Scarlet Letter
Often in literature, themes are often influenced and developed through literary techniques. There is no exception for The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The main theme of this novel is suffering, punishment, and redemption. Many characters such as: Hester, Dimmesdale and Pearl go through these stages somewhere in the novel. The three literary techniques that show how this theme is influenced and developed are symbols, setting, and structure. Some of these symbols are the forest, and the scarlet letter “A”. The setting, such as the marketplace and the forest help add to the theme. An example of the technique of structure is the scaffold, which also contributes to the theme. The Scarlet Letter has many literary techniques that influence the theme of suffering, punishment, and redemption. There are a few characters in this novel that support the theme of suffering, punishment, and redemption. The first character is Hester Prynne. She has committed adultery and now she must endue her punishment. Her punishment is that she must stand on the scaffold, (a place for punishment and shame) for one afternoon with her daughter, Pearl. A townsman speaks of Hester, “the woman has been a dweller here in Boston, no tid
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Approximate Word count = 1885
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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