life got flip turned upside down ‚ and I’d like to take a minute just to sit right here‚ I’ll tell you how Hester became infamous in a town called Boston. So all and all through this story we were supposed to get out a few things‚ how Hester was an object‚ sinner‚ or something else‚ which I’ve forgotten because I didn’t think it was true‚ and how in the end she became a winner. For me‚ Hester started as a sinner‚ became an object used by the town‚ and in the end never became a winner‚ which I know
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Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter shows the ways of the Puritans and their beliefs through symbolism numerous times throughout the novel. In his novel‚ Hawthorne displays how one letter could drastically change someone’s life. The main character‚ Hester Prynne is forced to wear the scarlet letter which symbolized the sin of
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societies that were established in the new world looked like. Personal struggles were seen as weakness‚ and were to be kept to oneself. In his novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the alienation of his character‚ Hester Prynne‚ to reveal that the strict moral values of her Puritan community are not followed for God’s glory but for personal gain‚ and how they hypocritically judge others while hiding and ignoring their own sin. The most important thing to the Puritans is adherence to the rules
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England. Hester Prynne‚ the main character of the story‚ conceives a child through an affair with an unknown man. She is publicly shamed for her act of adultery but refuses to reveal the name of her lover‚ despite the humiliation she must endure alone. Everyone wanted to see the fallen woman as the beadle‚ an officer of the church‚ parted the crowd‚ “Make way‚ in the King’s name! Open a passage; and‚ I promise ye‚ Mistress Prynne shall be set where man‚ woman‚ and child may have a fair sight of her brave
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Scarlet Letter‚ shows how Hester Prynne is punished by the community for committing adultery. Hester changes throughout the novel because of punishment. When Hester wears the "A‚" she wears it confidently and with pride. The "A" also makes her feel remorse for her sin. Lastly‚ the community reaccepts her because she changes and learns from her punishment. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ the symbolic "A" changes Hester because it gives her confidence‚ helps her feel remorseful‚ and
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The letter starts out with Hester Prynne trying to fit in society‚ which in this case was not working out at all for Hester. The book has many different themes too it throughout the story line like being an adulterer‚ sinning‚ and feeling guilty. Hester was being punished by everyone in society because of the child she has. The town people in the book just did not understand why this happened and they did not approve of it or no how to handle it‚ this is why Hester was treated so poorly. When the
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Hester Prynne committed a serious sin‚ adultery‚ which resulted in many different consequences. It not only had public consequences‚ but personal ones too. Many people would mock her or make fun of her‚ assuming she was a bad person. Also‚ she had the scarlet “A” on her chest that made it clear to everyone the sin she had committed. One woman even said‚ “‘This women has brought shame upon us all‚ and ought to die. Is there not law for it? Truly there is‚ both in the Scripture and the statute-book…’”
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interact with her classmates and friends inside and outside the school. She also respects her teachers‚ classmates‚ siblings‚ grandmother‚ parents and also the people around her. Learner’s Emotional and Moral Development In emotional and moral aspects‚ her grandmother taught her good manners. She knows how to handle her emotions and when she feels down or has a problem‚ she went to her grandmother and elder siblings and told them. Her grandmother and her siblings listen and give her an advice.
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• Hester Prynne is the novel’s individual who is the wearer of the scarlet letter. While in her youth‚ she resided in Amsterdam with her older husband Roger Chillingworth. Chillingworth sent the young and beautiful Hester to America before him‚ so he could finish his business. While Hester waited for her husband‚ she had a love affair with the Reverend Dimmesdale and conceived a child. Later‚ she gives birth to a girl‚ Pearl‚ and must endure the shame and scorn of the town. Punishment for her crime
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his crew to rebel against him and not defend him in April 27‚ 1521 in the Philippines and unfortunately he died. Was Magellan worth defending? He was not worth defending because of disloyalty to his task‚ lack of concern for crew and harsh/cruel punishment. Magellan was not worth defending because of disloyalty to task. This is evident in the document note; Magellan’s main goal was to reach the spice islands. However‚ while crossing the pacific‚ he stopped in the Philippines‚ where he decided
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