Reading Like a Serpent

by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre

Book Overview

Many remember The Scarlet Letter as required reading for reluctant sixteen year olds. The unnamed, elusive narrator of Hawthorne's "tale of human frailty and sorrow" is--some readers might say maddeningly--indirect, ambiguous, and inconsistent. Readers who hope to arrive at satisfying judgments about the book's four iconic characters--Hester, Arthur, Roger, and Pearl--are often left to arrive at their conclusions by guess and inference. The narrator...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610975545
• ISBN13: 9781610975544
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"