Scarlet Letter

Although The Scarlet Letter is a book with wonderful symbolism and signifigance, it fails to grab my attention and hold it for longer than a couple of paragraphs. There will be points in the book where it grabs me in, enthralls me, and then takes me on a ride. But the ride doesn't last very long at all, maybe a minute or two, and then, BAM! I have lost focus, and I sit there blankly staring at my bedroom walls wondering what the hell I just read. I like some points, and feel that the book has amazing writing, I wish I could write as deeply as Nathaniel Hawthorne achieves to. But the depth, after a while, becomes extremely cumbersome. My favorite thing about the book so far is the feminism that is intertwined within the depths of the text. I also really like the symbolism of the rose bush, the open sky, and the sunshine. It really annoys me that Pearl is so utterly bratty. Her presence is extremely unnerving and I feel it hard to want good for the child when she's so obnoxious. I really love the descriptions of her though...Just not her actions. Overall, I feel the book is really deep, and has a good point, but I cannot be throughly entertained by it.