Professor Lee Quinby – Spring 2013

Posts Tagged: mirrors


Posts Tagged ‘mirrors’

Evil Senses

In class yesterday we talked a bit about eyes (sight) and mirrors (reflection) as symbols in The Scarlett Letter. Our discussion focused on how the characters’ perceptions of themselves and their surroundings are shaped by the peculiar, perhaps deceiving, sense of sight. I would like to continue on this vein and explore how Hawthorne portrays […]