Structure and Theme in Hawthorne's "The Scarlett Letter"
Structure and Theme in Hawthorne's "The Scarlett Letter"

Summary/Abstract: The following paper has in view an incursion into some of the structural patterns and devices Hawthorne used in his romance, The Scarlet Letter. The incursion starts from his two short stories, “The Hollow of the Three Hills” and “Rappaccini’s’ Daughter”. They remind us of the same patterns and devices used in his long romances and contribute to bring into relief the themes Hawthorne approached in both his short stories and romances.

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