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Wear The Scarlet Letter Hester Sin
1,222 wordsWhat is the greatest sin that can be committed by a human being? Is it murder, robbery, or something else? There is no exact answer to this question; it depends on one's own view of sin. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a woman by the name of Hester Prynne is condemned for committing a sin, which is adultery. The townspeople, who are Puritans, consider adultery a terrible crime that is worthy of prosecution. However, Hester does not receive the death penalty because they were sympa...
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Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale People Of The Town
1,325 wordsAccording to the American Heritage Dictionary, symbolism is the practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, uses much symbolism throughout the course of his complex novel. Through the use of symbolism Hawthorne gives the book a much deeper meaning. There are many symbols which can be found in The Scarlet Letter. Some may be hidden and others are...
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Evil And The Second Sense
1,502 wordsIn the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn the society of a Puritan town of Salem excludes anyone who is in any way deviant and renders that person sinful. However, the society, the townspeople themselves, is not without fault. However they try to conceal and contain their passions and all their faults because of their fear of exclusion. All the characters in the book that are excluded from society are the most "natural" and true and possess a second-sense perception and almost magica...
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Lasting Effect Of Sin
1,805 wordsThe past always comes back to haunt us throughout our lives. Puritan society is highly based upon a persons reputation. Without an honorable reputation a person is not worthy of respect from others in their society. Characters in this novel go through their lives struggling with themselves trying to cope with the guilt and shame associated with their actions. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, he shows the lasting effect that sin has on Hester and Dimmesdale. Hester Prynne's gui...
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Hester In A Puritan Society
1,487 wordsThe Puritans, in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, were a group of people who were shaped by English experience and complete involvement in religion. The Puritan society molded itself and created a government based upon the Bible and implemented it with force. The crime of adultery committed by Hester generated rage, and was qualified for serious punishment according to Puritan beliefs. Ultimately the town of Boston became intensely involved with Hester's life and her crime of adultery, ...
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16 Th Century Hester Prynne
2,558 wordsAug. 25 2001 Chapter 1 Pages 49 - 50 1. Chapter one thoroughly describes the Jailhouse and the surrounding landscape. Tells of the huge wooden edifices whose threshold is timbered and iron barred. Gives the description of the peoples clothing who were congregating outside of the prison. It also describes the necessity of a new colony first building a prison and graveyard. In the last paragraph it tells of a rose bush outside of the oaken doors. The author describes the awkwardness of having such...
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Sunlight As A Symbol In The Scarlet Letter
969 wordsNathaniel Hawthorne uses a sizeable number of symbols in his book, The Scarlet Letter. These include rose bushes, letters, trees, scaffolds, colors, etc... One of these many symbols is that of sunlight. However, its application throughout the book is poorly and inconsistently used, conveying different meanings and significance. Hawthorne applies sunlight as a caring, warm, and admirable source throughout the book, and the same applies in everyday life; He does, nevertheless, change the sunlight'...
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The Nature Of Revenge In Scarlet Letter
1,674 wordsHawthorne's masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, has been interpreted and studied since it was first published in 1850. There is much conjecture on Hawthorne's intended meaning; both literally and allegorically. However, most critics support the theme of adultery in this work. Many critics also agree with the themes of revenge and guilt. Johnston believes the gist of this novel concerns the consequences of breaking the moral code... and failing to be true to human nature (Johnston 2). She suggests t...
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The Importance Of Pearl Role In Scarlet Letter
1,711 wordsOne of the most complex and elaborate characters in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a dynamic individual, as well as an extremely important symbol- one who is constantly changing. Pearl is involved in a complex history, and as a result is viewed as different and is shunned because of her mothers sin. Pearl is a living Scarlet A to Hester, as well as the reader, acting as a constant reminder of Hester's s...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Men And Women
3,848 wordsExtensive Symbolism And Character Analysis Of The Extensive Symbolism And Character Analysis Of The Scarlet Letter- Almost-Perfect Paper 99. 5 % Symbolism of The Scarlet Letter A symbol is a literary device which is employed to portray another object or individual. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, it is most often a tangible object he uses to represent an undefined idea, complex in scope and significance. More times than not, it represents reverent, profound, or virtuous concepts of...
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Scarlet Letter Daughter Pearl
1,997 wordsHawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, is a brilliant story about truth and love. He wrote The Scarlet Letter during a time in the 19 th century when romantic literature was popular in America. His tale dwells on the sin of adultery in a Puritan village. The first character that Hawthorne puts to life is Hester Prynne, a young bride awaiting her husband. Next, Hawthorne suspiciously sneaks Arthur Dimmesdale into the plot, an inspired Puritan minister who is beloved by the citizens. After Hawthor...
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Committing Adultery Hawthorne Writes
911 wordsThe Scarlet Letter Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne's book The Scarlet Letter, Hester's attitudes toward her adultery are ambivalent. This ambivalence is shown by breaking the book into three different parts. In each part her attitudes change significantly. Hester starts by seeing her act as a sin that she is sorry for committing. She changes and no longer feels sorry for the sin. Finally, Hester sees the act as not sinful, but she regrets committing it. In the first part, covering the first six c...
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Hester And Pearl Hester Prynne
448 wordsIn Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl are isolated from society; this is shown by where they live, the action from people toward Pearl and Pearls reaction, and finally the response of the community toward Hester's scarlet letter. Hester and Pearl are isolated by living so far out as they do. Pearl shows signs that she is brought up without a friend in the world but her mother. The response toward Hester's scarlet letter from the towns people show how sh...
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Makes Him Feel Hand Over His Heart
3,740 wordsChapter The Scarlet Letter SummAries Chapter 1: The Prison-Door: The first chapter in the Scarlet Letter the setting is Boston in the 17 th century in front of the prison. The prison was plain colored and the surroundings were very ordinary except for the rosebush that is outside of the prison. All the Puritans dressed in drab, dull colored clothing. Chapter 2: The Market Place: Outside of the Prison the ugly puritan women discuss the adultery of Hester Prynne. Hester is the beautiful woman wear...
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Economic And Social Hester Prynne
930 wordsIs The Scarlet Letter Relevant to Todays Teenage Parents? The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850, is the story of Hester Prynne, a woman in colonial Puritan Massachusetts who is condemned to wear a scarlet letter A on her chest as punishment for an adulterous union which produced an illegitimate child. It is a novel of great psychological depth. However, it is not relevant to todays teenage parents. Hester and the average teenage parent of today have to face completely differ...
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Town Of Salem Mistress Hibbins
1,488 wordsIn the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn the society of a Puritan town of Salem excludes anyone who is in any way deviant and renders that person sinful. However, the society, the townspeople themselves, is not without fault. However they try to conceal and contain their passions and all their faults because of their fear of exclusion. All the characters in the book that are excluded from society are the most natural and true and possess a second-sense perception and almost magical ...
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Hester And Pearl Hester And Dimmesdale
2,796 wordsNathaniel Hawthorne's background influenced him to write the bold novel The Scarlet Letter. One important influence on the story is money. Hawthorne had never made much money as an author and the birth of his first daughter added to the financial burden (Biographical Note VII). He received a job at the Salem Custom House only to lose it three years later and be forced to write again to support his family (IX). Consequently, The Scarlet Letter was published a year later (IX). It was only intended...
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Made Her Feel Scarlet Letter
842 wordsThe scarlet letter proved to be more than just a symbol of ones sin. It soon had the whole town in an uproar and soon became the talk of the whole town. At first the scarlet letter represents adultery but after time, it symbolizes many reasons, some positive but others negative. The greatly embroidered scarlet letter impacts Hester's life by surrounding her with shame. The scarlet letter not only lowered her self-esteem but also excluded Hester from society. It could not entirely cast her off In...
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Hester And Pearl Time Of Day
1,361 wordsThe very ideal of ignominy was embodied and made manifest in this contrivance of wood and iron (64). This quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, described the well-known scaffold in Boston where confessions were made, punishments were given, and sins were revealed, such as Hester Prynnes sinful scarlet A. The three scaffold scenes of The Scarlet Letter depicted different characters, times, and emotions. Throughout the story, all of the main characters eventually stood on the...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Light And Darkness
2,801 wordsAdultery, betrayal, promiscuity, deception, and conspiracy, all of which would make an excellent coming attraction on the Hollywood scene and probably a rather erotic book. Add Puritan ideals and writing styles, making it long, drawn out, sleep inducing, tedious, dim-witted, and the end result is The Scarlet Letter. Despite all these unfavorable factors it is considered a classic and was a statement of the era (Letter 1). The Scarlet Letter is pervaded with profound symbolism and revolves around...
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