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Published: 06.09.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Major Themes and Symbols in "The Scarlet Letter".', 1.
  • Essays 'Major Themes and Symbols in "The Scarlet Letter".', 2.
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Major Themes and Symbols in The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne uses unique examples for literary devices (symbolism, allusions, flashback, motif, etc.) but one extremely unique literary device Hawthorne uses is called the "multiple choice" technique. Terry Dibble explains that with this Hawthorne "casts doubt on his own story and suggests that an incident may have happened in quite a different way if at all." (The Scarlet Letter Notes pages 84-85) "The reader is therefore left to decide what is literally true. An appreciation of the literary value of the work can deepen the reader's un…

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