SummAries Chapter 1: The Prison-Door: The first chapter in the Scarlet Letter the setting is Boston in the 17th century in front of the prison. The prison was plain colored and the surroundings were very ordinary except for the rosebush that is outside of the prison. All the Puritans dressed...

Early in my life I read Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Seeing it as an assignment, however, I could not fully understand how to make judgment on its subject matter, nor could I appreciate the novel. Then, required only to decide whether I like it, my answer was simple: "It was a...

A Character Analysis of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet LetterAbstract Hester Prynne is the main protagonist and the most complicated character in The Scarlet Letter. Hester transfers her passionate nature that is strong-willed, impetuous, to a contemplative, stoic woman and thinker who speculates on h...

THE SCARLET LETTERThe Custom House:Hawthorne says that he writes to the whole world hoping that someone will understand what he is talking about.He goes on to speak about Salem, where his relatives have lived and died since its existence. Over time Salem has become more of an instinct to his family,...

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kindof fear is fear of the unknown."1 Therefore, it makes sense that if mortals cannot bear thedarkness, they [should not] not go there. If man dislikes "black night and yawning chasms,"2then should he not even consi...