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Summary: Scarlet Letter review
Review: I think that The "Scarlet Lettter" is a very well written book. One of the things that I would watch out for, is the vocabulary and how it is used in the context. The vocabulary is very confusing at times. However, it can lead you on to another world by wisking you off in the times where the"Scarlet Letter" took place. Other than that, I think this book is very good. I personally liked the characters and their roles in the story. The main character,"Hester Prynne", is written very carefully and it shows how she struggles to go on with her life. That is the only thing I can say about this book. You have to read the rest to find out what happens.....
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Summary: Poor teen-agers
Review: I've been struck by the comments about "Letter" and other books that the alleged high school students have reviewed on this site. While their comments certainly cannot be taken as representative of all high school students, I do find them a bit disturbing.I too read "The Scarlet Letter" in high school, and what I remember most is how poorly the novel was taught. For example, my English teacher did nothing to teach about the history, culture or setting that surrounded "The Scarlet Letter." Consequently, it seemed like boring stuff to a classroom of teen-age boys. The same was true for other classics such as "The Last of the Mohicans," "Walden," "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Tom Jones." Finally, in my junior and senior years of high school I had a teacher who understood that students needed to understand the history, culture and backgound of a novel and its writer in order to appreciate a work. I wonder how many high school students today are suffering through episodes similar to my first two years of high school? Students are forced to read the "classics" because they have always read them. But no one seems to know why they were told to read them in the first place -- and most teachers certainly don't know how to teach them. The problem with our teachers is that their college educations don't teach them anything about their subjects. Instead, their college years focus on the "methods" and "science" of teaching. It should be little wonder, therefore, why our young people are so bored with their high school years -- the must endure men and women who are not "teachers" but "educators." If we want to ignite the passion for the classics in our young people, we should hire teachers who have spent their college years learning about Hawthorne, Cooper and Dickens instead of learning how to make message boards, lesson plans and other useless tools that makes the education establishment feel good about itself at government hearings. I pity the young people who have to endure the ways these classics are "taught." We might as well give them illustrated comics.
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Summary: The kiddies just don't get it...
Review: Listen, all you little teenagers out there, posting you reviews doesn't do much good, as the only little punks out there that will read this is when a teacher makes them. Sorry if this is a little hostile, but I'm sick of hearing people saying that this was assigned in school and they "don't get it." If you're old enough to understand the language and the symbolism and have more than a 30 second attention span, this is a great book.
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Summary: Amazing Masterpiece
Review: I think this novel by Hawthorne was an incredible work of art and should continually read by not only high school students-but people of all ages. The topics, and ideas discussed take a deep look at the dark side of the human soul. An excellent novel!
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Summary: get it away
Review: I usually have nothing to say but good things about book I read! But this book, it does have it's interesting points but I just don't get into it. I rather would burn myself at the stake that read the remaining chapter I have to finish for my English Class. What did I have to do to deserve this? I stood there reading the book with my book in one hand and dictionary in the other, I ended up reading Chapter 9 about 10 times because the information wasn't getting to me. And the way the author addresses the reader, I want to scream. I'm sure in the 1850's this was a wonderful book because of the message it stated back then, but more than 100 years afterwards, people seem to lose interest. And the fact that they make HS students read this book is just plain homicide. STOP THE ASSIGNING OF THIS BOOK! DON'T PUT YOUR STUDENTS THROUGH TORTURE!
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Summary: Once you get into this book it's awsome!
Review: Although rather difficult to understand, The Scarlet Letter was an incredibly interesting book. Hawthorne writes in a way that his characters are very realistic and relatable. I just finished reading it for American Lit. and I have to admitt I was far from thirilled about the idea but I found by the time I got to about the 5th chapter that I really couldn't wait to find time to read more. If you like to read about human nature and how one decsion really can determine your life and that of those around you than you should definetly look into reading The Scarlet Letter.
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Summary: This book is a wast of good paper
Review: Oh man, where do i begin with this one? First of all, I want to say that a 1 star rating is flattering this novel beyond all means. The Scarlett Letter is one of the most boring pieces of junk that I have ever been assigned to read. I realize that there is a ton of symbolism in this novel, but if you can't stay awake to find it, what's the point? Also, it really helps when Hawthorne decides to use 15 letter words in each and every sentence. Only person that I would recommend this novel to is an insomnia patient. This one ranks right up there with A Tale Of Two Cities (another "Classic").
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Summary: Great Reading
Review: I thought these book reviews would help me form opinions on a presentation I have to give on the meaning of the physical letter "A" but after reading almost all of them, I felt inclined to add my opinion. (the book review helped a little, but I didn't really expect anyone to have written exactly what I was looking for anyway) I have to admit, I didn't expect the book to be exciting or great by the looks of the Custom House, which my AP English teacher actually had us skip. But once you get into it and promise yourself that you're not going to stop reading, you become involved in the story and you really get a deep understanding of human nature. Overall, I found the themes and symbols in this book depressing but with a large amount of depth. I would advise all of the readers who think little of the book to reread it with better expectations on what Hawthorne has to say, and to ignore the fact that the sentences are long- they will flow easily if only you immerse yourself in the novel.
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Summary: i did not like
Review: I would not inflict this story upon my worst enemy
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Summary: I've read better.
Review: I'm a 13 year old kid and I just finished reading this book for an English class I am taking. Although it was a very interesting and provkitive novel. I did not like it very much. I think it maybe that I'm still too young to throughly understand this piece of literature.
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