… Scarlet letter is Defiance. I feel that this is a principle theme throughout this novel. There are many characters who embody this idea and work it into their characters. The puritanical society is one of compliance and piety. The mass opinions of…

… that a speaker implies differs sharply from the meaning that is ostensibly expressed. The ironic statement usually involves the explicit expression of one attitude or evaluation, but with indications in the overall speech-situation that the speaker…

… from Young Goodman Brown "Evil is the nature of Mankind" A True Romance VS. Young Goodman Brown         Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his short story, 'Young Goodman Brown', generates a relationship in direct contrast with that of a true romance…

… story, "A Rose for Emily," has been noted as an excellent example of Southern Literature. In this mythical county of Yaknapatawpha, Faulkner contrasted the past with the present era. The past was represented in Emily Grierson, Colonel Sartoris,…

… of an unrelenting sinner and sainthood, but which one prevails; or do they coexist? In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Hester commits adultery with the town minister and bears a daughter along with the scarlet A on her bosom so everyone can…

… us with a look into the monotonous lives of three women living together on a rural farm. All three women are set in their old-fashioned ways, having experienced very little of life, out on the farm. A bible salesman named Manley Pointer, appearing…

… contrasts the intuitive, poetic deduction of Dupin with the orderly, mathematical logic of the Prefect. When Dupin's poetic logic outwits the Prefect's, Poe appears to convey a triumph of literature over mathematics. However, this apparent triumph…

… Machiavellian theories. This is evident once we examine the characters of Edmund, Goneril, and Regan. The Machiavellian principles relating to politics, ethics, and virtue are exemplified throughout "King Lear" play by these three characters. Machiavel…

… way, seeking the clue to "luck." Absorbed, taking of stealth, seeking inwardly for luck. He wanted luck, he wanted it, he wanted it. When the two girls were playing dolls in the nursery, he would sit on his big rocky-horse, charging madly into…

… that for myself to write and exciting and interesting essay I must go through a rigorous process of rituals and time alone. I forego many steps in getting my train of thought rolling smoothly. There are so many factors in weather I can actually write…