Apology Letter Essay

The Scarlet Letter is seen by many as a story about sin, forgiveness and love and although these are all key points to the story, there are many other symbols and parts to the story that may not be plain to see at first glance. Symbols can be found in many different areas of the book, like the symbol for public shame, which can be found in the scaffold where Hester stood. Although there are multiple symbols found throughout the story, perhaps the most interesting and numerous one is the symbols…

Symbolism is a literary device where authors use different things, known as symbols to represent ideas in their writing. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, almost every important person, place, or item is a symbolism for an idea. Hawthorne uses an impressive amount of symbolism and has the ability to essentially create the novel’s story, moral, and theme through this symbolism. Some of the symbolism in the book is simple, and shallow such as sunshine and light symbolizing truth and…

The Scarlet Letter: Essay Topics Directions: Choose one of the following topics and write a well-developed essay using MLA format. (Your paper should be no less than 1-2 pages) Explain how symbolism is effectively used in the novel. In the Scarlet Letter Pearl, daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale symbolized being absolutely beautiful, innocent, and pure but inside evil dwells, similar to puritan society itself. Hester strongly symbolized honesty and strength through the time that the…

Crime and Punishment shares the story of how internal conflicts can shape the an individual’s values and priorities, especially when the torment they’ve endured has been lengthy and emotionally consuming. Self-inflicted punishment from guilt and remorse at some point corners characters into finding a way out; a form of salvation and redemption, for they come to realize the magnitude of their crime. Dostoevsky reveals that psychological torment leads an individual to seek forgiveness and…

Do you ever become filled with remorse when you do something hurtful to others? Everyone feels it at one point or another. Anne Frank, a Jew hiding in Amsterdam from the Nazis during World War II, believes this to be true. She truly believed that people were still good on the inside when something bad happened. She even stated in her diary, “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” I also believe this to be true. In this essay, I will explain to you why I believe…

This essay discusses the deadly vice wrath and the contrasting biblical virtue forgiveness. It describes the differences between the sinful anger and the justifiable anger of man and it describes the justifiable anger of God. Furthermore, it discusses how wrath and revenge cause problems in our postmodern society. It illustrates this by considering a current issue that affects the United States. It reflects on the issue of school shootings and how they are often linked to the desire for revenge.…

Imagery is included in The Scarlet Letter to insert a more profound message. The application of light and dark imagery is essential to the novel in creating a lively and melancholy moods to establish variance in the characters as well as their lives. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses the societal hypocrisy of Puritans, elements of nature and the importance of the scarlet letter to exude the how sin is an entity of life. Puritans are merciless and use public humiliation as an epitome of the…

The Tale of Pearl-harvest demonstrates the cultural aspect of love at first sight. This is proven when Abu al-Hasan is telling his story and says “But when she asked the price of one particular bracelet, her voice was as sweet as a babbling spring and I looked up without a thought - and instantly drowned in the standing water of her eyes. My poor soul clung to the long curling black rushes that fringed each pool, but could not swim against the current of love, and it drew me down into the black…

Roger Chillingworth is a very interesting character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter". He is the novel's antagonist, and is Hester Prynne's husband who she was unfaithful to. As the antagonist of this story, he serves a crucial role when we examine the shame and guilt experienced by Hester and Arthur Dimmesdale, because while Hester Prynne has the entire village to shame her, Dimmesdale's only judge is Chillingworth himself, though he does it in ways that are less marked and…

The novel “The Handmaid’s Tale”, written by Margaret Atwood is a book based around Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead - a dystopian America ruled by extreme religious values. Offred’s forced to breed for couples in Gilead, and if she refuses to do so, she will be either killed or sent out to slowly die of radiation poisoning. The book ends where after breaking numerous rules, men are to take her away in a van. The reader doesn’t know if the men are there to arrest her for treason or…