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Comparing The Crucible And Scarlet Letter
1,027 wordsThe Puritans had a heavily important part in the formation of early America, as well as a religion that influenced our early American society. This society has been the target which many authors have picked to set their novels in. The topic of Puritan life contains a broad list of aspects that can be easily compared to one another in several different books. Two selections that go into detail about some of the different aspects of the Puritan people are The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, and The Sc...
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Reverend Parris Reverend Dimmesdale
895 wordsEach society in the world is unique, and each has its own values and beliefs. Throughout time, societies have shaped the way that man lives. This includes not only his actions, but it also includes his thoughts and feelings. In many instances, such as in Puritan societies, religion plays the most important role. The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne are stories which vividly demonstrate the effect society has on people. The Puritan society that is created in...
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Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale Hester And Pearl
1,253 wordsIn most stories with very few characters there are one or two good characters and several evil characters as well. Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is a novel with no clear knight in shining armor and witch of the forest. Hawthorne makes a much more subtle conflict between characters. He plays with the individuals judgment and moral standards. If the story is analyzed however, it can be discovered that the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is accountable for much of the suffering that occurs in...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Puritan Society
1,295 wordsIn Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, life centers around a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to indulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels, otherwise the emotion builds up until they become volatile. Unfortunately, Puritan society allows no expression of this kind, so the characters have to seek alternate means in order to relieve their personal anguishes and desires. Luckily, at least for th...
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Hester Prynne Scarlet Letter
1,010 wordsScarlet Letter: Nearly a Historical Document Psychological insight, true love, untrue love, self-hate, sin, and redemption, could Nathaniel Hawthorne have possibly juggled with more ideas while recording The Scarlet Letter? The answer is yes. In contrast to the books countless appeals to our emotions and interests, Hawthorne has created a novel that preserves the way life was for Bostonian Puritans in the 1640 s. The Puritan world in this time gave Hawthorne an imperative item- A community with ...
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