... The Scarlet Letter" Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "The Scarlet Letter" in 1850 in the highly religious area of New England. When it was written many people judged the novel solely on its story telling, whereas ignoring the loads of hidden themes that Hawthorne placed in the novel. "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has many different themes contained in the novel, but the themes of Puritanism vs. Romanticism and the theme of reflection are the most prevalent. The Scarlet Letter ... uses to show the deepest thoughts and ideas in each of the characters is the readers passageway into t...

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... observing a particular person's body language and facial expressions. Such is the case with the youthful Pearl from the novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorn. As the daughter of the adulteress Hester Prynne, the townspeople view Pearl as a demon in an angel's clothing; as an imp who not only knows exactly what the letter "A" signifies on the breast of her mother, but as the demon who placed it there as well. They also believe ... her own, laid cheek against it". This seems to be Pearl's act of gratitude towards the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. One might wonder why the short-tempe...

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... and he tells her to tell her mother that Chillingworth has made a spot on the ship for him and Dimmesdale. When Hester gets the news from pearl she sees the same faces that she did when she was on the scaffold. Chapter XXIII: The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter After Dimmesdale Election Day sermon all the people go to the Town Hall for a little party. Dimmesdale looks very sick again. Dimmesdale goes ... to the scaffold where he meets Pearl and Hester. Chillingworth tries to stop him because ... good and leaves Pearl all his belongings. Pearl and Hester set out for Europe to start a n...

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• Grade Level: High School