Projection of ‘sin’ and ‘guilt’ as common human experiences in nathaniel hawthorne’s the scarlet letter: a brief analysis

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
8
Article ID: 
12182
4 pages
Research Article

Projection of ‘sin’ and ‘guilt’ as common human experiences in nathaniel hawthorne’s the scarlet letter: a brief analysis

Dr. Chelliah, S.

Abstract: 

This paper neatly analyses the artistic skill of Nathaniel Hawthorne in projecting ‘sin’ and ‘guilt’ as common human experiences in life and how it gets beautifully reflected in his novel The Scarlet Letter. It attempts to show how a sense of guilt is awakened either by the violation of a religious edict or some moral law and ‘sin’ is pictured as an offence against the will of God, an act which undermines the entire humanity at all levels possible, bringing home the point that the will of man is the cause of sin.

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