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The Scarlet Letter5
Title: The Scarlet Letter5
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 3271 | Pages: 13.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Scarlet Letter5
The Scarlet Letter - Analysis
Nathaniel Hawthorne's background influenced him to write the bold
novel The Scarlet Letter. One important influence on the story is
money. Hawthorne had never made much money as an author and the birth
of his first daughter added to the financial burden ("Biographical
Note" VII). He received a job at the Salem Custom House only to lose
it three years later and be forced to write again to support his
family (…showed first 75 words of 3271 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 3271 total…when he says, "Be true! Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world, if
not your worse, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!"
(272). The theme is beneficial because it can be put into terms in
today's world. The Scarlet Letter is one of the few books that will be
timeless, because it deals with alienation, sin, punishment, and
guilt, emotions that will continue to be felt by every generation to
come.
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