Sin and Punishments In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ there are three main sinners. They are Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth. These three people all commit terrible sins including revenge‚ adultery‚ and murder. Of these sinners‚ Roger Chillingworth is the guiltiest of them all‚ and this is because he never felt remorse for the terrible things he did throughout the novel. Chillingworth sins were aimed to bring pain and suffering to others where as Hester’s
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne commit an act of adultery that is marked by the birth of their daughter Pearl. As a result‚ the two are forced to face the consequences of their sin by means of the cruelty they receive from their peers. While the Puritans ostracize Hester by forcing her to wear a scarlet A‚ Dimmesdale is secretly tormented by Hester’s husband Roger Chillingworth. This animosity results in both characters gaining greater insight
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has an affair with Hester Prynne‚ a married Puritan woman. Hester gives birth to their daughter‚ Pearl. "Children have always a sympathy in the agitations of those connected with them; always‚ especially‚ a sense of any trouble or impending revolution‚ of whatever kind‚ in domestic circumstances; and therefore Pearl‚ who was the gem on her mother ’s unquiet bosom‚ betrayed‚ by the very dance of her spirits‚ the emotions which none could detect in the marble passiveness of Hester ’s brow" (164).
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reflect the inner truth. In the beginning‚ Hester seems to be a passionate woman‚ and then turns into this sinful reflection of Puritan belief. Ironically‚ the man she commits adultery with is Reverend Dimmesdale‚ who is a reflection of the evil that has taken over Chillingworth. Lastly‚ the embodiment of the sin‚ Pearl‚ is a mirror image of Hester’s punishment. Mirror imagery helps characters recognize the real complexion that lie within. The main character‚ Hester Prynne becomes a reflection of the ideas
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symbols in the book is Pearl‚ the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl symbolizes a real and constant reminder of Hester’s sins‚ she is much more prominent and evident than the “A” that Hester wore‚ for she is a real living breathing person who will always remain a part Hester. Hawthorne places Pearl in the novel to explore the theme of Romanticism‚ to create a character who is passionate and true‚ one who questions the behavior and values of Hester and Dimmesdale. Pearl’s behavior
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beautiful‚ vigorous‚ and graceful little girl. She is radiant in the rich and elaborate dresses that Hester sews for her. Inwardly‚ however‚ Pearl possesses a complex character. She shows an unusual depth of mind‚ coupled with a fiery passion that Hester is incapable of controlling either with kindness or threats. Pearl shows a love of mischief and a disrespect for authority‚ which frequently reminds Hester of her own sin of passion. This personality described to the reader as‚ “a lovely and immortal flower
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Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ the four main characters develop unique personalities and character traits. Hester‚ the mother of Pearl‚ is kindhearted and comes to realize her own worth. Chillingworth is evil and selfish. He looks for the flaws in others and uses those weaknesses to hurt them. Dimmesdale is timid and cowardly. While he means well‚ he does more harm than good and leaves Hester to clean up his mess. Pearl is the most insightful‚ she thinks things through and uses her perceptfulness
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essay‚ Self-Reliance. However‚ Hester Prynne is the best example of a self-reliant character‚ in relation to Emerson’s essay. Emerson’s ideals about self-reliance can be summarized simply in the following words: a man must be true to oneself. Hester’s self-reliance was apparent by the way she made decisions based on what felt right for her‚ and how she redefined her life after being shunned by society‚ which are actions promoted by Emerson’s essay Self-Reliance. Hester Prynne was a woman who made
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which isolation or alienation from society are presented in any two of the texts you have studied. We witness cases of alienation in the texts The Scarlet Letter and A Streetcar Named Desire‚ which are presented mainly in the female protagonists Hester Prynne and Blanche DuBois. However‚ although both characters experience isolation from their respective societies‚ it is my contention that the causes for their isolation are different. While Hester’s isolation is largely societal‚ Blanche experiences
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denounced them while simultaenously putting Hester Prynne‚ the adulteress‚ in a more benign light. For instance‚ when Hawthorne described Hester‚ he did it ina very eloquent way‚ pointing out he beauty and "perfect elegance". He never once pointed out a flaw of Hester’s‚ even saying that the baby in hand concealed her "A" portraying her in a much more innocent way. By covering the "A" with the baby itelf‚ it in a way shrouds the initial sin that Hester was even on the scaffold for‚ it merely
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