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Plot Summary and Wordiness
Throughout Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter it is shown that Dimmesdale conceals his sins about the adultery that he committed with Hester. This takes its toll on him both mentally and especially physically. (32 words)
The above is a perfectly acceptable introduction to a pro/con paper, though I'd rather see a more forceful opinion. Before I get to that, however, I want to address over-emphasis of plot summary and wordiness. In this case, the two problems are related.
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American Literature
Colonial Period
Puritanism
"Divine Right of Kings"
Declaration of Independence
Revolutionary War
"Manifest Destiny"
Louisiana Purchase
War of 1812
Francis Scott Key
American Renaissance
Edgar Allen Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Walt Whitman
American Civil War
Course Overview
Welcome to EL 266, "American Literature I: 1800-1915."
The course website is located at http://jerz.setonhill.edu/EL266. The printout I give on the first day of classes is only part of the information available online.
Introductions
Plot Summary and "The Right Answer"
Literary Close Reading
Literary Research
Literary Theory
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