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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Force of Nature The force of nature is powerful and cannot be escaped or denied. It is everywhere‚ and it is often used to symbolize many different ideas‚ such as birth‚ freedom‚ and change. The idea of nature as an important symbol is prominent in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. In the novel‚ Hester Prynne is marred with the red letter A‚ for adulteress‚ on her breast for all of her life. A result of her sin‚ was the birth of her daughter‚ Pearl. Pearl is often thought to be a demonic and
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October 26‚ 2012 1st Period Sin and Its Hierarchy Throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne focuses on the struggle of Hester Prynne‚ a woman who is forced to deal with the strict Puritan punishment for the adulterous birth of her child‚ Pearl. Yet‚ the very Puritan values that bring Hester public ignominy help to lift her to a position of respect in the community. Although Hawthorne does not condone Hester’s sin‚ he takes pains to show that her sin is minimal in comparison
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the deceptive nature of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale of The Scarlet Letter. The young minister veils his sin from his Puritanical community by "cultivating an image that is far from the real truth." ( Johnson‚ 14) From the revelation of Hester ’s scarlet letter to that of his own‚ Dimmesdale conceals his shame by portraying himself as a "miracle of holiness". ( Hawthorne‚ 139) Thus‚ both Napoleon and the minister share the negative attribute of fraudulence throughout their
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The prison door is important to the Puritan social order‚ whose unbendable certainty condemns and confines Hester. Like the door (oak is among the heaviest and most grounded of woods)‚ the Puritans are fearless in their moral quality and along these lines‚ unsympathetic in their judgements. The iron spikes reinforce this delineation‚ drawing in thought with respect to the gathering’s merciless judgements and reformatory character. The usage of oak in the line emphasizes the centrality of the prison
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barring the person from moving ahead with their life‚ no matter how insignificant the crime. Michael L. Lasser takes a similar approach‚ arguing that Pearl is a mirror image of Hesters guilt—a constant reminder of her mistake. Lassers argument has merit because Hawthorne not only uses mirror imagery in relation to Hesters guilt‚ but also in regards the emotions of all characters. In Mirror Imagery in The Scarlet Letter‚ Michael Lasser argues that Hawthorne uses mirror imagery to reveal a characters
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Scarlett Letter and what it represented Thesis: The Scaffold was the platform of humiliation. The Scarlet Letter is a novel that revolves around the repercussion of an adulterous encounter in Puritan Boston. It emerged that a young beautiful woman (Hester Prynne) bears child with a respected clergyman (Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale). According to the Puritan Code‚ this would lead to public condemnation and mockery hence the two “partners in sin” decline to proclaim their parenthood until immense pressure
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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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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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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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