The Scarlet Letter has a very unique style. In my opinion, it contains by far the best style and language compared to any other piece of classic American Literature I have ever read. Hawthorne uses key writing styles to convey main themes, and leaves many passages open to interpretation from the readers. Rhetorical questions appear throughout the passages, which indulged me even more in the novel. Also, he uses contradictory phrases, which creates a sense of mystery. Grammar usage and carefully places commas all over the complex sentences made the passages connect and flow together easily. The intense vocabulary was difficult at times to understand, and even though sometimes distracting and somewhat annoying, the elongated words added to Hawthorne's writing style. I found that I often needed to look words up in order to understand what Hawthorne was trying to say in a certain passage. Because the Scarlet Letter was written almost 100 years after the period of time in which it actually took place, readers needed some explanation of the strict morals and values the Puritan culture withheld. To do so, Hawthorne incorporated a character position that randomly left statements in a paragraph explaining and answering reader's questions. His unique language makes him capable to enter the readers and capture their minds.
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