Ethan Brand Questions and Answers
Ethan Brand
What is the most striking symbolic element in "Ethan Brand" by Hawthorne?
There is a lot of symbolism in Ethan Brand. From the Jewish man symbolizing the devil, to the dog chasing a tail he can never catch. One symbol I believe to be the strongest is the “heart of...
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What is the Unpardonable Sin in "Ethan Brand"?
The Unpardonable Sin is one "for which Heaven could afford no mercy." Ethan Brand says, with pride, that it is a sin that grew inside his own heart, that it is the "sin of an intellect that...
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Is the unpardonable sin which is inside the breast of Ethan Brand the devil?
The Unpardonable Sin, which Ethan Brand went on a quest to find, is not the Devil. Bertram, who is new to town and doesn't remember Ethan Brand from when he previously lived there, had heard tales...