The Scarlet Letter
Beginning of paper
The book is all about symbolism. People and objects
are symbolic of events and thoughts. Throughout the course of the book,
Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester, Pearl, and Arthur Dimmesdale to signify
Puritanic and Romantic philosophies.
Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an extrem ....
Middle of paper
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evidently notices that Hawthorne carefully, and sometimes not subtly at
all, places Pearl above the rest. She wears colorful clothes, is
extremely smart, pretty, and nice. More often than not, she shows her
intelligence and free thought, a trait of the Romantics. One of Pearl's
favorite activities is playing with flowers and trees. (The reader will
recall that anything affiliated with the forest was evil to Puritans. To
Hawthorne, however, the forest was beautiful and natural.) " ....
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Word count: 506
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
