Essays on The Scarlet Letter

In the Bible, it is stated that “Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light” (Corinthians 11:14). Meaning that the devil, an entity hailed as the evilest being in the known universe, and being literally known for his personification of sin, somehow manages to sow...

In the story, Hawthorne makes Pearl as a invocation and a curse. Pearl was born from sin and was rejected by everyone including the children. Pearl served as her mother’s indignity. However, she also served as her mother’s joy. Pearl’s actions represented the reckless side...

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s romance novel, The Scarlet Letter (1850), illustrates that what we value is revealed through what we sacrifice. After a critical analysis of the work, the theme reveals to be evident through many of the characters in the piece. Hawthorne supports the reoccurring theme...

How do people deal with fear? People don’t usually tolerate fear like the Puritans they would not go near the forest because they knew that the Black Man was their. In The Scarlet Letter, The Forest was a place of passion and emotion, it’s outside...

Heroes are often thought as the superior and perfect people in society. However, The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible illustrates that everyone, including sinners, can be a hero in certain situations. The Scarlet Letter, a book about the consequence and change of identity after committing...

Imagine making one mistake and having people shame you for it for the rest of your life. In this situation a person would 100% feel bad for themselves and possibly turn to extreme measures just to get out of the nightmare. Although this may seem...

As humans our reputation is important, the way people see us and how they interact with each one of us. But also, our reputation does not define who we really are. We hear, we see and talk, but sometimes we don’t really get to meet...