amorze
What are the themes of The Scarlet Letter?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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lasrus
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The biggest theme is sin, this appears in his other work as well.
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Thraxel
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I think there's a theme of redemption at the end, of sin's ability to educate us about ourselves.
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ignati
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Hawthorne explored the clash of past and present and teh role of one's ancestors in one's life.