Both Uses of
New World
in
The Scarlet Letter
- The rust on the ponderous iron-work of its oaken door looked more antique than anything else in the New World.†
Chpt 1 *
- So Pearl—the elf child—the demon offspring, as some people up to that epoch persisted in considering her—became the richest heiress of her day in the New World.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(New World) the Americas (North, South, and Central with nearby islands) (also known as the Western Hemisphere -- which was new to Europe in the 16th century)