Hester and Dimmesdale: “…but Hester is not the protagonist‚ the chief actor and the tragedy of The Scarlet Letter is not her tragedy but Arthur’s. He is the persecuted one‚ the tempted one. He was whom the sorrows of death encompassed…his public confession is one of the noblest climaxes of tragic literature.” This quote by Stewart contradicts the ideas that I think were contained in The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ and therefore I do not agree with this quote. In my opinion‚ Dimmesdale
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The author has specifically adopted the persona of a young child‚ in order to portray the universal theme of innocence. By using first person point of view he is able to recall on such significant events in his life‚ through the eyes of a child. As the story unfolds‚ David’s young life is turned upside down forever‚ which angrily leads him out of childhood. In the process‚ his innocence and youthful naivety is destroyed but his shocking revelations lead to his painful gaining of wisdom. David is
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There comes a time when everybody has to say good-bye to their teenage years and become an adult. The carefree childhood will be challenged by strains and expectations. Those unwilling to face them are doomed to fail. Holden Caulfield‚ the 16-year-old protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ is one of the adolescents who question the attraction of being an adult. Shortly before Christmas vacation‚ Holden has been expelled from an elite prep school in Pennsylvania. Disinclined
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The Scarlet Letter.) Many times‚ an important item in texts has more than one connotation. The Scarlet Ibis‚ written by James Hurst is a prime example of how elements in stories have multiple meanings. In the story‚ the Ibis is a rare and wonderful bird; however‚ despite its beauty‚ wasn’t made for that environment and eventually fell victim to death. The author was trying to relate the Ibis to the narrator’s brother‚ Doodle. Doodle had a slight mental and physical impairment‚ and his brother‚ trying
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Innocence to experience in Forbidden City Life is a journey that everyone has to go through. We always start with innocent and inexperience. As we go through our journey of life‚ we usually meet some obstacle and challenge that we have to overcome to continue our journey of life‚ but we can receive help from other people along the way. We will learn experiences and become mature as we overcome the challenges and obstacles. So we can receive some important concert and abstract rewards for go through
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Loss of Innocence in Lord of the Flies Every child will lose their innocence one day and it is something that is unavoidable. This happens when a child explores the real world and that they realize that it is nothing like a fairy tale. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ a group of English kids (five to twelve years old) are stranded on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This was caused by a horrible plane crash. They are stuck there with no help or any adults
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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 merit. From the substitution of one idea or object for another‚ to creations as massive‚ complex‚ and perplexing as the veil in the Minister’s Black
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” A Parasitic Worm-Leech The uses of blood-sucking leeches as medical tools are prevalent‚ but a lot of people still detest “leeches” and in The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne used both characteristics of a leech to epitomize Roger Chillingworth‚ the husband of Hester‚ the protagonist. In the story‚ to find the man who gave birth to Hester’s child‚ Chillingworth entered the Puritan town‚ where Hester and Dimmesdale lived in. In the town‚ people considered doctors as “leeches” and Chillingworth lived
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the Flies and “Pilgrims” lose their innocence because they do not have authoritative figures in their life‚ but this eventually causes and leads to tragedy in both situations. In Lord of the Flies the majority of the boys’ loss of innocence transitions into the brutal savagery demonstrated‚ causing two deaths‚ which stems from the lack of adult authority. As the boys’ belief in the beast gradually increases‚ their innocence decreases. This descent from innocence ends with a catastrophic tragedy: the
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The Scarlet Letter: Nature’s Individualist Every individual is born universally in nature‚ all starting from the same humble beginnings. The only way we gain our originality in life‚ is when we look deeper into the eyes of nature and see that her small flaws are mirrored in us as well. In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hester Prynne embodies the characteristics of the self- reliant individual. The novel takes place in Puritan sixteenth century Massachusetts telling the story
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