Perhaps the foremost purpose of The Scarlet Letter is to illustrate the difference between shaming someone in public and allowing him or her to suffer the consequences of an unjust act privately. According to the legal statutes at the time and the prevailing sentiment of keeping in accordance with a strict interpretation of the Bible‚ adultery was a capital sin that required the execution of both adulterer and adulteress--or at the very least‚ severe public corporal punishment. Indeed‚ even if the
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Period October 17‚ 2011 The Scarlet Letter - Essay Take Home Test In The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne presents to us the story of Hester Prynne; one full of sin‚ of guilt‚ of fear‚ of crime. After she commits adultery with Reverend Dimmesdale‚ while being married to Chillingworth‚ she is forced through much punishment. Too many introduced‚ yet only one would mark her forever; the scarlet letter. When Hawthorne gives us imagery of the scenes on how the
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter has much to instruct psychoanalysts and psychotherapists‚ probably no other American novel lends itself so well to an study in gravity of the dynamics‚ conflicts‚ and aggressive attribute of shame. Hawthorne‘s novels deal with persons caught in a fight between individual desires and the ethical weight of society‚ a struggle which the being usually loses. More importantly‚ Hawthorne‘s characters are secluded individuals‚ who refuse society‘s principles but
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The Scarlet Letter Expository Essay Doesn’t redemption require more than just a simple sorry? Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the letter “A” to prove redemption may be possible through one’s admirable actions. As stated in The Scarlet Letter‚ "Many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification.” (Hawthorne 111) meaning Hester Prynne changed the view that others had of her because of her scarlet letter. The punishment from a women’s wrongdoing was soon interpreted from a symbol
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Sydney Loyed AP Lit Due: 10/20/08 The Scarlet Letter Essay Hester Prynne‚ a young woman sent to the new Puritan world by her husband‚ commits adultery with an English minister‚ which leads to the birth of their love child‚ Pearl Prynne. While Hester is forced to accept complete blame for lechery and survive the punishment of her society
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Hester’s Scarlet Letter In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ the protagonist‚ Hester Prynne‚ is forced to publically wear her sin on her sleeve. She committed adultery‚ which was a sin that was highly chastised by the Puritan society. The Scarlet Letter that Hester wore first symbolized the burden and humiliation that accompanied the sin. Throughout the novel however‚ the meaning of the letter changed to parallel Hester’s own development into a strong‚ independent woman. The letter starts out
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The Scarlet Letter Expository Essay Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter explains what sin is and what you get as a result of a sin. As Puritans‚ these people were raised in a very strict and religious background. They know that if they commit any type of sin not only with they be punished by God‚ but they will also be criticized and looked upon differently by society. Sin is an immoral act that is against divine law. The story illustrates the word sin because a character in the book named
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put before them? Through The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne is giving different tests and trials in parts of her life. These tests come in forms of characters and objects. Hester shows that she has the knowledge and ability to pull though anything put before her. This is shown from the theme‚ symbols and characters of the book. Hester proves she can go through trials and survive any trial that is given to her. This is shown in the theme of the book The Scarlet Letter. The theme identity and society
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Lydia Crouse Honors English 10 Mrs. Rollings 26 September 2011 Mysterious Death of Dimmesdale One could say that Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is poisoned‚ or that he merely died of guilty conscience. In the Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Reverend Dimmesdale commits adultery with Hester Prynne‚ and so she bears a child. Dimmesdale does not admit his sin to the people in the community. Keeping the sin a secret for as long as he does creates guilt and suffering which manifests in him until
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The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ in his novel The Scarlet Letter‚ argues that the role of shame in society is not what keeps the citizens of that society pure and is possibly the worst type of punishment. Hawthorne supports his argument by demonstrating his perspective on shame through the rhetorical strategy of enthymeme given the major premise‚ minor premise‚ and conclusion. The author’s purpose is to persuade his audience that salvation can only be earned by being open about and true
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