Jay Tocco Ms. Branca Eng.11CP/Per.3 1 March 2011 The Scarlet Letter - Scandal Project Today’s society is cruel‚ and if one is something or does something they don’t approve of‚ they will ruin you. People are shunned‚ among other things‚ for their skin color‚ their religion‚ their sexual orientation‚ their income‚ and their education. One may also do something to have society shun them‚ whether they pesonally think it is right or wrong. Everyone has their own opinion and there is no greater
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"I did not know then that pride is a wonderful‚ terrible thing‚ a seed that bears two vines‚ life and death‚" the author implies. In the short story‚ "The Scarlet Ibis" the author‚ James Hurst demonstrates‚ through life several mistakes and decision‚ create a thankful or regretful feeling. The author uses symbolism‚ characterization and flashback to develop the theme. Symbolism is used by the narrator to develop the theme. The mahogany coffin contains a symbol used to represent the theme of life
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“The motherchild relationship...requires the most intense love on the mother’s side‚” according to Erich Fromm‚ a German psychologist. The love that Hester expresses toward her daughter Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ and the lessons that she teaches her are what makes Hester a great mother. In return‚ Pearl improves Hester’s public image with her beauty and keeps Hester’s emotions and actions in check. The way these two characters subconsciously complement each other forms a
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s the Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is a symbol of adultery and sin. Being the product of such‚ she leads Hester and Dimmesdale to the acceptance and confession of their sin. She’s the beautiful daughter of the towns adulterist and has mean traits. Pearl is technically the only living symbol of the scarlet letter. She also makes a connection between Hester and Dimmesdale. Initially Pearl is the symbol of Hester’s public punishment for her sin. As the book goes on Pearl grows
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The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible - Comparison of Proctor and Dimmesdale The decisions made by the character John Proctor‚ in The Crucible‚ and by Arthur Dimmesdale‚ in The Scarlet Letter‚ were very much alike. Throughout the entirety of both books‚ the similarities and differences between these two male characters‚ and the environments in which they lived‚ seemed to reflect back and forth quite generously. Also‚ the societies in which John Proctor and Arthur Dimmesdale lived in have a fair amount
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In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the question of whether feminism is supported or not is taken into account. This novel was written during the same period as the women’s rights movements. Hawthorne emits a new truth that evokes the revolution that supports feminism. Through isolation‚ Hester Prynne learned to rely on herself. Hawthorne used Hester Prynne as an example that women‚ as well as men‚ can be strong and independent. Hester Prynne was a woman that was able
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The Scarlet Letter Essay Prompt #1 As far as women are discussed in past societies‚ they are usually not the heroes. Nathaniel Hawthorne thought otherwise in his literary work‚ The Scarlet Letter. Heroes are often characterized as courageous‚ strong‚ and ones with humility. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s character Hester Prynne exhibits all of these qualities of heroism. Due to Hester Prynne taking responsibility for her sin of adultery and deciding to continue to work arduously in a society where she is
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through the events of the time period of the book or the time period of the novel. Influenced by stories of the Salem Witch Trials and Anne Hutchinson‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne presented his ideas of religion in the time period the novel was written. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Puritan hypocrisy is a theme that prominently seen throughout the novel through actions and beliefs of the Puritan community. One of the best examples of Puritan hypocrisy occurs in the very last line of the novel‚
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Often‚ two people can commit the same sin‚ but deal with it differently. Guilt can be dealt with in two ways: publicly or privately. In The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale both commit adultery‚ and both Hester and Dimmesdale deal with guilt from the sin they committed in completely different ways. Hawthorne writes about dealing with guilt publicly and privately to show the emotional and sometimes physical toll of guilt based on how people choose to deal
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the forbidden acts of drunkenness‚ blasphemy‚ and adultery. In The Scarlet Letter‚ the church enacts harsh sentences of incarceration and public shaming in order to discipline the presumed sinners. Even though these punishments seek to inflict harm and cause suffering to their victims‚ Hawthorne uses their cruelty to elicit the truth. Presenting a major symbol of Puritan punishment‚ Hawthorne employs the harshness of the scarlet letter to allow Hester to discover her own strength and beauty. Under
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