Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Scarlet Letter
This book is a cliff hanging mystery, because the story could end at any time but it doesn't. She could say Dimesdale did it and my husband just got back and he is in the crowd. End of story, instead it drags on and on to keep you on the edge of your seating craving for more of the story. This is relevant in so many other books and movies. A mystery keeps you wanting to watch or read when it could be solved at any moment, but it doesn't.
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EPIC.... i concure most indefinetely. The story can end at anytime, and I hate to say it, but I want it too
ReplyDeleteAustin,
ReplyDeleteYou're right to point out that a mystery or enigma plays a central role in this (and so many other) narratives. But I think that in the case of Hawthorne's novel, it's even more complicated than that. Perhaps an avenue for further exploration in your upcoming essay?
I agree
ReplyDeletethis is something that has really frustrated me.
But in my sense, it is something that has pulled me away from reading some chapters because I got tired of being dragged on.