Scarlet Letter Essay After reading the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne I came to believe that Adultery is a terrible thing and can have very bad repercussions‚ especially in the early to mid 1700s. Back then committing adultery was a very serious offense to not the just the community but to your family also. Adultery used to destroy family relationships and to this day it still does. Adultery is also more of a religious problem but also goes into social and legal consequences. When it talks
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human standards‚ set by this time period‚ religion‚ people‚ and the hypocrisy of how some lived their lives’. Hester Prynne‚ who is the main character in the book The Scarlet letter‚ is a perfect and great example‚ on how someone should have acted in this puritan community to be considered a good person‚ or better known as‚ a natural man. In the book‚ Hester gives birth to a child named Pearl‚ who is fathered by another man‚ not her husband. In the Puritan community this is a sin and
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Professor Gao English 430 Spring 2012 “Scarlet Letter” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter is a story full of themes of guilt‚ pride‚ hypocrisy‚ retribution‚ and isolation. Taking place during the seventeenth century‚ the story of Hester Prynne and her famed scarlet letter depicts a story of unconceivable proportions. Guilt‚ Sin and Judgment Perhaps the foremost purpose of The Scarlet Letter is to illustrate the difference between shaming someone in public and allowing him or her to
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the inner truth. In the beginning‚ Hester seems to be a passionate woman‚ and then turns into this sinful reflection of Puritan belief. Ironically‚ the man she commits adultery with is Reverend Dimmesdale‚ who is a reflection of the evil that has taken over Chillingworth. Lastly‚ the embodiment of the sin‚ Pearl‚ is a mirror image of Hester’s punishment. Mirror imagery helps characters recognize the real complexion that lie within. The main character‚ Hester Prynne becomes a reflection of the ideas
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down the justice system. In the Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne begins the story standing up for her beliefs. She knows that the law says she cannot cheat on her husband but she was forced to marry him and doesn’t actually love him. When she finds the man that she does love she ends up cheating on her husband even though it is against the Puritan Law. Since she had Pearl‚ the magistrates punish her for sinning‚ and going against the law. If Hester stood up for her beliefs she may have been punished
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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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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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Who recognizes whom? 2. Describe the man Hester sees in the crowd. 3. " ’A wise sentence!’ remarked the stranger . . ." (60). What is happening in the chapter at this point? What sentence is being discussed here? 4. Even though it is a "wise sentence‚" there is a problem. What is that problem the stranger finds? 5. What vow does the stranger take in his next few words? 6. What information is Master Dimmesdale expected to obtain from Hester? 7. Why is it his responsibility? 1.
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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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