The Scarlet Letter As A Romantic Novel-Revision Notes
January 18, 2008The most apparent flaw in my essay was my inability to formulate simple, concise thoughts; instead, wordiness and confusing, lengthy sentences overwhelmed the paper. I tried to eliminate “the” and “as,” because they often indicated and unnecessary text. Duplicate sentences were restructured, such as a consecutive pair that both began with participial phrases, and some sentences were rearranged to clarify the comparison of The Scarlet Letter to American Romanticism. A passage in the second paragraph regarding Hester’s social ascentions was irrelevant her characteristics as an American hero, and was eliminated. Generally, the essay needed syntax revisions so the points made could be more easily understood. I would like to present my ideas more precisely in future writings, without the distracting deadwood apparent in this piece.
