Behold! Behold! A dreadful witness if it!” (209). The crowd does not know what to make of his words‚ and they refuse to believe what he is implying. That is‚ until he “tore away the ministerial band from before his breast” (209)‚ revealing a scarlet letter of his own. After this‚ there is no denying Dimmesdale’s confession and the people are left in disbelief as they watch him slump down and whisper in his last breath that he deserved to die in
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Maternity in The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne presents motherhood as one of the main themes in the novel. The story is centered in Hester Prynne and the subsequent difficulties she had to overcome after committing adultery in a Puritan community. Early in the novel‚ specifically in the second chapter the author describes Hester Prynne and her baby as something extraordinary and beautiful: "... this beautiful woman‚ so picturesque in her attire and mien‚ and with the
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emotion stemming from joy and laughter was unacceptable. With their strict rules‚ anyone who sinned was persecuted. The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ illustrates the story of Hester Prynne‚ a young woman condemned by Puritan society. She committed adultery with the minister of the church‚ Arthur Dimmesdale. With the intention to shame her‚ the town requires her to keep a red letter A permanently on her chest. Hester and her daughter‚ Pearl‚ live on the edge of the town‚ near the
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Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. It is the driving force behind the actions of the main antagonist Roger Chillingworth. In the novel his obsession for revenge is seen as an uncontrollable desire that consumes the character. Chillingworth told his wife‚ Hester Prynne‚ that he would find the adulterer and have him punished. He wanted Hester’s partner to suffer the same humiliation she had to endure. Chillingworth wanted him to stand on the scaffold for three hours‚ wearing a letter “A” and become
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Pearl is an ironic and contradictory symbolism of pure and gracefulness. It is ironic that she is the child born to two great sinners. The way Hawthorn creates Pearl is by combining great contradictions together. Pearl is a misbehaving and mischievous child always showered by praise and wrapped with great angelical beauty. Hawthorne begins to develop Pearl’s character by opening up with a short aphorism describing Pearl as a child with “no physical defects.” He builds off this statement about
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“The Trio of Sin” Hester‚ Dimmesdale and Chillingworth – the three who contributed the most dramatic beginnings for the community as they determine how they handle their sinful ways. The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a well written novel to reveal the different ways a person may handle their sin. Although‚ the title of the book is rather deceiving‚ it was soon discovered how there is more than what meets the eye in this story. Shockingly‚ Hester is the more positive example for
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Internet Crime and Moral Responsibility Internet Crime and Moral Responsibility 3 Introduction 3 What is Internet Crime? 3 Types of Crimes 3 Phishing 3 Child Pornography 4 Cyber Stalking 5 Computer Intrusion 5 Denial of Service Attacks and Cyber War 5 Identity Theft 6 Whose responsibility is it to report these crimes? 7 Reporting agencies 8 Conclusion 8 References 9 Internet Crime and Moral Responsibility Introduction The Internet is the technological genius of the computer
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The Scarlet Letter Chillingworth perspective essay When Chillingworth comes to America and resides with Native Americans he has a very different outlook on life than when he sees Hester on the scaffold. Beforehand‚ he had a far more positive outlook to the future‚ due to the fact that he is unaware of his wife’s affair. Chillingworth had spent years of his life attempting to gain the love and affection of Hester‚ and planned on continuing that course once he reunited with her. Chillingworth
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The Scarlet Letter compared to the 21st Century “Darkness cannot drive out darkness‚ only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate‚ only love can do that”- Martin Luther King Jr. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story that proves how far the love of a mother will go for their child. Hawthorne inspired a literature story that pushes the human soul past its own limits. The Scarlet Letter Demonstrates how the human spirit‚ in both Hester Prynne’s Puritan culture and in the lives
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requires involvement of mirror neurons‚ but it also “requires involvement of the prefrontal cortex in order to draw reasonable inferences about why other individuals are behaving and feeling in certain ways” (Ormond‚ 2015‚ p.252). Throughout The Scarlet Letter reading discussion in the textbook‚ many students provided engaging statements that illustrate social cognition. Two specific examples are: when one speaker mentioned the way the baby’s eyes followed the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
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