Hawthorn Paper

Hawthorne uses the symbol in "red" inside "red", Nathaniel Hawthorne skillfully incorporates many themes and characters to form a novel plot. The theme of "Red Letter" is a symbol and four main characters, Hester Prynne, Arthur Ding Mesdale, Roger Chillings and Pearl. In the "red letter", Hawthorne wishes to show that Hester and Dimmesdale sinned but gained self-awareness and inner growth wisdom through their own suffering.

This article is a critical analysis based on the theory of "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This article is intended to deal with human nature, especially human good and evil. To achieve this goal, I applied the theory of yin and yang; it is a good example of human nature. Yin and yang refer to the opposite aspect of the object, but they are not independent. I think human nature is also true. On his personality, everyone has white and black aspects, and it is important to balance the two dependencies. On the other hand, I reviewed the Puritan society and proposed several references from that story.

Whether Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestor played a role in his novel "Red Letter" is a big argument. "Nathaniel Hawthorne is descendants of Hathornes and Mannings" ("Nathaniel Hawthorne Family: Introduction") One of the most influential people in Hawthorne's life is Elizabeth Clark Manning, the mother of Hawthorne, born in 1780 . It is a year. Her ancestors arrived in the new world in 1679. ("Nathaniel Hawthorne Family: Introduction") Manning took care of Hawthorne at the age of four, as her husband died of yellow fever. (Nathaniel Hawthorne - Biography) With this, Hawthorne is deepening empathy with women in his novel. For example, Hester of 'red letter' was not hanged for adultery, she was released and she could live her life like everyone else. Another Hawthorn's ancestor helped Major William Hawthorne to help persecute the Quaker.