Part one of term paper
Guilt, strength, and revenge are three very important components of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This book tells of a woman's struggle to gain respect and mother the child which is the fruit of her sin after she commits adultery with the town's minister. The Scarlet Letter is a well written book that focuses on what symbolizes ...

Part two of term paper
... and remorse, Arthur Dimmesdale is a hypocritical character who dies because of the anguish he feels and the pressure applied by the Puritan society. The Scarlet Letter is a book that contains and utilizes symbols within its characters and its setting. One very important symbol and character was Pearl Prynne, the daughter of the adulteress. Throughout the story Pearl is shown looking at or playing with the scarlet letter on her mother's bosom so as to mock her. "... Pearl took some eelgrass and ...