Nathaniel Hawthorne

Watch the Intro to Part II video.
Watch the Hawthorne Interviews I video.
Watch the Hawthorne Interviews II video.
Review the Nathaniel Hawthorne Bio, 603-606 (Norton Anthology).
Read Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, 5-109.
Read Sacvan Bercovitch, "The A-Politics of Ambiguity in The Scarlet Letter," 576-597 (The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings).
Watch The Scarlet Letter video.
Find a passage in the text that seems wordy or boring, and then write a 250-word response that explores whether, after closer consideration, that wordiness or digressiveness seems justified or necessary to serve a broader purpose in the novel.
Post your analysis in The Scarlet Letter discussion.
Respond to at least one other student's post in The Scarlet Letter discussion before the next class meeting.
Take the Week 7 Quiz.
Attend class.