I'm not a fan of a good amount of books that were required reading in school. However "The Scarlet Letter" is really good and I have a fondness for it.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was related to an actual Salem Witch trial judge so he changed the spelling of his last name to ease the burden of his guilt. A lot of houses and cemetaries from the timeperiod are still in Salem. Today, there are around 3,000 registered witches living in Salem. Not sure why they have to register...
Mojo I really love your thorough explanations and research on basically everything! I loved the Scarlett letter for its poetic writing and thrilling aspects! Thanks again for bringing it back alive!
I've actually been to Hawthorne's birth place in Salem & visited the famous House of Seven Gables back in 2011. A must see for Hawthorne/literary fans.
You can tell that they based this off of the movie.... not the book. In this video, WatchMojo makes the point that Dimmesdale's death was a punishment by the townspeople and that he accepts this... but he died on his own on the scaffold... He was not hung like how the movie would make it seem.
What are examples of unheimlich in this book. I need to know. Please let me know. unheimlich is when normal things are first shown normal but as time grow they become extremely unordinary. For example, a dog on a walk then turns to a giant monster and starts eating people. Thanks
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Could you guys do top 10 Disney Parks Attractions? With Small World and Carousel of Progress celebrating their 50th anniversaries, it seems appropriate. I also still stand by my Top 10 Alien moments for the 35th anniversary...
Dear WatchMojo I have my final English exam coming up next week and I have been praying since the moment I have started the class that you's upload either: Mojo notes: The Great Gatsby Or Mojo notes: A Streetcar Named Desire. I know it's a bit short notice but if yous could do something I would deeply appreciate it
This is a poorly researched video...half of what's in this video was NOT in the book...the clips from the 1995 movie also do not follow the book. This is an awful video, please watch the Sparknotes video instead if you are needing better clarification of the books plot after you have read the actual book. Do not base your knowledge of the book off of this poor video.
Well this was a sh!t day. We've only got one Top 10, and it's not appropriate for me. Top it off with a Mojo Notes episode and another Not a top 10 video, and you get a sh!t day.
I love the fact that it tries to teach women not to cheat. 90% of divorces is because women cheat. The other 10% is because women nag at thier husbands so much that it drives them to cheat. Word of advice, get a prenuptial agreement.
Okay, I'm just going to ignore those false statistics for a moment because you seem a bit bitter and ignorant. So, I'll just reply to the first sentence. The story wasn't trying to teach women not to cheat. Implying so is a bit ridiculous. It wasn't really a message about infidelity at all. And also, Hester was under the belief that her husband was dead (seriously, read the book!). It is a story DEPICTING how someone in her position would've been treated at that point in history. In other words, it exposed historical problems in the same fashion that Huckleberry Finn did. As an example, Huckleberry Finn used racist language and situations to expose the severity of historical racism, rather than promote racism. Erasure only causes ignorance- the same ignorance you seem to possess, based on your statements. Hawthorne wrote Hester as a strong protagonist- even despite being ostracized by her surrounding society. If he was trying to convey any message by writing The Scarlet Letter, it was most likely a condemnation of Puritan society.
Dear WatchMojo I have my final English exam coming up next week and I have been praying since the moment I have started the class that you's upload either: Mojo notes: The Great Gatsby Or Mojo notes: A Streetcar Named Desire. I know it's a bit short notice but if yous could do something I would deeply appreciate it
This is the 3rd time you've released one of these videos the day after I've taken the test.
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Omfg
i like the way the book ended it better... dimmesdale died because of his guilt. like it literally ate away at him until he died.
i dunno. them killing him in the end seems a little anti-climactic...
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How is it a dumb cliche if it was written in 1850?
I guess this is supposed to be about the movie, because half of this stuff isn't part of the book.
Nathaniel had great compassion for women. 💕
I'm not a fan of a good amount of books that were required reading in school.
However "The Scarlet Letter" is really good and I have a fondness for it.
I hope any viewers are aware of the several things stated in this video that aren't true the novel.
I know it! One wonders if the writer even read the novel!
Nathaniel Hawthorne was related to an actual Salem Witch trial judge so he changed the spelling of his last name to ease the burden of his guilt. A lot of houses and cemetaries from the timeperiod are still in Salem. Today, there are around 3,000 registered witches living in Salem. Not sure why they have to register...
Mojo I really love your thorough explanations and research on basically everything! I loved the Scarlett letter for its poetic writing and thrilling aspects! Thanks again for bringing it back alive!
I've actually been to Hawthorne's birth place in Salem & visited the famous House of Seven Gables back in 2011. A must see for Hawthorne/literary fans.
You can tell that they based this off of the movie.... not the book. In this video, WatchMojo makes the point that Dimmesdale's death was a punishment by the townspeople and that he accepts this... but he died on his own on the scaffold... He was not hung like how the movie would make it seem.
"I hope, and I pray, for Hester to win just one more 'A'" from 'The Music Man'.
Suddenly, that line makes sense!
Do Mojo notes: Gone with the wind
Agreed
Cool
Scarlet Letter was filmed in the town I live ;D
Awesome where is it? :)
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I remember reading this in English my junior year.
I've never read or watched the Scarlett letter but it feels like an American version of Anna karenina…gotta read it now
we started reading this last week in class.
I had to read this book in class a week ago why couldn't you have uploaded this earlier hahaha
just finished reading the book
Useful notes!
Where was this when I had that book report
This video would be much more interesting if they hadn't used clips from that dreadful Demi Moore film throughout.
All that I previously knew of this movie and novel I learned from Emma Stone in Easy A.
Hong Kong drama group had translated this story into Chinese’s and turn it into a broadcast drama,
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I would like to see notes on the cross and the switchblade
Solid recommendation!! I'm checking it out. 🤓
Just finished it :D
the ending of the 1995 version movie pisses me off oh my god
Great video love you guys
Easy A
haha thats how i found out about the scarlet letter ;P
Is That a reference to the book?
can you guys do one on the Three Musketteers or Catcher In The Rye?
I would love Mojo modern notes, with book like Lord of the rings.
The book was brilliant, but that Demi Moore movie was crap. They even changed the ending.
easy A was also a comedic modern retelling of this story.
What are examples of unheimlich in this book. I need to know. Please let me know. unheimlich is when normal things are first shown normal but as time grow they become extremely unordinary. For example, a dog on a walk then turns to a giant monster and starts eating people. Thanks
Dimmsdale became a pressumably 3rd person character into a main character in the novel
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Great video keep it up :)
Currently watching this video prior to a test because i did not read the book, wish me luck.
same😂
I've literally just watched EasyA and then this
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The Chronicles of Narnia, Ender's game or A Wrinkle in Time, please.
Les Miserables or Jesus Christ Superstar.
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This is too weird we just took our final test on the book yesterday
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Mojo Notes is an ongoing bonus feature that will help you catch up with classic literature. Why read when you can watch!
For more informative Mojo Notes videos check out this playlist,
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IF ONLY POOR DIMMY HAD PULLED IT OUT AT THE RIGHT MOMENT.
Crowley relation?
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Guys, these notes concern the movie not the book!
Mojo notes: the scarlet pimpinel, please???
Could you guys do top 10 Disney Parks Attractions? With Small World and Carousel of Progress celebrating their 50th anniversaries, it seems appropriate. I also still stand by my Top 10 Alien moments for the 35th anniversary...
This hurts! 🤕
Dear WatchMojo
I have my final English exam coming up next week and I have been praying since the moment I have started the class that you's upload either: Mojo notes: The Great Gatsby
Or Mojo notes: A Streetcar Named Desire.
I know it's a bit short notice but if yous could do something I would deeply appreciate it
Their eyes were watching god or The bluest eye :D
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Hey the scarlet letter would have never happend if dimmesdale learned to pull out.
Hawthorne aint got shit on Dostoyevsky.
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I love easy a (movie)
Pithy and understandable.
One of the most confusing books I ever read.
Imagine if women had to wear the A on their clothes today,
that'll be A nice view to see
If that happened today it won't
be an A it would be a C for cheater. Like when a whife or girlfriend cheats on her husband or boyfriend.
Only clicked cause EASY A
Sup
Second... I guess
5th
7th yay
6th yay
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As much as I liked the concept of the book, it was a bore to read.
This was the worst piece of garbage I was ever forced to read in school!
Oh god the book was incredible boring. Especially chapter 1. It got better later on but it was still boring.
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Hogh Noon. Judgement Day
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i hate this book
This book blows, just tead the sparknotes
This is a poorly researched video...half of what's in this video was NOT in the book...the clips from the 1995 movie also do not follow the book. This is an awful video, please watch the Sparknotes video instead if you are needing better clarification of the books plot after you have read the actual book. Do not base your knowledge of the book off of this poor video.
Well this was a sh!t day. We've only got one Top 10, and it's not appropriate for me. Top it off with a Mojo Notes episode and another Not a top 10 video, and you get a sh!t day.
On tap tomorrow:
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- top 10 scams
Better?
WatchMojo.com As you can tell by my +1, yes. Sorry if this comment offends you tho.
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These are terrible
I love the fact that it tries to teach women not to cheat. 90% of divorces is because women cheat. The other 10% is because women nag at thier husbands so much that it drives them to cheat.
Word of advice, get a prenuptial agreement.
Okay, I'm just going to ignore those false statistics for a moment because you seem a bit bitter and ignorant. So, I'll just reply to the first sentence.
The story wasn't trying to teach women not to cheat. Implying so is a bit ridiculous. It wasn't really a message about infidelity at all. And also, Hester was under the belief that her husband was dead (seriously, read the book!). It is a story DEPICTING how someone in her position would've been treated at that point in history. In other words, it exposed historical problems in the same fashion that Huckleberry Finn did. As an example, Huckleberry Finn used racist language and situations to expose the severity of historical racism, rather than promote racism. Erasure only causes ignorance- the same ignorance you seem to possess, based on your statements.
Hawthorne wrote Hester as a strong protagonist- even despite being ostracized by her surrounding society. If he was trying to convey any message by writing The Scarlet Letter, it was most likely a condemnation of Puritan society.
Lol. Dude I was being sarcastic. But no worries.
Dear WatchMojo
I have my final English exam coming up next week and I have been praying since the moment I have started the class that you's upload either: Mojo notes: The Great Gatsby
Or Mojo notes: A Streetcar Named Desire.
I know it's a bit short notice but if yous could do something I would deeply appreciate it
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