“Maybe rosebud was something he couldn’t get‚ or something he lost” (Citizen Kane). The first motif; a rosebud‚ a representation of security‚ hope and the innocence of childhood. The rose presented within the film serves as a symbolic code towards the protagonist ‘Kanes’ value‚ which contextually we see he looses throughout life. Through close ups and low angle shots‚ the emblem of a rosebud is depicted. The movie begins with a frame of Kanes home in Xanadu‚ where Kanes lips mutter rosebud and
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must be provided immediately by the founders of a new colony are a cemetery and a prison. 2. The rose bush outside the prison sprung up under the footsteps of the sainted Ann Hutchinson. 3. The town people have gathered to witness the punishment of Hester Prynne. 4. The scarlet letter on her bodice is meant as punishment for her sin. The letter A stands for adultery. 5. Every new colony is quick in building a cemetery and prison because they know that misbehavior and death are inevitable. 6. Many of
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The plot focuses on sin in the Puritan society. Hester Prynne‚ the protagonist‚ has an affair with Reverend Dimmesdale‚ which means they are adulterers and sinners. As a result‚ Pearl is born and Hester is forced to where the scarlet letter. Pearl is a unique character. She is Hester’s human form of her scarlet letter‚ which constantly reminds her of her sin‚ yet at the same time‚ Pearl is a blessing to have since she represents the passion that Hester once had. Pearl is Hester’s human form of her
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Hawthorne uses the majority of the passage to show how Pearl and Hester act when out of the public eye. Also‚ he uses the theme of nature to show what Pearl is like‚ who she really is‚ and how she is accepted by nature. In the beginning of this passage‚ Pearl and Hester are walking in the forest because Hester wants to reveal Chillingworth’s true identity to Dimmesdale and she knows she will catch him in the forest‚ away from society. Hester chooses to speak with Dimmesdale in the forest‚ not only because
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characters‚ Hester and Dimmesdale are guilty of the similar sins‚ they experience different punishments and outcomes. Hester and Dimmesdale differ in sins they commit. It is clear that they both commit adultery. However‚ the sins Hester and Dimmesdale commit have distinct nuance. First‚ Hester is a married woman. Her sin is definitely entitled as adultery. The book talks about Puritan world of Boston. It is when the Words
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symbol who started as‚ and remains‚ a constant reminder of the adulterous sin Hester committed . Hester wears the letter "A" pinned to her dress as a constant reminder of the sin she has commit which wears away at her heart. The Black Man symbolizes the devil and the evil that is present on Earth. In this quote Pearl who was a product of Hester’s sin asks her mother to tell her a story about the Black Man. In this situation Hester is once more reminded of what awaits her for sinning as the consequence
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they didn’t need to go to the extreme. Hester did break a major crime committed adultery and she will pay for it later on‚ she is going to be outcast of the town‚ and she will keep pearl so she will always remember what she has done. When the everyone found out that hester committed adultery she was going to get it with the punishment but it didn’t happen and they were angry. A group of ladies were talking among another about the punishment given to Hester and one of them said this “ if this hussy
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The Prison Door‚ p. 40-41)Hester = rebel‚ young soul‚ conservative‚ endured. 3.Prison Door (Chapter 1: The Prison Door‚ p. 40-41)Puritan Community = strict‚ old generation‚ conventional. 4.Scaffold (Chapter 2)Moral Discipline = Puritan stiffness rules5.Small Cottage (Chapter 5: Hester at Her Needle‚ p. 68 )Alienated = living far from the communityCovered by plants that not hiding all of the cottage6.Pearl (Chapter 7: The Governor ’s Hall‚ p. 86)A living version of "A"Hester spiritSincerity
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author Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts main character Hester Prynne as the hero. Although it may be true that Hester commits the sin of adultery‚ we must look beyond that and on to how this sin not only beneficial to Hester‚ but the town as a whole. Every hero has to have their brutal beginnings before they blossom into their true hero status. For Hester Prynne‚ this was the constant critism and negative views the Puritan community held for Hester because of her commiting the crime of adultery‚ ultimately
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has the ability and strength to manage her life on her own‚ and does not require assistance from other people. The Scarlet Letter is in part a feminist novel in that it illustrates the strength that Hester Prynne holds to survive on her own throughout her ignominy. Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Hester as a rather strong woman who can still raise her daughter and continue on with her life despite constant mockery and humiliation. Given that female empowerment was unusual during this period of history
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