![]() ![]() Hawthorne, apparently feeling literary inadequate, decided against going into what he loved so much (his writing career) with only the limited language comprehension and composition knowledge he obtained from formal schooling. Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet LetterĪfter attaining his formal education from the Bowdoin institute, Hawthorne did not immediately embark on his professional writing career – but instead observed what would rightly be referred to as the preparatory phase of his later career. Climax: preacher Arthur Dimmesdale denies Roger Chillingworth his revenge by confessing to the public that he is Hester’s lover and the legitimate father of Pearl.Backstory: 1630s incoming of the puritan movement.Hawthorne’s book proves to be a tight one – as it dishes out a stern moral discourse to its readership, dwelling mostly on heavy subjects such as adultery, social shaming, sin, and penitence. Through the rich and captivating storyline of ‘The Scarlet Letter,’ Hawthorne explores the reality of the puritan era of a 1600s Bay Colony in Massachusetts. ![]()
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