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Hester And Dimmesdale Dimmesdale And Chillingworth
850 wordsThe world of Puritan New England, like the world of today, was filled with many evil influences. Many people were able to withstand the temptations of this darker side of the spiritual world, but still some fell victim to the supposed Satan's will. Such offences against God, in thought, word, deed, desire or neglect, are what we define as sin (Schuler 14). In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, the reader is able to observe how one sin devastates three lives. Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chilli...
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Three Main Characters Sin Of Adultery
1,279 wordsThe Scarlet H The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about the trials and tribulations of Hester Prynne, a woman living in colonial Boston. Found guilty of adultery, Hester's punishment is to wear a visible symbol of her sin: the scarlet letter A. Through the book, the reader comes to know Hester, the adulteress; Dimmesdale, the holy man Hester had the affair with; and Chillingworth, the estranged husband of Hester who is out for revenge. The Scarlet Letter examines the interaction of thes...
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Dimmesdale And Chillingworth Real To The Reader
581 wordsAuthors use character development to show how a person can change. Through a descriptive portrayal of a charter and their development they become real to the reader. A well-developed character stirs up emotions in the reader making for a powerful story. A person can change for better or worse and Nathaniel Hawthorne shows this thru the character development of Hester, Chillingworth, and Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter. We can see how Hester begins changing even from the beginning of The Scarlet...
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Hester And Pearl Contributes To The Theme
1,810 wordsOften in literature, themes are often influenced and developed through literary techniques. There is no exception for The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The main theme of this novel is suffering, punishment, and redemption. Many characters such as: Hester, Dimmesdale and Pearl go through these stages somewhere in the novel. The three literary techniques that show how this theme is influenced and developed are symbols, setting, and structure. Some of these symbols are the forest,...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Light And Darkness
566 wordsNathaniel Hawthorne s use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter is outstanding, and a study of his symbols is necessary to understand the book. There are many types of symbols in the novel such as characters, the scarlet A, and light and color. Hester, Dimmesdale, Pearl and Chillingworth are the most obvious of characters who all undergo a drastic transformation throughout the novel, and along with that comes a great deal of symbolism. The scarlet A being the most obvious of symbols besides the cha...
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