ii. Information of the time when it was first published
iii. A romance not a novel
A. Hawthorne called it a romance
B. Why it is a romance
C. The truth in the romance and the novel
iv. General considerations of the novel
D. Characters
E. Setting
F. Conflicts
G. Tragedy
v. Psychological approaches
H. Prynne’s psychological thoughts
I. Chillingworth’s mental condition
J. Dimmesdale’s mind
K. Pearl’s mental approach
vi. Tragedy in The Scarlet Letter
A. Tragedy regarding Hester Prynne
B. Dimmesdale’s tragic mental approaches
vii. Crime and punishment
A. The crime of Prynne
B. Crime of Dimmesdale
C. The punishment that both of them go through
viii. Sin and purification
A. The purification of Prynne and Dimmesdale
B. The realization of Chillingworth
C. Hawthorne’s style of psychological purification
ix. Puritanism in The Scarlet Letter
A. Puritan society
B. Puritan church
C. Hawthorne as a critic of Puritanism
x. Symbolism
A. The letter ‘A’
B. Symbolic meaning of the forest
C. Symbolism by the characters
xi. The theme of Love
A. Love between Prynne and Dimmesdale
B. Love of a mother
C. Hawthorne’s treatment of love
xii. Irony
xiii. Ambiguity
xiv. Conclusion
“Nathaniel Hawthorne has made a beautiful, admirable, extraordinary approach in this novel” said Henry James regarding The Scarlet Letter. It has the beauty and harmony of all original and complete conceptions and its weaker spots are not of its essence, but mere light flaws and inequalities of surface. The novel has the...
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