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The Scarlet Letter
Summary: Discusses the novel, The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Describes it as a book involved in the ubiquitous movement of Romanticism. Provides plot details and explains how one sin affected the lives of three people.
The novel, The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1850's, was a book involved in the ubiquitous movement of Romanticism. The main story is set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (modern-day Boston), a colony newly established by English Puritans. Their society was based on a strict religious code (The Puritan Creed), however was sadly surrounded by a weak judiciary system. This masterpiece of Hawthorne showed how one sin affected the lives of three people. When Hester and Dimmesdale committed their sinful act of love, Pearl was born; she symbolized a sin, a secret and a connection. She played three major roles in The Scarlet Letter: Hester's second physical reminder, the duel role of Hester's saviour/tormenter, and a constant reminder to Dimmesdale and Hester of their sin. She functions more than just a child-character - she is an indispensable aid to the reader (giving a child's...
This section contains 860 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |