¶ … travel motif in three novels. The Scarlet Letter, Moby Dick and Huckleberry Finn are compared and contrasted regarding their travel motifs. There were three sources used to complete this paper.
For one to understand and extract a travel motif from any novel one must understand what a motif consists of. A motif is a recurring and persistent theme that is used in any area of work including literature. In three classic novels the evidence of a travel motif is laced and intertwined throughout the stories as they weave their way around the lives of the protagonists. Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, and Huckleberry Finn all make use of travel motifs for the purpose of connecting the plot to the needs of those who live the stories.
The Scarlet Letter is a classic example of the travel motif being put to use for the purpose of assisting the story. Travel is a thematic strength throughout the book because it begins with Hester traveling to America ahead of her husband. Travel is what brought her to the place where she was all alone and had to wait for her husband to arrive. He didn't and there were assumptions that he had died en-route to the states. However while waiting she had an affair and consequently had a baby with Dimmsdale the local pastor. Travel is used as a...
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