The Scarlet Letter Essays and Research Papers

A prison door is surrounded by a group of Puritan settlers. They are dressed in dark, simple clothing, and wear serious expressions. Just to the side of the door is a single wild rose bush, covered with flowers because it is June, rose season: “On one side of the portal, and rooted almost at the…

Scarlette Letter OTHER ELEMENTS SETTING There are two ways to talk about setting in The Scarlet Letter. One way is to look at the meaning or emotional overtones of specific places. A second and broader way is to examine the whole Puritan world in which Hawthorne has set his novel. Not just the time and…

“I am as content to die for Gods eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way (Bookshelf),” John Brown, a U.S. abolitionist in 1859, said in a letter to his children on the eve of his execution. The scaffold is a raised wooden framework or platform used for public speaking. It is similar…

The novel “The Scarlet Letter” was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne during the mid-1800s. Throughout the novel there are many different themes and morals that are learned while reading the book. The theme of a novel is the main idea or lesson that is being taught in the story. It is also an author’s opinion about…

The Scarlet Letter is a story of characters that have to live and deal with the effects of sin in different ways. Of these characters, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the character portrayed as the most weak and unnoble. Despite this portrayal Dimmesdale was a stronger character than given credit for. His unbelievable amount of…

Throughout the novel several characters represent other ideas. One of the most complex and misunderstood characters in the novel is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a dynamic symbol one that is always changing. Although Pearl changes, she always symbolizes evil. Pearl symbolizes evil in the story by representing…

It has been said that revenge is a dish best served cold, and that is exactly how vengeance is perpetrated in The Scarlet Letter. One of the many prominent themes in The Scarlet Letter is revenge. Revenge is exacted many times throughout the novel through the characters actions and obsessiveness. Nearly every character in The…

In this novel Hester Prynee is represented in several different ways. Before this story starts she was sent to Boston by her husband (Roger Chillingworth) who was supposed to be meeting her there shortly. He never makes it, she assumes he died at sea. While in Boston she meets Rev. Dimmesdale she has an affair…

.. or Pearls father originally from a point of neutrality, like a judge, but over time he became obsessed with it. He wanted nothing else except for Dimmesdale to confess. Roger questions Dimmesdale thoroughly about confessing sins and is interrupted by Pearl and Hester walking by in the adjacent graveyard. For a moment they all…

No one is perfect and no one is exactly the same. Everyone sins, and that includes telling lies. Most everyone lies at some point, whether it be to cover something up or just make someone feel better. Or it can be both. We as people are very afraid of being judged in a bad way,…