The Scarlet Letter assignment #1 – Chapter 2‚ pages 6-7: I used the Visualize the Scene category. I can see Hester Prynne emerging from the prison. I can see that she is ladylike‚ tall‚ and beautiful. I can see her in a beautiful dress with the A embroidered on it walking through the crowd with her head held high and a baby in her arms. #2 – Chapter 3‚ pages 13-16: I used the Ask a Question category. Who is this man who has come into the town with the Indian? Why does he question a townsman
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The Power of Romance Versus Society Hester Prynne‚ the main character in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ is very similar to Edna Pontellier of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening‚ in that both women contradicted the societal standard and followed their hearts as opposed to the rigid marital structure of their respective times in history. Edna and Hester chose to be with men whom they really cared for. At times when marriage seemed to be based more on a convenient loyalty rather than a genuine bond‚ these
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it and incorporate it into their work. Most writers at the time expressed their support for the harmony between humans and nature‚ and admired the American wilderness and praised both humans and nature. One of these writers is the author of The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne. He characterizes American landscape as the embodiment of kindness and forgiveness through examples of nature that symbolize a greater concept. Through these metaphorical examples‚ he hints at social issues involving the universal
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Discussion Questions for Literature Groups In your groups‚ go over your assigned questions and write down your answers in your Notes section of your reading notebook. While you are only required to answer your assigned questions‚ feel free to take notes during our class discussion. Once we open to class discussion‚ you and your group will lead the discussion for your assigned questions. Make sure that everyone in your group speaks during the class discussion. Chapter 3 1. Why is this chapter
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The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible - Comparison of Proctor and Dimmesdale The decisions made by the character John Proctor‚ in The Crucible‚ and by Arthur Dimmesdale‚ in The Scarlet Letter‚ were very much alike. Throughout the entirety of both books‚ the similarities and differences between these two male characters‚ and the environments in which they lived‚ seemed to reflect back and forth quite generously. Also‚ the societies in which John Proctor and Arthur Dimmesdale lived in have a fair amount
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Near the beginning of the Scarlet Letter‚ Hester was a passionate and proud woman. Her characteristics reveal themselves throughout her attire‚ attitude‚ and countenance. Hester openly expresses her love for freedom‚ which is encouraged by Romantics. However‚ as she grows older‚ she matures and her rough edges begin to smooth. Since she is permanently distanced from civilization by the Scarlet Letter‚ she becomes independent. Isolated from everyone‚ Hester becomes
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Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ author of The Scarlet Letter‚ felt that the Puritans were people who believed that the world was a place where the battle between good and evil was a never-ending one. Throughout the novel‚ Hawthorne uses the symbols of light and dark to depict this battle among the characters Hester Prynne‚ Pearl‚ and Roger Chillingworth. <br> <br>After Hester commits her sin‚ her beauty almost immediately vanishes into darkness. Her hair no longer hangs freely about her face‚ instead she ties
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book‚ “The Scarlet Letter‚” a very prominent theme is the idea of how something a little bit out of the ordinary can become quite exaggerated. In the beginning of the book‚ the main character‚ Hester Prynne‚ is made to wear a scarlet letter to pay for her sin of adultery. This letter and even Hester herself is exaggerated in the eyes of society throughout the book. “It was whispered‚ by those who peered after her‚ that the scarlet letter threw a lurid gleam along the dark
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The Letter A and All its Meanings (An analysis of the letter ‘a’ and all the symbolisms behind it from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ 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
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actions to be in The Scarlet Letter‚ an acclaimed novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story is a romance involving characters that have been embroidered so intricately
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