The Scarlet letter

1. The American literature
● Prepared by payal chudasama
● Topic: Analysis of “ The Scarlet letter”
● Roll no: 16
● Enrollment no:2069108420200005
● Submitted by Smt. SB.Gardi Department of
English M.k. Bhavnagar University.
● Email I'd: chudasmapayal1997@gmail.com

2. ☆About Nathaniel
Hawthorne:
● Born: July 4, 1804, Salem
,Massachusetts,United State.
● Died:May 19, 1864,
Plymouth,New
Hampshire,United state.
● American novelist. Short story
writer.
● His works often focus on
history, morality and religion.

3. ● Written by Nathaniel Haw
● First published in 1850.
● Masterpiece of American
● Romantic fiction
● Total 24 chapters.
● This novel set in puritan to

4. ☆ characters of this novel :
● Arthur Dimmesdale
● Governor Bellingham
● Hester Prynne
● John Wilson
● Pearl
● Roger Chillingworth

5. 《1》 Hester Prynne:
= protagonist character.
=Mother of Pearl.
=Symbol of Adulatory.
=symbol of punishment.
=Wife of Roger Chillingworth

6. 《2》Arthur Dimmesdale:
◇ lover of Hester.
◇ priest.
◇ He must suffer the ignominy since no one knows of his culpability
when Hester is publicly shamed for the a
◇ Adulatory. “A” letter on his chest.

7. 《3》 Chillingworth:
● Philosopher.
● Husband of Hester.
● Symbol of devil
● Doctor.

8. 《4》 Pearl:
Daughter of Hester Prynne.
Symbol of innocence.
Part od “A” latter.

9. ☆ Main idea of this novel:
● Hester's hope.
● Hester's hope that eventually a day with come when there will be great
equality between men and women.
● Feminist philosophy.
● Punishment.
● Revenge.

10. ☆ Symbol of this novel:
● 《1》The door: symbol of punishment.
● 《2》The Rose bush: symbol of Hester's beauty.
● 《3》The Scarlet letter: “A” written in Scarlet color. Symbol of
adulatory.

11. ☆Conclusion:
Inshort this novel represents
religion, freedom and feminist.
Adulatory is main factor in this
novel. And Hester is the symbol
of punishment.

12. ☆Work’s citation:
1. Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. The Scarlet Letter.
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :Signet Classic, 1988.
2. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. New York:
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1947. Print.
3. Gervens, Jennifer. "The Significance of Puritanism in
Nathaniel Hawthorne's Writing." Yahoo! Contributor
Network. N.p., 7 Dec. 2006. Web. 28 Oct. 2012.
4. "Nathaniel Hawthorne - Biography." Nathaniel
Hawthorne. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2012.