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Hawthorne's Purpose Of The Scarlet Letter

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Hawthorne's main purpose in writing this introductory essay is too accomplish four distinctive goals: describing the conflict the author faces, provide information about the author, give an introduction to the discovery in the Salem Custom-House, and overall establish the basis to the romantic novel "The Scarlet Letter." This preface use a gloomy and sympathetic tone towards the old and broken down "town of Salem." His first person point of view gives a deeper understand on the 1800s Salem Custom-House and its direct connection with the past history. The authors use of diction helps broaden the main purpose by the expansion of the major changes and new discoveries in his "native place." "The deep and aged roots" of his homeland struck Hawthorne
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