initially published in 1850 by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is a fictional story set in early Massachusetts. The Scarlet Letter was based on Hester Prynne, an adulteress forced by the Puritans to wear “a scarlet letter A” on the breast of her wardrobe in reference to the crime she committed to bring her shame. In this book, it uses symbolism as a way to foreshadow the events that take place. The symbol of the scarlet letter is worn with many things. It symbolizes adultery…