The document discusses some of the key themes, motifs, and symbols in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The major themes explored are sin, knowledge, and the human condition as well as the nature of evil and issues of identity and society. Motifs in the novel include the contrast between civilization and the wilderness as well as night versus day. Prominent symbols include the scarlet letter A worn by Hester Prynne, the meteor, Pearl, and the use of light, color, and the rosebush by the prison door.
The document discusses some of the key themes, motifs, and symbols in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The major themes explored are sin, knowledge, and the human condition as well as the nature of evil and issues of identity and society. Motifs in the novel include the contrast between civilization and the wilderness as well as night versus day. Prominent symbols include the scarlet letter A worn by Hester Prynne, the meteor, Pearl, and the use of light, color, and the rosebush by the prison door.
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The document discusses some of the key themes, motifs, and symbols in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The major themes explored are sin, knowledge, and the human condition as well as the nature of evil and issues of identity and society. Motifs in the novel include the contrast between civilization and the wilderness as well as night versus day. Prominent symbols include the scarlet letter A worn by Hester Prynne, the meteor, Pearl, and the use of light, color, and the rosebush by the prison door.
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THEMES are the fundamental and often universal ideas
explored in a literary work. THEME in The Scarlet Letter Example from the text (include passage and page #) Sin, Knowledge, and the Human Condition
The nature of Evil
Identity and Society
MOTIFS are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary
devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes. MOTIF in The Scarlet Letter Example from the text (include passage and page #) Civilization vs. the wilderness
Night vs. day
Evocative Names
SYMBOLS are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to
represent abstract ideas or concepts. SYMBOL in The Scarlet Letter Example from the text (include passage and page #) The scarlet letter A