Jordan Steen Mrs. Wunderl English 3 AP 18 November‚ 2013 Timed Writing: Analysis of Dimmesdale’s Rhetorical Effectiveness in The Scarlet Letter The strategies that Dimmesdale uses while juggling two rhetorical situations are his high standings in the community as a source of credibility and authority‚ his purpose as a minister to help convince the sinner to come forward and reveal the truth‚ and his ability to convey underlying messages to the reader. His effectiveness of communication
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sleep inducing‚ tedious‚ dim-witted‚ and the end result is The Scarlet Letter. Despite all these unfavorable factors it is considered a classic and was a statement of the era (Letter 1).<br><br>The Scarlet Letter is pervaded with profound symbolism and revolves around the idea that hidden guilt causes more suffering than open guilt. This theme along with its symbolism is demonstrated through the lives of the three main characters - Hester Pyrnne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth throughout
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fact that Hester Prynne committed a highly offensive crime as adultery‚ does make her a bad mother. Hester Prynne puts her daughter before her in all aspects of her life‚ even though she is in odds with the community. She teachers her daughter good manners‚ and the rights and wrongs of life. Hester also showers her daughter with love and support. Hester Prynne is just as good of a mother as anyone. Through out Pearl’s‚ her daughter‚ life she puts her first. Throughout the novel‚ Hester does everything
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Analysis of Chapter 13: Another View of Hester The title of Chapter 13 is "Another view of Hester". This chapter is a discussion of Hester’s personality‚ intellect and character as well as an update of several years she had been passing through. “Another view” in the title refers to both the changing perception of the Puritan society toward Hester and also the description of her which narrator told. Hester’s position in the eyes of the Puritan community has considerably changed due to her kindness
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and intent scrutiny‚ he felt her pulse‚ looked into her eyes--a gaze that made her heart shrink and shudder‚ because so familiar‚ and yet so strange and cold--and‚ finally‚ satisfied with his investigation‚ proceeded to mingle another draught. Hester is being punished harshly for her sin‚ no one understands her and the whole town seems to hate her. When chillingsworth comes she knows its her husband. Yet fear not for him! Think not that I shall interfere with Heaven’s own method of retribution
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novel The Scarlet Letter‚ depicts a story of a woman who is shamed by her community because she commits to adultery. Having to wear the embroidered scarlet letter “A”‚ Hester Prynne experiences shame‚ negative comments‚ and change. Hester Prynne withstands a frightening process‚ through this she transforms her physical appearance and beliefs‚ this can be depicted through her actions. Hawthorne then has Hester Prynne become accepting of her mistake through a violent cleanse. Hester Prynne is portrayed
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In the Scarlet Letter‚ God forgave Hester because she could take the letter off‚ and she got to live her life out after she had sinned. God forgave Hester because she could take her letter off. First of all‚ if God truly didn’t forgive‚ he probably would have imprinted the letter on her skin or something‚ possibly putting it on her forehead or someplace very noticeable. However‚ that ‘twas not the case. She could take it off whenever she felt like it‚ but felt like she needed to keep it on to
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I The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel that was written over a series of months and published in March 1850. The book is based on the Puritan movement in the early 1600’s as immigration to the new found land of America was becoming popular. The protagonist of this work is Hester Prynn. Prynn was sent to the Massachusetts Bay Colony from England with her three month old child. She is a strong woman for going to the new area with her own baby‚ which at the time women were meant
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In the Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne’s experiences and ability to persevere as well as the portrayal of the men in the story to convey feminist ideas and the strength of women throughout the book. The definition of feminism being that women and men are equal and therefore should be treated and looked upon with equality. In the scarlet letter Hawthorn shows how women can be strong and independent despite the fixated ideas that society is accustomed to. These ideas being that
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne takes place in a small Puritan town in Boston‚ Massachusetts during the seventeenth century. Hester Prynne‚ the main character‚ commits adultery‚ which is frowned upon by Puritan religion‚ with the town’s minister‚ Arthur Dimmesdale. As public punishment she embroiders a red scarlet A with gold thread to wear on her bosom of all her dresses. Pearl‚ Hester’s daughter‚ is living proof of Hester’s sin; she continually mocks her mother’s scarlet letter. As The
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