This will be my second time reading The Scarlet Letter, and I'm hoping I get a lot more out of it than the first time. Perhaps I read it too fast since, having gone over Chapter 1 in class with all of you, I was surprised and delighted to discovered all of the Romantic references to "Nature" and the reinforcement of the idea that, like Anne Hutchinson, Hester Prynne is represented by the wild rose growing on the threshold of the prison door, defying the depressingly dour Puritans in their drab clothes and beards.
As I read this weekend, I will be looking to make two persuasive posts to help you all get an idea of my expectations.
Thanks! And happy reading and writing!
--Ms. Powell
As I read this weekend, I will be looking to make two persuasive posts to help you all get an idea of my expectations.
Thanks! And happy reading and writing!
--Ms. Powell