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    The document provides background context on Nathaniel Hawthorne and his 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne was a New England author influenced by the Romantic literary period. He purposefully named The Scarlet Letter a "Romance" rather than a novel, as it was set in the past and focused more on human emotion than realism. The novel explores Puritan New England in the 1600s, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony had strict religious rules and intolerance for anything seen as sinful or sensual. Sin was viewed as bringing God's wrath, so communities actively sought to punish any transgressions.

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    The document provides background context on Nathaniel Hawthorne and his 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne was a New England author influenced by the Romantic literary period. He purposefully named The Scarlet Letter a "Romance" rather than a novel, as it was set in the past and focused more on human emotion than realism. The novel explores Puritan New England in the 1600s, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony had strict religious rules and intolerance for anything seen as sinful or sensual. Sin was viewed as bringing God's wrath, so communities actively sought to punish any transgressions.

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    The Scarlet Letter

    Context and background information

    About Nate
    Nathaniel Hawthorne
    (1804-1864), raised in New
    England, attended Bowdoin
    College (Maine)
    Published The Scarlet Letter
    in 1850, which was his
    breakout book
    He had written short stories
    (Twice Told Tales), but this
    was his first successful novel

    Hawthornes
    Literary Era
    The Romantic Period
    Defining characteristics: a return to and appreciation of
    the natural world, belief in goodness of humanity,
    consideration of the artist as a creator, focus on emotion
    over reason
    Hawthornes contemporaries: Emerson, Thoreau,
    Melville, Stowe, Poe, Whitman

    Romance vs. Novel


    Hawthorne was purposeful
    about naming this book a
    Romance
    Set in the remote past (200
    years previous) and less
    concerned with realism,
    more with human
    emotional response and
    what might happen
    For ambiguous moments,
    the author lets the reader
    decide what happened

    Historical Context:
    Puritan New England
    Massachusetts Bay colony, migrated from England early
    1600s
    Believed in a pure (read: fundamentalist) interpretation of
    the bible
    Government and religion tightly bound together
    Had strict rules about dress, entertainment, etc. NOT
    tolerant of anything scandalous or sensual
    Did not seek universal religious freedom, only sought their
    own religious freedom. Would banish or persecute people
    who did not follow their beliefs and regulations

    Sin in Puritanism:
    Dont Do It
    Sin was intolerable and would invoke Gods wrath in
    very literal ways: disaster, illness, etc. were signs of
    Gods disapproval
    Puritans actively looked for any instance of sin in the
    community, so that it could be brought to light and
    scourged.

    Discussion Questions
    What do you already know about The Scarlet Letter?
    (Note: do not ruin the ending if you have read it
    previously)
    What do you anticipate the conflict to be about?
    What is the Scarlet Letter?
    Think about modern applications of thiswhere do we
    see this sort of thing today?

    Cued ProtocolEasy
    A
    We will watch the first 10 minutes of a modern
    adaptation of The Scarlet Letter.
    Focus on settinghow does the author set the scene?
    Physical setting, social setting, cultural setting?
    I will pause the clip periodically to give you an
    opportunity to write down what you see.
    Be prepared to share your findings with the class.
    Film clip:
    http://movieweb.com/movie/easy-a/first-10-minutes/

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