Transcendentalism In The Scarlet Letter

Sin is a prevalent theme throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter. The main character, Hester Pryne’s sin of adultery instigates the entire novel. The novel follows Hester’s journey in dealing with her sin in a strict Puritan town. Nathaniel Hawthorne provides an example of how someone’s sin can affect many individuals. Hester’s sin not only affects herself, but also affects many other characters including the Puritans, Roger Chillingworth, Arthur Dimmesdale and her daughter Pearl.

It is possible to understand that the emotion of finally being able to enjoy the freedom one desires but only can be achieved privately. For example, the story mentions Louise hearing from Josephine and Richard’s proclaiming of Brently’s death. At first, Mrs. Mallard will obviously react with grief. However, this is just a mask she uses to hide the feeling of extreme joy. In actually, Louise begins to realize that she is now and finally an independent woman.

Anti transcendentalist and author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, introduces his way of writing and beliefs through The Scarlet Letter. The novel takes place during Puritan time, in the 1600s and tells the story of Hester Prynne and her scarlet letter. Hawthorne uses numerous people and objects to symbolize the represented idea or quality within each character or item. In his novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the symbolism of the wild rose bush, Hester’s cabin and Pearl to contribute to the theme of Good vs. Evil.

But that is not true. According to Friedrich Schlegel in the article "Romanticism," the main focus of the movement is to depict emotional matter in the imaginative form." During the eighteenth century romanticism spread throughout Western Europe and the United States. Notable writers of the Romantic Movement are William Wordsworth, Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The ideas of Romanticism have many roots dating back to the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the middle Ages.

“All is true”. Discuss the relationship between reality and fiction in Le père Goriot. First of all, Le Père Goriot is a novel included in a series of novels called by Balzac “La Comédie Humaine”. In its Avant-Propos, Balzac claims that he wants to represent in this series of novels, the society and the variety of human types. This statement is related to the concept of realism, indeed by affirming that he wants to represent the society and the human types, his novels should have some real foundations taken from the reality.

Leaving behind the overused themes of the Romantic period, authors from the 1860s to the early 1900s created a fresh style of writing to depict new changes in America after the Civil War. In Mark Twain’s short story, “The Diary of Adam and Eve”, he exhibits elements

Scarlet Letter In the Novel The Scarlet Letter by, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in the 1800’s, takes place in the 1600’s during puritan times. Puritanism is the believe that everyone is naturally born evil. Hawthorne teaches a lot of lessons threw symbolism. Symbolism is when the author makes a person or object have a deeper meaning. In his novel“The Scarlet Letter the symbolic significance of the Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale and Pearl to contribute to the theme of guilt.

The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne utilizes the scarlet letter as a symbol of punishment for Hester Prynne's sin and the ability of redemption. The scarlet "A" has many different meanings that can help and hinder the overall message. Firstly, the scarlet letter on Hester's garments symbolizes Hester's adultery and her sin in the Puritan Community, but she embroiders it with gold thread to show the possibility for beauty to emerge from her sin. She wears the letter constantly as punishment and a reminder for her sin. As the novel progresses, the letter turns Hester into an advocate for Puritan Society, because she becomes more involved in the community.

After reading I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, I have learned that Malala is a dynamic character. At the beginning of the book, the character is (A normal girl) eventually, the character becomes (unstoppable), and (brave). These character traits were observed through Malala’s actions, dialogue, relationships, choices, and problems. So this is like me because when I am scared I will think about how Malala faced her fears and how simple my fear is.So Malala really helped me know that there is more than candy in the world that makes me happy like my friends and my sisters kinda. But at least I have my parents I would be as worried as Malala when she didn't know where her father was and if he was killed!So there is much more than candy, my friends family Mrs.Gasser and more.

“Throughout the novel, The Scarlet Letter, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a few key symbols to represent major themes in the book” (Erich Musick). The most significant symbols included are the scarlet letter, nature, and Pearl. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in