As the novel begins, there is a dark atmosphere about the town. ... While walking in the forest with Hester, Pearl briefly notices the sun does not shine on Hester and says, "the sun does not like you, it hides from something on you bosom." ... When he finds out that Dimmesdale is Hester's partner he begins to slowly kill him as though "digging for gold in a dark mine." ...

• Word Count: 1649
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Scarlet A Multiple meanings and discussion providing insight into the letter The letter "A" was to be worn as a punishment, to be worn in shame, to be worn as "adulteress." This may not have been clearly and directly stated to the reader, but throughout reading the book, you gather possible h...

• Word Count: 1352
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

, " Many a church member saw I walking behind the music, who has danced in the same measure with me, when somebody was the fiddler! ... His health begins to fail, and his body is seized by nervousness. ...

• Word Count: 1373
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As Goodman Brown and the old man continue walking, the old man offers Goodman Brown the staff and tells him that it will help him walk faster. ... Both men keep walking as the forest turns into a "deep dusk," (Hawthorne 141) when they come across an old woman hobbling through the woods named Goody Cloyse, who is known to be a religious, respected woman from the village. ... Goodman Brown sits and gathers himself and begins to hear horses traveling along the road and hides once again. ...

• Word Count: 1921
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

After meeting this strange man, Brown begins to witness some bizarre events. ... Yet another example of Poe's dramatic irony occurs as the two men are walking down to the catacombs and Fortunato notices the Montresor coat of arms. ...

• Word Count: 2414
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

For instance, when Goodman Brown advances on his journey to the woods, he begins it alone. ... Further into the story when Goodman Brown and "the elder traveler" (Hawthorne 288) were making their way through the woods they stumbled upon an elderly women walking towards them. ...

• Word Count: 1338
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School