In “The Scarlet Letter”‚ a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the narrator tells a series of events that occurred years before his time. The events take place in the seventeenth century in Massachusetts‚ in what was a Puritan settlement at this time. This story surrounds‚ a young woman‚ who has committed a sin of adultery and therefore is punished by the town. Hester Prynne‚ the young lady‚ is sentenced to public shaming‚ where she is to stand on a scaffold in front of the town. Hester is not only publicly
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for her guilt‚ Dimmesdale also suffers on his own. His sin was not adultery‚ but that he was not brave enough to confess that he had adulterated. It is hard for Dimmesdale to confess‚ however‚ being a minister; he keeps quiet to continue “working for God.” However‚ Pearl was not only Hester’s consequence and responsibility but also Dimmesdale’s. Pearl shouts out to him‚ “Thou was not bold!- thou wast not true! … Thou woudst not promise to take my hand‚ and my mother’s…” when Dimmesdale does not stand
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This idea of Dimmesdale being the child’s father and is eating away at Chillingworth making him seem more distraught and evil than before. As the townspeople find the knowledge that Dimmesdale is progressively getting worse‚ they start to doubt Chillingworth and his ability to get Dimmesdale back to good health.”Yea‚ woman‚ thou sayest truly!” cried old Roger Chillingworth‚ letting the Lurid fire of his
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main ways sin and guilt are dealt with is privately and publicly. Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter exemplifies two peoples dealings with the same sin. Hester Prynne is publicly shamed for adultery‚ while Arthur Dimmesdale privately torments himself. Hester is able to deal with her sin better than Dimmesdale‚ because she had confessed her sin‚ she is honest with herself and others‚ and she has her child‚ Pearl. Hester had confessed her sin for all the people of her town to see. Not only did she serve a prison
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Although Dimmesdale acts as an antithesis to how Hawthorne believes one should react to sin‚ his downfall nevertheless illustrates the ideals set forth. Upon discussing men who died without admitting their sins with the sinister Roger Chillingworth‚ Dimmesdale makes a claim that‚ “So‚ to their own unutterable torment‚ they go about among their fellow-creatures‚ looking pure as new-fallen
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throughout the novel. Some example of Hawthorne’s elements are diction‚ syntax‚ tone‚ examples‚ analogy‚ and/or contrast. Hester Pryne is the main character of the Scarlett Letter‚ she’s the woman who has an affair with Dimmesdale and has a baby girl‚ Pearl. Dimmesdale is the pastor of the community and keeps the affair a secret‚ which would eventually cause him to have a heart attack‚ which in turn ends his life. Hester has been alienated from the community because of her affair. Hester
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the mental and physical anguish of guilt. Nathaniel Hawthorne describes the torment of Reverend Dimmesdale‚ a character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter‚ with such dark imagery to portray the guilt and suffering of his secret sin‚ being Hester’s illicit lover and father of Pearl‚ is much worse than his actual death in the end of the book. Through the novel Dimmesdale‚ a well-respected minister of the town‚ debates on whether to tell society that he is the father and lover
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values that bring Hester public ignominy help to lift her to a position of respect in the community. Although Hawthorne does not condone Hester’s sin‚ he takes pains to show that her sin is minimal in comparison to those of her weak lover‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and of her vengeful husband‚ Roger Chillingworth. “A lie is never good‚ even though death threaten on the other side!" (Hawthorne 200). Hester finds comfort in prayer and repentance‚ which help to make her strong. "Shame‚ Despair‚ Solitude
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Evil manifest in the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthrone‚ through an evil man named Roger Chillingsworth that seeks revenge on the man who committed adultery with his wife‚ Hester Prynn‚ resulting in a child‚ pearl‚ who the whole colony believes to be of the devil. In another literary works of the 18th century‚ Moby-Dick‚ Herman Melville writes about a young man‚ Ishmael‚ who goes on a whaling ship with his friend‚ Queequeg‚ in search of adventure; little does he know he will
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Pearl does not know Dimmesdale is her father‚ but when I read this book‚ I can see that he is not a qualified farther. Actually‚ I can’t tell what would happen if Dimmesdale stand out at the beginning of the story‚ but when Hester accept her punishment in public‚ he didn’t responsible for what he have done. There was one time‚ Pearl asked him if he would stand with Hester and her‚ he refused. From Pearl’s perspective‚ Dimmesdale is afraid to show his offense and admit it.
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