#the scarlet letter

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, from The Scarlet Letter: A Romance

[a-door-to-somewhere]

Sometimes I wonder how much fanfic of classical/iconic literature exists because of school projects. Just floating out there. In a drive somewhere. Not to mention that nothing is more unhinged than bored middle/highschoolers being forced to liven up books they might not care about. For every deranged ao3 crossover fic there is an infinitely more deranged crackfic written for the great gatsby or antigone or to kill a mockingbird or whatever by a bored highschooler and his friends for 10th grade English. I wanna read it

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[anneslovegood]

“classic literature is so boring, why do high schools never change the reading requirements for kids? how can these books still be relevant?!”

oh, honey, if you only knew the amount of teen romcoms based on classic literature

[haly-reads]

december 14, '23: the scarlet letter, notes, exams, and stuff//

[toaster-trash]

“Were I an atheist – a man devoid of conscience – a wretch with coarse and brutal instincts – I might have found peace, long ere now. Nay, I never should have lost it!”

I still hate how this looks but I’m NOT working on it any longer I hate this book it’s not worth it (drew a whole piece of elaborate fanart for it)

[bookish-charm]

Classics: book haul, thrift store edition

[bra1nxfreeze]

Book related pins!

Including a custom Franz Kafka pin

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what english class will do to gay people

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[saiko-kosai]

"The Scarlet Letter" (Hawthorne)

[citizenscreen]

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” was published #OnThisDay in 1850.

[hollywoodlady]

Lillian Gish in 'The Scarlet Letter' (1926).

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September books review :

Ninth house ☆☆☆☆: Everything was great, from the characters to the plot.

The scarlett letter ☆☆: Not for me. The story is good but the writing style is terrible, it took me forever to finish.

Pride & prejudice ☆☆☆☆ : never thought I'd say this but i enjoyed the movie much better, it's still a great book though don't get me wrong, it's just i could've gone living without reading it. One of my least favorite jane austen books (controversial, i know)

A room of one's own ☆☆☆☆☆ : a book every woman should read in my opinion.

White nights ☆☆☆☆☆ : a short romantic novela. I think it's less of a love story and more of a depiction of lonliness. Finished it in a couple of hours.

An ideal husband ☆☆☆☆ : a comedic play by oscar wilde,short & easy to read, i enjoyed it.

[laufire]

As the two wayfarers came within the precincts of the town, the children of the Puritans looked up from their play⁠—or what passed for play with those sombre little urchins⁠—and spake gravely one to another:⁠— “Behold, verily, there is the woman of the scarlet letter; and, of a truth, moreover, there is the likeness of the scarlet letter running along by her side! Come, therefore, and let us fling mud at them!” But Pearl, who was a dauntless child, after frowning, stamping her foot, and shaking her little hand with a variety of threatening gestures, suddenly made a rush at the knot of her enemies, and put them all to flight. She resembled, in her fierce pursuit of them, an infant pestilence⁠—the scarlet fever, or some such half-fledged angel of judgment⁠—whose mission was to punish the sins of the rising generation. She screamed and shouted, too, with a terrific volume of sound, which, doubtless, caused the hearts of the fugitives to quake within them. The victory accomplished, Pearl returned quietly to her mother, and looked up, smiling, into her face.

"The Scarlet Letter", by Nathaniel Hawthorne.