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Nature , Shame Conflict and Tragedy in The Scarlet Letter

Name: Solanki Pratiksha M.

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Pa)er No: #.The *merican Literature

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Title: Nature , Shame Conflict and Tragedy in The Scarlet Letter

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Nature , Shame Conflict and Tragedy in The Scarlet Letter

66 Nathaniel 7a8thorne $4'#(

Nathaniel 7a8thorne 8as an *merican no1elist and short story 8riter. 7e 8as +orn in 9uly #%, 4#% Salem,

Massachusetts, The nited States and /ied on May , 43%. Much of 7a8thorne;s 8riting centres on Ne8

!ngland, many 8orks featuring moral allegories 8ith a Puritan ins)iration. 7is fiction 8orks are considered

)art of the Romantic mo1ement..

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The Scarlet Letter romantic 8ork of fiction in a historical setting 8ritten +y Nathaniel 7a8thorne. >t tells thestory of 7ester Prynne, 8ho concei1es a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a ne8 life of

re)entance and dignity. Throughout the +ook, 7a8thorne e?)lores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt..

7ere in this no1el, there are many themes like..

6 Re1enge

6 @oman and Aemininity

6 Sin

6 Com)assion and Aorgi1eness

6 uilt

6 >solation

6 9ustice

6 Shame..

66 Nature:

7a8thorneBs use of nature dis)lays the underlying message of his consistent theme of community. Nature

)ro1ides an additional )ers)ecti1e to understand the human dilemmas, hel)s to understand to human )syche.

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t lies not in the )leasure of the magistrates to take off his +adge... @here > 8orthy to +e Guit of it, it 8ould fall

a8ay of its o8n nature, or +e transformed into something that should s)eak a different )ur)ort...H

7ester kno8s that shame has a nature of its o8n, and o+eys neither magistrates nor the one shamed. She also

realised her shame. 7ester can use The Scarlet Letter as a mirror to 8ard off the e1il gaFes of those around her,

to turn them +ack on those 8ho 8ish her harm, and enclose herself )rotecti1ely and from +ehind her ScarletLetter she can look out +ra1ely at the 8orld.

66/immesdale, Seems 8aiting to +e caught +y sur)rise. This is an im)ortant )oint in so far as shame dynamics

are concerned, since shame often results from the intensity and o1er8helming Guality of emotions, rather than

from any )articular feelings. t sGueeFes the life out of him..

667ester.. She em+roiders her