Scharlaken Letter

scharlaken letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Het boek 'The Scarlet Letter' van Nathaniel Hawthorne onderzoekt het leven van Hester Prynn, een jonge vrouw in het puritaanse Boston van de 17e eeuw, die wordt veroordeeld tot het dragen van een rode letter 'A' op haar kleding als teken van haar adulterie. De roman verkent de thema's van schuld, schaamte, veroordeling en de sociale druk van een strenge gemeenschap. Door de ogen van Hester en andere personages, waaronder Dimmesdale en Chillingworth, verkent Hawthorne de aard van de menselijke natuur en de complexe verhoudingen tussen persoonlijke verantwoordelijkheid, gemeenschappelijke normen en goddelijke rechtvaardigheid.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Hawthorne's works belong to romanticism or, more specifically, dark romanticism, cautionary tales that suggest that guilt, sin, and evil are the most inherent natural qualities of humanity.Many of his...

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