will” (Ch. 2‚ 42). Even though Hester is described a being brave the look of fear is also visible on her face as she holds Pearl tightly (Ch 2‚ 43). As the story evolves the townspeople show less direct disdain towards her but she still feels that they are still all looking upon her with judgement. The townspeople were less harsh with her but she still expected at any moment to be punished by the townspeople because she dealt with it for years. This is shown when Hester is standing in the crowd in
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Scarlett Letter and what it represented Thesis: The Scaffold was the platform of humiliation. The Scarlet Letter is a novel that revolves around the repercussion of an adulterous encounter in Puritan Boston. It emerged that a young beautiful woman (Hester Prynne) bears child with a respected clergyman (Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale). According to the Puritan Code‚ this would lead to public condemnation and mockery hence the two “partners in sin” decline to proclaim their parenthood until immense pressure
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11/24/12 Scarlett letter analysis The novel the Scarlett letter is one with many themes and motifs. A major motif is light vs. dark‚ this can even be carried on to the characters of the novel and their essence. Hester Prynn can be viewed as the novel’s light in an intolerant society; meanwhile Rodger Chillingworth is portrayed as a dark character that is fueled by a sick yearning for retribution. Hawthorn uses these stark differences to portray the multiplicity that is found in the human
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English Hester’s Public Suffering vs. Dimmesdale’s Lie The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a novel set in the mid-seventeenth century‚ which tells the story of Hester Prynne‚ a woman who commits a sin in her home in Boston. With a child in her arms from another man who is not her husband‚ Hester is obligated to wear a scarlet ‘A’ (which stands for adultery) on her chest. As part of her sentence‚ she is locked up in prison with her daughter Peal‚ until she confesses who the child’s
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Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes the minor characters Pearl Prynne and Roger Chillingworth to provoke the major characters in the novel‚ as well as to further portray existent themes and ideas developing through other parts of the story. Throughout the course of the novel‚ Pearl’s persistent fixation on the scarlet letter “A” embroidered on Hester’s chest acts as a constant reminder for Hester of her committed sin and reveals deeper emotions within Hester. Unintentionally‚ Pearl continues to draw Hester’s
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Hester clearly fits into Edward’s description of an ideal Puritan woman. In his essay‚ he writes‚ “Is most just and conscientious in all her actions; and you could not persuade her to do anything wrong or sinful.”(Edwards). As stated by Edwards‚ an ideal Puritan woman should be consistently selfless and kind‚ not just pretending to at certain times. Also‚ a kind spirit should not be easily influenced by surrounding negativity. Hester does indeed‚ possesses these two
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both mood and tone. The scene was not without a mixture of awe‚ such as must always invest the spectacle of guilt and shame in a fellow-creature‚ before society shall have grown corrupt enough to smile‚ instead of shuddering‚ at it. The witnesses of Hester Prynne’s disgrace had not yet passed beyond their simplicity. They were stern enough to look up her death‚ had that been the sentence‚ without a murmur at its severity‚ but had none of the heartlessness of another social state‚ which would find only
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away‚ mother‚ or he will catch you! But he cannot catch little Pearl!" Chapter 10 "Come up hither‚ Hester‚ thou and little Pearl....Ye have both been here before‚ but I was not with you. Come up hither once again‚ and we will stand all three together!" Chapter 12 "[M]any people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification. They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne‚ with a woman’s strength." Chapter 13 "The glow‚ which they had just before beheld burning on his
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audience differ. In addition‚ he also discloses that Hawthorne utilizes the Puritans in the story act as the audience‚ who directly respond to the actions of Hester Prynne and other characters; the readers however‚ interpret the novel and are affected by the audience. The Scarlet Letter clearly conveys a surrogate audience to react to the actions of Hester and other central characters. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne utilizes the repressive authoritarian Puritans as a way to enable the equally condemning
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the townspeople. Hester had countless opportunities to name her fellow sinner but she choose not to. Dimmesdale was the minister of the town’s church and shouldn’t have any direct contact with Hester outside the word of god. The only place they could meet in secret to do whatever they pleased was the forest because it was a safe place. There were no rules and everyone was free to do anything without punishment or be judged. In order to keep Dimmesdale identify a secret‚ Hester met him there at night
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