Writer Essays

Throughout the entirety of The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prone is ostracizes and forced to live on the outskirts of society, both by the geographical position of her cottage and the way the community treats her as a person. In spite of this ill treatment, Hester never fully lets it beat her. Even though she wears […]

Chapter 1 Hester Prynne has committed adultery. Two years ago her husband in Europe sent her on ahead to America while he settled some business affairs. Alone in the small town of Boston, Hester has shocked and angered her neighbors by secretly taking a lover and bringing forth a girl child. The Puritans of Boston […]

Literary Review of “The Ambitious Guest” by Nathaniel Hawthorne Though the family lived a simple yet proud life in the Notch of the White Hills, they were not immune to the vanity the stranger brought to their cozy cottage they caught his disease of fame and paid dearly. The story began on a cold September […]

Nathaniel Hawthorn is a great novelist. He ranks high among American novelists because of his beautiful style, which is attributable to three main aspects of his works. He is a skillful craftsman, his work provides evidence of his moral nature and keen insight and his mastery of allegory and symbolism. Henry James regards him “the […]

Since the discovery of philosophy by the Greek civilizations man has always tried to find the cause of many fundamental problems that are connected to the reality and existence of factors that contribute to these dilemmas but still remain unknown to humanity. One of the most controversial questions philosophy tries to answer is the origin […]

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” Georgiana’s identity is constructed through gender roles and spiritual aspects. Aylmer, her husband, perception of her physical beauty is almost perfect except the birthmark on her left cheek which he believes to look like a tiny crimson hand. Some believed the birthmark to be a hand print from a fairy […]

Nathaniel Hawthorne grew up under the knowledge of the Puritans in the Puritan city of Salem in Massachusetts. Nathaniel viewed the Puritans as hypocritical therefore he uses his literary texts to portray his disgust towards them. In his story The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne describes the Puritan’s as “being the most intolerable brood” a clear indication […]

“The Hollow of the Three Hills” and “Young Goodman Brown” are story of dishonor deceit, and death. The two stories contain symbolism and relate in many ways. In “The Hollow of the Three Hills” The author, Nathaniel Hawthorn portrays the main character as a beautiful woman with a shameful past. She tries to run from […]

Young Goodman Brown, the famous short story and allegory by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a classic that has definitely stood the test of time. Since it is an allegory, practically everything in the story is symbolic. The story is also ironic. Nathaniel Hawthorne came from a long line of prominent Puritans and even though the family […]

Edgar Allan Poe was labeled as one of America’s major writers (Encyclopedia of World Biography). He wrote poetry, fiction, poetry, criticism and he was a magazine editor (Encyclopedia of World Biography). He was best known as an editor and critic; his short stories didn’t have that big of an audience (Encyclopedia of World Biography). Most […]

The struggle between science and religion, the perpetual fight between absolute knowledge and knowledge based on faith, has been debated by countless scholars and religious zealots throughout history. The Puritanical voice which has spoken in this tumult, representing the strict values and ethics of a religious society set in the ways of its forefathers, would […]

The Allegorical Nature in Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne is notable for his works that portray the darkness hiding behind the images of goodness rooted into Puritan society during the 17th century. Hawthorne’s image of hidden darkness is emphasized in “Young Goodman Brown,” as a short story published in 1835, about a Puritan man who […]

Introduction In literature, short stories convey a significant meaning that people tend to relate with the current events. In this case, short stories tend to have certain hidden meanings for the readers. Therefore, when readers are looking through these short stories, they should not only receive aesthetic pleasure from the process itself but also take […]

Death Avenue In Thomas Mann’s short story “The Path To The Cemetery”, there are a few major themes throughout the plot. The story starts off with an elderly man named Piepsam walking along the road to the cemetery, and out of nowhere a young kid on a bike races by. The older man threatens to […]

American Romanticism emerged in Germany during the 1770s and subsequently gained popularity in both Europe and America by the 1820s (Hampson, par. 1). The Romantic period played a crucial role in shaping a national literary tradition in America, especially as there was no extensive literary history compared to Europe. This significance is evident from the […]

Change is an inevitable part of life; basically everything on Earth periodically develops into something new. Though not every change is drastic, it can still be noticed over time. Sometimes change is progressive, but other times it can be regressive. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the translation of the “A” develops from” adulterer,” […]

Abstract “Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them. ” David Hume’s Essays, Moral and Political, 1742. Beauty: The Eye of the Beholder Beauty is apparent in the moment in time we recognize it. The bases of its perception is not clearly defined by a skeleton pattern, but rather hidden within the […]

Young Goodman Brown”, a strory written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, has been popular among both readers and critics. The story is allegorical, which means that the characters and objects in the story represent abstract ideas. Hawthorne uses symbolism throughout the story and the symbols are not difficult to identify. He clearly wants them to be obvious […]

All great stories have thorough reports from several different literary critics, what do they have to say on The Scarlet Letter? The Scarlet Letter in the nineteenth century is comparable to early twentieth century and late twentieth century criticism. Early nineteenth century critics think the story was a tremendous work of art. A “Review of […]

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1804. His parents were Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hawthorne. When he entered Bowdoin College in 1821, he studied to be a professional writer. He was well aware of the fact that being a writer was not supported by his puritan forefathers and was even looked down […]

How are haemon or oedipus and creon foils of each other?In the play Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles, foil and parallel characters are very common. The foil character in a story is the character who is the exact opposite of the main character, or in other word, the parallel character, and therefor serves […]

Sophocles often wrote about ancient myths that were common knowledge to the people who viewed his plays. “Oedipus The King” was written knowing that the audience is aware of the outcome of the play, and therefore utilizes that foreknowledge to create various situations in which irony plays a key role. More specifically, this dramatic irony […]