ENG250Y1 Lecture 5: The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Breif review: b. franklin wasn"t big on fiction. American-self: b. franklin sets out to be the living embodiment of the american-self. The idea that all men are equal in lincoln"s speech which he obtained from. Oct 6, 14 the constitution aided him in transforming the meaning of the civil war and what. America really meant: nh does the same in a time when there is unified and radical tension in the world (eg. during wars, the enlightenment, etc , another central theme is validation. Whitman, b. franklin and douglas show this in their novels by writing their own books. By doing this, they"re validating themselves they"re proving to the world that they can read, write and pontificate their opinions as well as they preach/speak. The scarlett letter (tsl) nathaniel hawthorne (nh: hester is an important maternal figure, who is also an outsider and outlaw.
