Hawthorn shows sins of several different kinds in numerous people‚ as well as the consequences and remedies of their sins. Three main characters; Hester Prynne‚ Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth bare the most of these sins. Arthur Dimmesdale‚ however‚ bares the most brutal effects of such sin. This is due to several reasons. <br> <br>The most observable reason for his eventual breakdown is the fact that he keeps his sin a secret. Arthur Dimmesdale’s sin was the same as Hester’s
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Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is the illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Her name is Pearl because of her great value to her mother‚ Hester. Pearl is more of a symbol than anything else. She is a symbol because she represents Hester and Dimmesdale’s sin and adultery. She also symbolizes the scarlet letter A. Pearl is a constant reminder of the Scarlet letter of not just Hester‚ but of Dimmesdale‚ as well: “And‚ mother‚ he has his hand over his heart! Is it because‚ when the minister
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Assignment Number: #1 Point Value: 25 point Character Analysis Odysseus- Role: He is the protagonist of The Odyssey and now he struggles to return home. Outcome: Odysseus returns home and lives happily ever after with Penelope and Telemachus until he is killed by Telegonus‚ his son by Circe‚ and taken to be buried at Circe’s home. Personalities: Odysseus is confident‚ has great integrity and had powerful strength and courage in himself. Changes throughout the epic: Odysseus changes throughout
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Mason 1 Aliisa Mason Professor Lewis ENG102-AI 23 February 2014 Ma Joad Character Analysis The Grapes of Wrath is a story about family and hardships during the time of the Great Depression. The story follows the Joad family as they search for jobs out west after being forced out of their home in Oklahoma. The Joad’s are challenged. They have hardly any money and jobs are very scarce. Throughout the novel the family struggles
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Fabian Ramos Mrs. West English 10 3-17-11 Character Analysis The city of Chicago was one of the worst places to be at during the 1960’s. No one had good paying jobs. The town alone was run down on the Southside. Walter Lee Younger has many personalities that have to do with him being stubborn‚ easily tempered‚ and rude. Walter lee younger is stubborn because he likes to get what he wants when it came to the money he kept asking about it. “Well‚ what was you doing all that yelling
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS – To Kill a Mockingbird Character | Characteristics/Qualities | Important Quotes | Additional Information | ATTICUS | Atticus has integrity and believes that abiding the law (courthouse and humanity) is necessary.He demonstrates the qualities: * Humbleness/ modesty: he does not want attention for his good deeds. * Integrity * Loyalty: to his family and courthouse. * No prejudice: with regards to the coloured people. * Honesty: he was prepared to turn in Jem as a murderer
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February 10th‚ 2014 Character Analysis "Go ahead‚ Dr. Scott. Alternatively‚ should I say‚ Dr. ‘Von’ Scott‚” was said by the notorious Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Dr. Frank-N-Furter was a self-proclaimed “Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania” and the main antagonist of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He is somewhat different from most villains as he dons female attire‚ stockings‚ a corset and high heels. His main goal was to create a perfect man as his own sexual plaything‚ which he does in
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Hawthorne‚ Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is a young man who achieved fame in England as a theologian and then immigrated to America. In a moment of weakness‚ he and Hester Prynne‚ a young‚ beautiful‚ married woman whose husband is away in Europe‚ become lovers. Although he will not confess it publicly‚ Dimmesdale is the father of her child; also‚ he deals with the guilt by tormenting himself physically and psychologically‚ developing a heart condition in the process. Dimmesdale is an intelligent and emotional
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Emily the Fallen Rose In the story “A Rose for Emily”‚ William Faulkner uses characterization to reveal the character of Miss Emily. Her character is portrayed through physical description‚ her actions‚ feelings and words‚ and through the narrator ’s remarks about Emily’s nature‚ and through the actions‚ words‚ and feelings‚ of the other characters. In "A Rose for Emily"‚ William Faulkner creates a story about a woman who loses her sense of reality
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the fect that he is the only character in the tale who doesn’t cheat or trick someone. Despite this‚ he’s the one who suffers the most throughout the tale. His wife‚ Alisoun‚ cheats on him. He is tricked into spending the night in a bathtub hanging from the rafters of his house. He ends up falling‚ embarrassing himself in front of the town. Alisoun‚ John’s wife‚ is also Nicholas’s lover. She is well-known as being beautiful‚ married at only 18. She is the only character who goes unpunished in the
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