In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne one of the main characters in Hester Prynne. She is a convicted adulterer‚ and the story follows her starting in 1642 in a Puritan town. She and her illegitimate daughter‚ Pearl‚ along with her lover‚ Dimmesdale‚ and husband‚ Chillingworth‚ are the main focus of this dramatic tale. Through her actions and words‚ Pearl is a “device” to move the consciences of her parents to end their sinful situation. Pearl’s physical obsession with the scarlet A torments
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The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is a book of love‚ lust‚ passion‚ and punishment. The main character Hester Prynne is right in the middle of all of these things‚ along with being in the middle of a rocky relationship with her husband. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne shows the reader the consequences of being part of an unfair relationship. It is the society’s comfort zone‚ having males dominate. Males have always been thought to be stronger‚ braver‚ and
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I The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel that was written over a series of months and published in March 1850. The book is based on the Puritan movement in the early 1600’s as immigration to the new found land of America was becoming popular. The protagonist of this work is Hester Prynn. Prynn was sent to the Massachusetts Bay Colony from England with her three month old child. She is a strong woman for going to the new area with her own baby‚ which at the time women were meant
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Hester was an interesting character in the Scarlet letter. She soon meets a man named Arthur Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale is also an interesting man. Some things differ with the two. They are alike and different in many ways. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale shared similarities and differences. Hester and Dimmesdale are alike in many ways. These two are two of the main characters in the scarlet letter. Hester and Dimmesdale both act like cowards; they seem to both be punished by someone
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are all things that Hester Prynne felt in the novel‚ “The Scarlet Letter‚” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. You would think that Hester might be over reacting by feeling like an outsider‚ and acting like a loner. However‚ after experiencing the feeling of wearing a letter around for a day‚ I could vouch for Hester. I didn’t even have to keep it on for life‚ just a day‚ and the eyes were beginning to get to me. This is how my experiences relate to those of Hester. After creating my letter‚ I began to wear it
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is set in Puritan Boston‚ New England. Hester Prynne is accused of adultery and brand with the letter “A” for the rest of her life. With Pearl in tow‚ Hester moves to a cottage to live her life. As time progresses conflicts arise and ideals fade. The “A” on Hester’s chest has many stories changing with each character who tells it. Hester Prynne is the wearer of the “A.” Having the scarlet letter set on her at a young age‚ Hester absorbs the mark turning the
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In the Scarlet Letter‚ God forgave Hester because she could take the letter off‚ and she got to live her life out after she had sinned. God forgave Hester because she could take her letter off. First of all‚ if God truly didn’t forgive‚ he probably would have imprinted the letter on her skin or something‚ possibly putting it on her forehead or someplace very noticeable. However‚ that ‘twas not the case. She could take it off whenever she felt like it‚ but felt like she needed to keep it on to
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in a punishment‚ which can consist of anything from being grounded by your parents‚ to a prison sentence. Even if the person gets away with doing something wrong‚ and doesn’t get in trouble‚ the worst punishment is inevitable‚ which is guilt. In the second chapter of The Scarlet Letter‚ The Market-Place‚ this quote is said by a young wife while Hester Prynne is on the scaffold for the first time. While a group of people discuss how they feel about Hester’s punishment and whether or not it is fair‚
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Hester Prynne‚ a proud spirit in the strong thresholds of a judgmental society Many people try and hide the things that hinder them. They hide them instead of displaying them; so they won’t be outcaste by the rest of society. Nowadays‚ people are very self conscience and worry about what many others think about them. It is very uncommon for a person to be proud or self-righteous‚ for something they had said or done that society thinks is unbearable. Sometimes‚ a person can disregard what everyone
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intriguing book The Scarlet Letter ‚ there are two men that have conflicting viewpoints on sin. One man‚ Rogers Chillingsworth‚ believed that all men should confess their sins to show that they also are not perfect and may be liable to sin. The other man Arthur Dimnesdale believed that some men that are privileged should not confess their sins openly and that no past is better redeemed but by good services. I whole heartedly believe and agree with Arthur Dimnesdale. Being able to agree with someone
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