Essay Archive - The Scarlet Letter: The Scaffold's Power
The Scarlet Letter: The Scaffold's Power
Recurring events show great significance and elucidate the truth beneath
appearances. In The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne chooses the scaffold
scenes to show powerful differences and similarities. Each scaffold scene
foreshadows the next and brings greater understanding of the novel. By
beginning with the first, continuing with the middle, and ending with the last
platform scene, we can gain a better understanding of this masterpiece.
At the beginning of the book, Heste....
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