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The Scarlet Letter Reading Log Chapter 1 Vocabulary: Invariably, sepulchres, burdock. Questions: 1) Why is it that Nathaniel Hawthorne includes Anne Hutchinson in this chapter? 2) What could the roses symbolize in front of the prison door? 3) Why is the crowd’s attention focused on the door? Predictions: There may be a hanging that day,…

First of all, the scarlet letter stands for Hester’s sin. By forcing Hester to wear the letter A on her bosom, the Puritan community not only punishes this weak young woman for her adultery but labels her identity as an adulteress and immoral human being as well. “Thus the young and the pure would be…

In Dickens ‘Great Expectations’, he obtains the reader’s attention and gains their interest in the first paragraph to make them want to read on. Dickens introduces the protagonist ‘Pip’ to ‘hook’ the reader and make them ask questions. The reader wants to know about the protagonist and his life. They will ask themselves questions such…

Explicateone of the stories we have read. Break the story down by analyzing it partby part. Look at how the plot and symbols express the central theme or themesof the story. “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”This story was written byHemingway in 1933. It details an evening’s interaction between two waiters,and their differing perspectives of life. Hemingway…

Lord of the Flies by William Golding This novel is about a transition from an exciting adventure of some children, to what eventually becomes full-scale war, ending with the naval officer who rescued them. Though I still wonder if they were really saved, because there was a war that was going on outside of the…

The Lord of the Hunger Games It may come as a surprise that a novel taught in a tenth grade english class is strikingly similar to a currently popular book of the teenage population. A common theme relates William Golding’s classic novel, The Lord of the Flies, and the very popular teen heart-throb, The Hunger…

Many people are villainous in the way they act, and their villainousacts may be rooted in the desire to destroy others, or in the hopes of elevatingthemselves. Many people may only act “villainous” in reaction to the way theyhave been treated in the past. Shylock the Jew is the villain or antagonist inthe play The…

In The House on Mango Street, author Sandra Cisneros addresses the countless social problems present in today’s world, where people are often treated as inferior or less important for various reasons. Throughout the story, Sandra Cisneros effectively illustrates the impact of these issues on society. The novel introduces us to Esperanza, a young girl experiencing…

The 1920s in America were a decade of great social change. Fromfashion to politics, forces clashed to produce a very ^Roaring^decade. Jazz sounds dominated the music industry. It was the age ofprohibition, the age of prosperity, and the age of downfall. It wasthe age of everything, and this can be witnessed through the novel byF….

In “Lord of The Flies” by William Gilding there is two main characters Ralph and Jack. Throughout the novel these characters change and develop, and they are both vital for the end of the story. Ralph and Jack both represent something different and serve a purpose in the story. Ralph represents hope whereas Jack represents…