Historical Context Versus Human Behavior in “The Scarlet Letter”
“The Scarlet Letter” was set in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid 1600’s and follows the backlash of the sinful act between Hester Prynne and Boston’s own Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. In an iron...
Should a Literature Be Judged Regardless of Its Historical Context
Steven Brust once wrote: “In my opinion, the proper way to judge a novel is this: Does it give one an accurate reflection of the moods and characteristics of a particular group of people in a partic...