The Scarlet Letter

by SparkNotes, Nathaniel Hawthorne

Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; and a review quiz and essay topics. Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.

Genres: Classics, Reference

88 pages, Paperback

Published January 10, 2002

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Reviews

[jacky]

Since my students find the language of The Scarlet Letter so difficult, I give them the summaries from the SparkNotes. It helps many of them figure out what is happening and give the book more of a chance; however, many students depend on them too much. I always plan to have them do so much with textual evidence, but we never get there.

[Drew]

11th grade english

[Jocelyn]

Ah~ what would we do with Sparknotes...?
Doomed, I'll tell you. Absolutely doomed.

[Stephanie]

Very informative. If one were to pick up this book and not even own the Scarlet Letter, they could still wing an A on reports or even write entire essays concerning it's contents.

[Kloe Potter]

I find it hard to comprehend but thanks . I have some deeper insights to literature