The Scarlet Letter
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The Custom House
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
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Nature
The Occult
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Hester Prynne
Pearl
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chillingworth
The Narrator
Mistress Hibbins
Governor Bellingham
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Red and Black
The Scarlet Letter
Pearl
Literary Devices
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Allegory
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Frame Story
Genre
Imagery
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Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
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Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
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Unreliable Narrator
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Summary & Analysis
The Custom House
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Themes
All Themes
Sin
Individuality and Conformity
Puritanism
Nature
The Occult
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Hester Prynne
Pearl
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chillingworth
The Narrator
Mistress Hibbins
Governor Bellingham
Symbols
All Symbols
Red and Black
The Scarlet Letter
Pearl
Literary Devices
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Frame Story
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
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