Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter" is Hester Prynne‚ the young adulteress whose forbidden actions have led her to become a representation of sin to the Puritanic community around her. However‚ these negative views of her ironically grant Hester Prynne the freedom to govern her own life‚ without the rigid constrictions of the patriarchal society in which she lives. During the time period that Hester lives in‚ women were generally treated as inferior and incompetent beings. Hester however‚ is portrayed as a
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The understanding of varied historical and cultural meanings associated with ‘walks’ aid the 21st century reader in interpreting how Nathaniel Hawthorne purposefully characterizes Hester and Dimmesdale to unify a thematic concern for The Scarlet Letter. Solnit’s diction develops important imagery (specifically metaphors) to guide the reader’s understanding of ‘walking’. “Walking becomes testifying” (Wanderlust: A History of Walking) The denotation of the word ‘testifying’ means to serve as evidence
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Hypothesis 1: Reading does not conform to standard models of Urban structure. On one hand‚ this hypothesis was proven to be if we were to only look at our footfall readings. These results were very inconsistent and showed no pattern to how dense the population of a certain area was. For example‚ the total pedestrian count‚ our first recording was 6 but when we got to the outer suburbs‚ one of the readings we took was 0. This would not conform to the theory that population density rises entering
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Analysis—Chapters 1–2 These chapters introduce the reader to Hester Prynne and begin to explore the theme of sin‚ along with its connection to knowledge and social order. The chapters’ use of symbols‚ as well as their depiction of the political reality of Hester Prynne’s world‚ testify to the contradictions inherent in Puritan society. This is a world that has already “fallen‚” that already knows sin: the colonists are quick to establish a prison and a cemetery in their “Utopia‚” for they know
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kind‚ then becomes the symbol of vengeance‚ and finally becomes the personification of vengeance to the extent of losing his humanity. Roger Chillingworth (Prynne)‚ a “kind‚ but never warm hearted man‚” was not always a vengeful and diabolical creature‚ but once he lusted after the idea of love and kindness. During “The Interview” with Hester‚ he admits his fault of trying for love: “It was my folly! I have said it. But up to that epoch of my life‚ I had lived in vain. The world had been so cheerless
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1. What conclusions can you make about your professional growth based on the evidence points found on your rubrics? One thing I can conclude about my professional growth based on the rubric is that my classroom management has improved. I feel that I have been standing my ground firmly when it comes to expectations‚ but also creating an environment where students feel safe to ask questions and come to me with problems. I also feel that I am still giving clear instructions to my students and repeating
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Character Analysis of Roger Chillingworth By Robert J. Boudreaux English 3 Mrs. Overley February 14‚ 2007 Outline Thesis Statement: Knowing Roger Chillingworth’s background‚ his role in the book as a symbol‚ and his obsession of torturing Dimmsdale are all important when analyzing his character. I. Chillingworth’s background A. Married to Hester Prynne B. Sends Hester to Boston II. Chillingworth as a symbol A. Symbolized as the devil B. Once a thoughtful man
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them‚Roger Chillingworth and Captain Ahab have evident similarities in the way evilmanifests itself in each of them.First of all‚ Chillingworth and Captain Ahab both want revenge on someone orsomething that has wronged them. Chillingworth’s wife‚ Hester Prynne‚ committedadultery. He seeks revenge on Arthur Dimmesdale‚ the man she committed adultery with.He does not plan to kill Dimmesdale‚ but he wants to make his life miserable. Ahabpursues revenge on Moby Dick‚ the white whale who took his leg while
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Analysis of a Non-Fictional Text The 4 basic types of non-fictional texts 1. Descriptive texts: the author wants to inform in a relatively balanced and neutral way (e.g. Description of a landscape‚ a place‚ a person‚ an object...) 2. Narrative texts: the author wants to inform the reader about a development or a sequence of events; the report (objectively or subjectively) gives answers to the questions who? what? where
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Previously in Romeo in Juliet we discover that they are from two warring families. Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. They meet fall in love and get married without anyone knowing. Juliet’s cousin‚ Tybalt kills Romeos best friend‚ Mercutio. Romeo then kills Tybalt and gets banished. Juliet’s father then tries to force her to marry Paris so she fakes her death. Romeo hears that Juliet is dead and returns to Verona. The audience are drawn to the last scene because of the dramatic irony
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