Sophia Hawthorne

In The Scarlet Letter, author Nathaniel Hawthorne includes Hester Prynne 's view in terms of the unfair position of women in society. Hawthorne conveys Hester 's thinking about the subservient role women play, and how this is a fundamental aspect of the society they live in, however unfair it may be; the only way to change this idea would be to build society anew and change the very hereditary nature of not just men, but women as well. Hawthorne shows how Hester 's speculative tone comes as a…

roses and rosebushes. Hester Prynne, the main sinner, is represented by these roses bushes when she walks out of the jail and a rosebush is flourishing. Through the novel Pearl and Hester are both referred to as “a wild rose-bush” at some point (Hawthorne 46). Unlike her mother, Pearl is not a sinner, but merely a symbol of Hester’s sin. Pearl also is represented by the rosebush outside of the jail, and she is also represented by the roses that she desperately cries for at the Governor’s house.…

and adamantly tell you that Nathaniel Hawthorne has a God given talent of prolonging a story that could be told in five chapters or less. In reading The Scarlet Letter I have developed grey hair, a dislike for words such as ignominy and sagacious and intense abdominal pain. On the other hand, The Scarlet Letter didn’t totally set me off of literature written before the 1900’s; I’ll give it another try in 40 years or so. Yet, on a serious note Nathaniel Hawthorne was able to create a beautiful…

Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites sees Agnes Magnúsdóttir condemned by her community for murder. As an educated, but socially lower-caste woman, Agnes is unable to escape her fate once the community view her as undeniably guilty. This inability to escape her fate, leads readers such as myself to consider the extent of which the stereotyping associated with gender is influential in determining one’s fate. However, it appears there is also the possibility of the individual changing their fate through…

Loss of innocence can be a result from conflict and is something that everyone experiences. The following writers give an example of how it can change us forever. Blackberry Picking shows Seamus Heaney looking back on a childhood pastime of picking blackberries where eventually he feels guilty over the unnecessary amount he gathers. Similarly, Death of a Naturalist also written by Heaney is about the narrator stealing frog spawn. The idea of war is hinted at and the effects of the loss of…

two books The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible, are both set during Puritan time establishments. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Arthur Miller do a remarkable job of illustrating what the typical Puritan society is like. In the two pieces, risk is a common theme in order to illustrate how Puritan society dealt with matters in contradiction to the religion. In the Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Hester Prynne very early in the novel as “. . . perfect elegance on a large scale,”(51) “. . .…

Desiree and Kezia, a different age, a different time , a different nationality, but yet two very similar stories. Kate Chopin’s Desiree’s Baby and The Doll’s House to Katherine Mansfield both present a cruel and merciless world which people cannot be treated equally and fairly. Both injurers and victims are suffering from discrimination and everyone has the duty to stop and prevent the discrimination. Both Katherine Mansfield and Kate Chopin use the literary device which is irony to express…

In this novel Steinbeck strongly emphasizes on character analysis and symbolism. Throughout the entire book, he uses symbolism to express the characters as well as give the readers a better idea of the setting. Symbolism can be used for various topics in this book. Steinbeck also uses symbolism to describe the time period this novel takes place. This gives more depth to the characters and events taking place in the novel. This book takes place during the great depression therefore a lot of the…

Both Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible contain crucial themes that build the backbone of their plots. “A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity” was once said by Baltasar Gracián, a Spanish writer, and could be applied to each book, as they show the importance, value, and power of a name or reputation. Although the main themes of reputation ring throughout the book, the motifs play just as critical of a role. For example, revenge and the…

How does Hawthorne use Dimmesdale's character to help emphasize the hypocrisy of the puritan society? Puritan society of the 1800s saw the world in black and white, good or bad, right or wrong. In his novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Dimmesdale’s character, who is a minister in a puritan society, to highlight how this simplistic view of the world is full of hypocrisy. In a society that does not see people for the multiple dimensions they have, individuals are easily painted in…