The most unexpected individual to be shunned by society is a smiling‚ recognizable face of American television. Shunning has been an integral part of human society from its inception‚ when man first left behind individual lifestyles and banded together to create the precursors to modern civilization. All cultures‚ societies‚ and civilizations contain those that would seem unwanted‚ which ultimately results in the shunning of individuals. When a community shuns a citizen within it‚ it is because the
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Zakk Hartwig PIB English 10 Period 2G October 20‚ 2010 The Scarlet Letter In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne uses many different settings to portray important functions and significance. Several of the settings such as the prison and cemetery‚ the town‚ Governor Bellingham’s house‚ the scaffold‚ the forest‚ the lighting‚ and so on have a deeper definition. The settings act as theme enhancers that make the novel more complex and classic. Hawthorne’s use of setting is spectacular in
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In The Scarlet Letter‚ author‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne manipulates his protagonist‚ Hester Prynne‚ and antagonist‚ Roger Chillingworth to manifest examples of rugged individualism in his novel. Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne’s character to demonstrate rugged individualism by her character confessing the identity of her "fellow sinner" (Hawthorne 212) a secret. In chapter 3 Hester is presented by a man who goes by the name of Mr. Wilson who insists on Hester revealing her partner associated with her adulterous
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After reading the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne I came to believe that Adultery is a terrible thing and can have very bad repercussions‚ especially in the early to mid 1700s. Back then committing adultery was a very serious offense to not the just the community but to your family also. Adultery used to destroy family relationships and to this day it still does. Adultery is also more of a religious problem but also goes into social and legal consequences. When it talks about social consequences
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uninteresting.” Fatally uninteresting… an ironic phrase in the context of the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ due to the unraveling climax and fate of the protagonist. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne uses a strong character vs. society conflict and symbolism to illustrate that striving to be perfect and unjudged in the eyes of society can destroy a person’s will to live. Hawthorne uses a strong character vs. society conflict that expresses how the ideals and expectations of society
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The manner in which one obtains their morals and journey through life differs; some establish morals and venture life with observances of fairness‚ while others endure the tumult to find humanity on their own. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester‚ a sinful woman‚ learns to establish a new identity under her branded “A”. Hester develops a new sense of morality‚ as her story darkens to an end foreshadowed by the symbolic rose bush. The rose bush merely symbolizes the commencement of
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happens all around us. In your everyday life‚ in movies‚ on television‚ in literature‚ it’s everywhere! It can change you‚ someone you know‚ or someone you don’t know. It can even change the world! This axiom is shown in the American classic‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ in chapter 13‚ Hester Prynne was shocked by how different the clergyman had seemed. He had nearly lost his nerve. His moral strength had been reduced to that of a child. But then again‚ his mind was as strong as ever. Hester‚ with insight of
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“The Scarlet Letter” is important and proves that the scaffold in the center of their community is a place for criminals and sinners to be recognized as such. As we know‚ Hester Prynne was committed for adultery which is why she was led to the scaffold. In their community the scaffold is the symbolism of clarity of whoever stands atop it. In this case‚ Hester is considered to be transparent‚ so that everyone in the town can see that she has sinned. Her punishment not alone to wear the scarlet letter
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Essay: The Scarlet Letter-Colors Throughout the novel‚ “The Scarlet Letter‚” Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the themes with various dramatic colors. Of the array are the colors green and gold‚ where green symbolizes different aspects of nature such as tranquility‚ security‚ and gloominess‚ whereas gold represents all that pertains to luxuriance‚ serenity and goodness. In certain chapters‚ it seems as if one color is codependent with the other. The implication of the color
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calls your name the name of shame‚ where are you to turn where are you to go? Do you run in weakness into the arms of anonymity or do you walk in honor upon the road of redemption? This was a question Hester Prynne in the timeless classic The Scarlet Letter. It is debated whether Hester should have left to another town‚ it is agreed however that Hester indeed did stay despite given the option to leave. Some would argue that Hester should have stayed‚ while others‚ as with all such views‚ would argue
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