... in the novel. The conclusion restates the thesis of the paper. Outline An Analysis of the Marketplace and the Forest Wilderness of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter I. Introduction. 1. The background of Nathaniel Hawthorne. 2. The brief introduction of Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter. 3. The view on the two settings that leads to the topic under discussion. 4. Thesis: The two settings are created to exploit the flaws of Puritan society and the hypocrisy of their relations to Hester Prynne. II. The symbolic meanings of the marketplace. III. The symbolic ... for children. At this time he befr...

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... the Puritan society. The Scarlet Letter is a novel and The Crucible is a play. While The Scarlet Letter deals mainly with the sin of adultery, The Crucible deals mainly with false accusations of witchcraft. Both have obvious similarities like the setting and the crime, however, one of the greateset similarities between the two is the loyalty of the Puritan people to their appointed officials, the public supported them greatly, because in their theocratic society, the eyes of the officials were those of God. In the Scarlet Letter ... ," (212). The members of the congregation were so taken...

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... her. She shows the scarlet A on her chest for all to see, and braves their criticism. Although Hester is one with a great sin, according to the Puritan society she lives in, she also shows the truth these situation because she is letting the people recognize her sin and acknowledge it. She chooses not to hide the truth from them, unlike reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. At one point during the novel, Dimmesdale ... is so fixed on his sin that it has caused his downfall and worn him away. In this scene, he goes to the ... does not hide it. She shows this through her scarlet letter, and she in...

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... . The Puritan fundamentalists of The Scarlet Letter practice an unbalanced system of justice and mercy. Puritan society drags an unneeded amount of religion into their justice system. The people see themselves as higher beings than the accused. The penalty to counteract the act of adultery is death. Such a brutal sentence is not necessary. There is no separation of church and state, which makes laws extremely strict and most of the time ridiculous. During the ... time puritan ... ...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter", life is centered around a rigid, pure society in which one is unable to show his or her deepest thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how they truly feel, or the emotion is bottled up until it explodes. Unfortunately, Puritan society did not permit this expression, so characters had to use different ways to relieve themselves. Luckily, at ... because the society is so socially oriented. . Hester made a good speech. The articulation of her words can not be accentuated, and a more powerful statem! ent had not been ...

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