There are many, many examples of textual ambiguity in The Scarlet Letter. What is the overall effect of using this device in a n
ovel? Readers must analyze the ironic statements made by the narrator to determine if the narrator is reliable.
Readers must get a sense of characters through their actions, speech, and thoughts because Hawthorne does not actually describe them directly.
Readers must understand a character's qualities by comparing them to qualities of a different character.
Readers must make their own interpretations of the events in the text rather than relying on the author to explain what he means.
Answer: Blanca and Harris (owners of the factory) closed all doors in the building so nobody can escape the factory. Citizens then protesting saying Murders! Murders! They killed my child. Then they were found guilty.
Emphasizing the importance of
order, law, discipline, and tradition is typical of Romantic literature. The
answer is letter A. It was shaped by the political, social and economic
changes.
