Characters
This is the character who closely resembles the actual historical Nathaniel Hawthorne without actually being the real historical Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Who is THE CUSTOM-HOUSE NARRATOR?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This is the reason that Chillingworth was in the prison at the same time that Hester was there with baby Pearl at the very start of the novel.
What is HE WAS BEING RANSOMED BY NATIVE AMERICANS?
When storytelling follows this mode of narration, readers are able to lose themselves in the storyworld; some even claim that they forget they are reading a text when they read this sort of narrative.
Who are IMMERSIVE?
This kind of writing reflects the worldview that humans are not in control of their own lives.
What is TRAGEDY?
This is the FINAL thing that "A" comes to stand for by the end of the novel.
What is ABLE?
This is the governor who tested Pearl in the Governor's Hall to see whether she was being raised well by Hester.
Who is Governor Richard Bellingham?
This is one of two reasons offered by the narrator to explain why Hester didn't leave Boston.
What is SHE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THE PLACE IN WHICH SHE MIGHT RUN INTO HER LOVER?
When storytelling follows this sort of narration, it interrupts the flow of things by constantly reminding readers that the text is made out of language; it makes it difficult to sink into the story world, almost as though the narrator is messing with you.
Who is INTERACTIVE NARRATION?
This kind of writing represents history, which in turn represents the past.
What is HISTORICAL FICTION?
This is the FIRST object in which Hester's "A" is reflected.
What is SUIT OF ARMOR?
This is the Governor who passed away on the night of "The Minister's Vigil," and it was suggested that the "A" in the sky stood for Angel in commemoration of his holy life.
Who is GOVERNOR JOHN WINTHROP?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
What is A PAIR OF GLOVES FOR THE GOVERNOR?
This chapter serves as the outer frame for the entire novel.
What is "INTRODUCTION: THE CUSTOM-HOUSE"?
This historical period is said to have "disenchanted the world."
What is ENLIGHTENMENT?
This is the phrase that serves as an Existentialist premise.
What is "EXISTENCE PRECEDES ESSENCE"?
This is the character who knew that Dimmesdale had been in the forest, secretly, to meet with Hester.
Who is MISTRESS HIBBINS?
What is the chapter title that doubles to explain Dimmesdale's Existentialist crisis?
What is "THE MINISTER IN HIS MAZE"?
This single object serves to create a frame that sits between the outer-most frame and the inner-most frame.
What is JONATHAN PUE'S MANUSCRIPT?
This kind of writing seeks to re-enchant the world by responding to the Enlightenment with celebrations of nature and the supernatural.
What is DARK ROMANTICISM?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This is the type of clothing that Hester is unable to sell, even though she is a very skilled seamstress.
What are WEDDING GARMENTS?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This is the character who left an inheritance to Pearl.
Who is ROGER CHILLINGWORTH?
This is the reason that Dimmesdale can't start a new life with Hester and Pearl overseas.
What is HE DIED WHILE CONFESSING HIS SINS ON THE SCAFFOLD?
This city is the location in which the novel opens.
What is SALEM?
This is the year that Nathaniel Hawthorne published The Scarlet Letter.
What is 1850?
This is the object that Chillingworth uses to guilt-trip Dimmesdale about his unconfessed secret.
What is AN UNSIGHTLY, FLABBY LEAF THAT CHILLINGWORTH GOT FROM THE UNMARKED GRAVE OF A MAN WITH UNCONFESSED SIN?