Studies in Literature and Language
Symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter: An Textual Approach
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Throughout this research paper, we try to indicate the significance of symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s great novel The Scarlet Letter but before we dug deep into it, we explain some of the great events that happened in the 19th century in America and talk about how and by what American literature was influenced, as well as some major events that affected the Americans. We try to solve the deeper problem of symbolism and why it was used in that novel by Hawthorne, the background of symbolism and its origins. We answer some questions that are related to the American society in the 19th century and of course, we give literature and the literary world a great attention as well as explain what novel is, and finally talk about the masterpiece of Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s The Scarlet Letter. Analytical and textual approaches are used in the research.
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