Scarlet Letter's unstable American father

textThis essay seeks to explore the various representations of fatherhood in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Although The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne’s most-studied text, very little critical attention has been paid to Hawthorne’s rendering of paternity in the story. This essay attempts to fill that void by examining the roles of the many father figures in the novel. I argue that Hawthorne’s anxiety about fatherhood, made manifest by his constant doubling and expunging of father figures, dominates the narratives of both The Scarlet Letter and “The Custom-House,” binding the texts together and providing the framework of the novel. The structure of The Scarlet Letter relies on Hawthorne’s continual introduction of potential fathers for Pearl, auditioning and discarding various paternal models – a process that carries implications both for Pearl, and for American fatherhood. I further contend that the figure of the absent father is a key thematic component of the American Renaissance as a whole, reflecting not only the authors’ personal fears, but also their anxieties about England’s paternal relationship to America – a concern that pervades the text of The Scarlet Letter.Englis

PURITANISM, ROMANTICISM, AND REASON AS REFLECTED IN THREE MAIN CHARACTERS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE’S THE SCARLET LETTER

AbstractThis writing is to identify the description and form of Puritanism, Romanticism and Reason found in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Method used in this research is descriptive qualitative through library research with dynamic structuralism. Furthermore, the result expected is to find out description through Puritanism, Romanticism and Reason analysis on the three characters in The Scarlet Letter. Puritanism in The Scarlet Letter is showed by the society condition where people have pure transcendental relationship to the God. Romanticism is revealed by love relationship, individual freedom, passionate and happiness that related to overwhelming feeling. Reason in The Scarlet Letter is depicted by the three characters’ struggle in pursuing happiness with their reasonable actions even thoughthe societyhas not beenable toaccept it.AbstractTulisan inibertujuan untukmengetahui gambarandanbentukPuritanisme, Romantisme danAlasan pada novel The Scarlet Letter karya NathanielHawthorne.Metode yang digunakandalam tulisan ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif melalui studi kepustakaandengan teoristrukturalisme dinamik.Selain itu, hasil yang diharapkanadalah untukmengetahui gambaranPuritanisme, RomantismedanAlasanpada tigakarakter utama dalamThe Scarlet Letter.Puritanismedalam TheScarlet Letterditunjukkan dengankondisimasyarakat yang memilikihubungantransendentalmurni kepada Tuhan.Romantisme diungkapkan lewathubungan cinta, kebebasan individu, kegairahan dankebahagiaan yangberkaitan denganperasaan yang luar biasa.Alasan yang muncul di novel ini digambarkanolehperjuangantiga karakter utama dalam menggapai kebahagiaanmelaluitindakan beralasan yang menurut mereka sudah tepat dilakukan meskipun masyarakat belum mampu menerimanya

Innovations in Sentencing: The Use of Scarlet Letter Dispositions

Scarlet letter sentencing dispositions are innovative alternatives to incarceration posited as special probation conditions granted to offenders deemed able to live in the community. These sanctions resemble scarlet letter punishments of the Seventeenth Century as illustrated in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter for Hester Prynne. They are designed as bumper or windshield stickers, yard signs, screen prints on T-shirts, and public apologies. This study investigates the proliferation of these innovative penalties created by judges to require drunk drivers, sex offenders, thieves/burglars, white-collar criminals, and drug offenders to publicly disclose the nature of their crime and identify themselves as perpetrators. Societal and inmate attitudes toward crime and punishment are considered to determine if the threat of public exposure can deter criminal activity and protect the public. Convicted offenders’ perception of probation as punishment versus incarceration is considered to determine whether they fear probation more than imprisonment. The legal context of judicial discretion and the use of scarlet letter dispositions suggests problems with judicial reviewability and the advantages and disadvantages of using scarlet letters to punish convicted offenders. An exploratory study of Nebraska’s 4th Judicial District Judges was conducted. The feasibility of scarlet letter dispositions may only be meaningful to those judges who impose them

The Influence of Puritanism on the Sin and Punishment in The Scarlet Letter

“The Scarlet Letter”, written by 19th century American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, tells the story of the triangle love affairs of heroine Hester Prynne, her husband Roger Chillingworth, and her lover Arthur Dimmesdale.” This paper attempts to interpret The Scarlet Letter from the aspects of sin and punishment. It discusses how Hawthorne arranges the fate of each character and the influence of Puritanism on people's thoughts and life. Under the influence of Puritanism, the three characters pay a heavy price for their sins and receive emotional and moral punishment, and finally each has a different way to get salvation of the soul. Keywords: “The Scarlet Letter”,; Puritanism; Sin and Punishment; Salvation

Hugo Pratt’s and Milo Manara’s Indian Summer: An Italian “Source” for The Scarlet Letter

This paper examines the allusions of Milo Manara’s and Hugo Pratt’s graphic novel, Tutto ricominciò con un’estate indiana (Indian Summer), to Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlett Letter in a variety of ways. In particular, this paper argues that not only some of Pratt and Manara’s characters are very liberal, creative reinventions of Hawthorne’s figures—they might be seen as “spin-offs” of Hawthorne’s narrative—but in many ways Indian Summer is also thematically close to The Scarlet Letter

ANALYZING SOCIAL ASPECTS IN THE SCARLET LETTER NOVEL BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (A GENETIC STRUCTURALISM APPROACH)

AbstractAnalyzing Social Aspects in the Scarlet Letter Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This research aimed to find out how the structural element of the novel supported the whole idea of the story and the social aspects of Nathaniel Hawthorne novel “The Scarlet Letter”. This thesis is library research and used descriptive method. The object of this research can be divided into two categories, namely primary and secondary data. The data were collected through several techniques, namely read the novel carefully, looked for the difficult word, taking note of the important parts both primary and secondary data, and then read some related literature to support the object that is analyzed. The result of this research show that the social aspects in the scarlet letter novel are divided into five categories, they are: (1) Family, (2) Religion, (3) Tradition, (4) Economy, (5) Education, and this thesis also described the structural elements that support the whole idea of the story.AbstrakAnalisis sosial aspek yang terungkap dalam novel scarlet letter oleh Nathaniel Hawthorne. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan struktur elemen yang terdapat dalam novel yang mendukung keseluruhan ide dalam cerita dan aspek social dalam novel “Scarlet Letter” oleh Nathaniel Hawthorne. Penelitian ini adalah bentuk penelitian pustaka dan menggunakan metode deskriptif. Objek penelitian ini terbagi menjadi dua kategori, yaitu data primer dan data sekunder. Data di kumpulkan melalui beberapa tehnik, seperti membaca novel dengan seksama, menemukan kata-kata sulit, mencatat bagian terpenting dari data penelitian, dan membaca beberapa referensi yang berkaitan untuk mendukung objek penelitian yang diteliti. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa aspek social yang terdapat dalam novel Scarlet Letter terdiri dari lima kategori, diantaranya; (1) Keluarga, (2) Agama, (3) Tradisi, (4) Ekonomi, (5) Pendidikan, dan penelitian ini juga menjelaskan struktur elemen yang mendukung semua ide dalam cerita. 

The Scarlet Letter: Embroidering Transcendentalism and Anti-transcendentalism Thread for an Early American World

Published in 1850 by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the dark romantic story of The Scarlet Letter was immediately met with success, and Hawthorne was recognized as the first fictional writer to truly represent American perspective and experience. At the time when most novelists focused on portraying the outside world, Hawthorne dwelled deeply in the innermost, hidden emotional and mental psyches of his characters. Despite being acquainted to both famed transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and married to the transcendentalist painter Sophia Peabody, Hawthorne was often referred to as anti-transcendentalist or dark romantic writer in The Scarlet Letter. Is he also influenced by the transcendentalist movement in his famed novel?  Evidence shows that he is more transcendentalist than anti-transcendentalist in The Scarlet Letter

The Carrier of Shame and Glory-An Interpretation of the Letter A in The Scarlet Letter from the Perspective of Symbolism

Hawthorne, an American romantic writer in the 19th century, has a talent for using symbolism as a literary expression. This kind of artistic feature can be specifically seen in his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter. From the initial derogatory meaning of “adultery” and “awful” to the later “able” and “adorable”, the letter A in The Scarlet Letter has different meanings in various periods. This article starts with the letter A and provides a comprehensive and concise analysis of the use of symbolism, including the symbolic implications and the artistic effects produced by these symbolic means, aiming to help understand the ideological content of the work

An Analysis of Islamic Educational Values from Social Perspective in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter”

The purpose of this study was to analyze Islamic educational values taken from The Scarlet Letter novel written by Nathaniel Howtorne, The Scarlet Letter. This study was a qualitative research. The data were collected by using documentation, interview, and observation. In analyzing the data, social perspectives in terms of readers’ orientation approach were used. After analyzing the novel of The Scarlet Letter, it was found that there were some ethics values like commitment, respect, discipline, responsibility, caring, justice, benevolence, love, generosity, solidarity, tolerance, honesty, compassion, good judgment, and, courage in the novel.  The message of the novel might contribute to be the solution of the problems that the readers are facing today. They should live among others in peaceful atmosphere, help one another, respect one another and appreciate ethics values to create a better life

AN ANALYSIS OF HESTER PRYNNE’S PERSONALITY ASPECTIN NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE’S NOVEL “THE SCARLET LETTER”

This is a literary study viewing the personality aspect of the main character in the novel “The Scarlet Letter”. Literature reflects human being’s life and is also concerned with states of mind, feelings, attitude and/ or behavior. One of literary work is novel. By reading the novel, readers get enjoyment and knowledge in its content. That is why the thesis writer is motivated in conducting and analyzing this novel. This study is conducted to analyze the personality aspect of Hester Prynne as one of the main characters. The investigation is focused on Hester Prynne’s personality aspect based on The Humanistic Personality theory introduced by Abraham Harold Maslow. This novel was analyzed by using descriptive qualitative method because it described about personality aspect of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel “The Scarlet Letter”. Then, this novel was appreciated by using the objective approach. The object of this study was the whole events in the novel “The Scarlet Letter”, whereas the data of this study were paragraphs, quotations and dialogues in the novel related to the presence of the personality aspect of the main character, as stated in the research problem. The result of this study showed that Hester Prynne had an interesting personality aspect. This aspect is related to Maslow theory of Humanistic Personality, in the way that she had a strong desire to fulfill her needs. Hester Prynne could develop her personality and became a strong woman than ever before. It made her able to solve her problems in life. She could take herself as a sinner but soon she changed her bad image of the letter “A” that she had to wear in her outchest from adultery became able because of her ability at needlework and her respect to poor people. This image showed that she made a positive change and her personality became better. In conclusion, Hester Prynne had five basic needs that each of them had condition of fulfillment and deficiency. Those needs are physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization needs. It made Hester Prynne a character who had the presence of complex personality in the novel. So, it made this novel to be interesting and need to be recommended to be read by general readers and student