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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
I abandoned it because it was moving kind of slowly and I didn’t feel like it had any new insights into human nature, behavior, sin, or being judgmental. It’s available as modern English as well, if you decide to try it. Maybe I should have done that to make it go down easier.
Wording and the old way of writing English made it hard to understand, so it was a bit slow for me
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Historically important in the literature world, a bit of a slog to get through these days.
A better examination of the horror of sin and it's consequences I have not read. This was definitely one of those books which, as Lewis says, brings a breath of fresh air from the past. It's climax was the complete opposite of that which would be written today, and I loved Hawthorne for it.
I read this as a student 30 years ago and am reading it as a teacher (5 times) with my 11th grade American Literature classes. It's not a easy read; Hawthorne is wordy and his writing style is difficult to parse. My students have a hard time following the story because of these issues.
However, the story and it's themes are classic and adaptable to our current time, and students have understood those themes.
However, the story and it's themes are classic and adaptable to our current time, and students have understood those themes.
dark
medium-paced