Part one of term paper
One of the most significant writers of the romantic period in American literature was Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote stories that opposed the ideas of Transcendentalism. Since he had ancestors of Puritan belief, Hawthorne wrote many stories about Puritan New England. His most famous story is the Scarlet Letter. This novel tells of ...

Part two of term paper
... of this paper is to analyze the character of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter. Her whole life had many difficulties while living in Puritan New England. Furthermore, Pearl displays much parallelism to the scarlet letter that Hester must wear. Finally, Pearl's birth intensified the conflicts in the novel. Clearly, Pearl becomes the symbol of all the other major characters' tragedies. Chronology The character of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter lived a very difficult ...