The Scarlet Letter Rhetorical Analysis
I chose this word because the tone of the first chapter seems rather dark. We hear stories of the hopes with which the Puritans arrived in the new world; however, these hopes quickly turned dark because the Puritans found that the first buildings they needed to create were a prison, which alludes to the sins they committed; and a cemetery, which contradicts the new life they hoped to create for themselves.
I used this word because Hester is given the scarlet as a symbol of sin. As she is criticized by the public and possesses the letter, the townspeople think that she will keep acknowledging her sin and shame in order to regret what she did. The narrator, later in the chapter, emphasizes the letter “A” in scarlet, which indicates adultery. …show more content…
The narrator, again, makes a mood of climax by contrasting her consternation and his smile.
I chose this word because Mistress Hibbins claims that Pearl’s real father is the devil that symbolizes malicious and wicked spirit, and is supposed to be executed. For me, telling that Pearl’s father is the devil, perhaps, foreshadows Dimmesdale’s tragic future.
I chose this word because of its significance. This story begins with Hester on the scaffold, criticized by the public and ends (not really ends) with Dimmesdale’s death on the scaffold in front of the crowd, which indicates the significance of scaffold. Also, in the middle of the story, Hester, the minister, and their child hold hands together, and hope to leave the New England. These prove that scaffold is the place where the important events has occurred.
I chose this word because the story of the scarlet letter becomes a legend after Dimmesdale’s death and disappearance of Hester and Pearl. Moreover, the real meaning of righteousness and sin, and hatred and love has disappeared as well in to a
I used this word because Hester is given the scarlet as a symbol of sin. As she is criticized by the public and possesses the letter, the townspeople think that she will keep acknowledging her sin and shame in order to regret what she did. The narrator, later in the chapter, emphasizes the letter “A” in scarlet, which indicates adultery. …show more content…
The narrator, again, makes a mood of climax by contrasting her consternation and his smile.
I chose this word because Mistress Hibbins claims that Pearl’s real father is the devil that symbolizes malicious and wicked spirit, and is supposed to be executed. For me, telling that Pearl’s father is the devil, perhaps, foreshadows Dimmesdale’s tragic future.
I chose this word because of its significance. This story begins with Hester on the scaffold, criticized by the public and ends (not really ends) with Dimmesdale’s death on the scaffold in front of the crowd, which indicates the significance of scaffold. Also, in the middle of the story, Hester, the minister, and their child hold hands together, and hope to leave the New England. These prove that scaffold is the place where the important events has occurred.
I chose this word because the story of the scarlet letter becomes a legend after Dimmesdale’s death and disappearance of Hester and Pearl. Moreover, the real meaning of righteousness and sin, and hatred and love has disappeared as well in to a