The Scarlet Letter Essay – Amy Campbell - November 2011 Topic A: How are Hester‚ Dimmesdale‚ Pearl & Chillingworth redeemed by the end of the novel? (Or‚ how are they not?) In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel – ‘The Scarlet Letter’‚ the four main characters‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl‚ are all involved in and affected by each other’s wrongdoings. Sin and redemption are two central themes in Hawthorne’s work. The sin that initiates this conflict
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In The Land of the Free In the story "In the Land of the Free"‚ Sui Sin Far describes the sadness and melancholy of a young mother‚ Lea Choo‚ when she had to be separated from her son when they entered the U.S because her son did not have a necessary certificate entitling him to admission to this country. This story traced back to the time after 1870 when a huge number of immigrants from China arrived in the U.S. The U.S government‚ terrified by an allegedly economic depression and misperception
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The seven deadly sins that plague us remain eminent in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The Pardoner’s Tale and the Pardoner’s Prologue capture the essences of gluttony‚ avarice‚ and pride—all subjects he preaches against. These subjects depict the truth of the instinct and demeanor of humans. Truth has no gender and has various appealing characteristics‚ but when used as a suggestion of one’s self‚ most people view it as undesirable. He knows what he preaches and the effects that it has on
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DISCUSS THE NATURE OF “ORIGINAL SIN” USING BIBLICAL EVIDENCE. IS “ORIGINAL SIN” AN ESSENTIAL CONCEPT FOR GOOD LITERATURE? This essay will define original sin and discuss its biblical nature‚ when‚ where and why it was originated and also address the question of whether original sin is an essential concept for good literature. The Catholic Encyclopedia defines original sin as “(1) the sin that Adam committed; (2) a consequence of this first sin‚ and the hereditary stain with which we are born
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Italian politician‚ Dante Alighieri is one who also underwent this life-long journey for understanding. In the epic‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante allegorically records his quest to overcome his sins and find god’s love. Specifically in The Inferno‚ an imaginative and gripping epic‚ Dante explores the nature of sin by traveling through numerous layers of hell. Unlike many other works‚ the detailed descriptions of punishments‚ settings and characters ultimately serves an allegorical purpose by portraying
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Most Christians these days see every sin as equally bad. In other words‚ no one sin is worse or should draw worse punishment than another. In Dante’s The Inferno‚ however‚ this is not the case. In The Inferno‚ the deeper one delves into Hell‚ the worse the sin that has been committed. The punishments that the souls incur are representative of the sins they committed in their corporeal state of being. Sins that affect others are considered worse then those that only affect ones self by Dante. The
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Hawthorne explores the great sins of three Puritans secretly tied together by their sins‚ living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Hester Prynne begins by committing adultery with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale shares this sin with her‚ but he continues to sin as the next seven years pass. Roger Chillingworth‚ Hester Prynne’s husband‚ turns himself into a living devil. While it is clear that Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale commit major sins‚ Roger Chillingworth’s iniquity
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Sin‚ Punishment and Redemption in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a book about sin‚ punishment‚ and the hope of redemption. The book is about the life in colonial Boston of Hester Prynne‚ Her husband Roger Chillingworth‚ and Hester’s lover Arthur Dimmesdale. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a very complex and can be interpreted in many ways. Throughout the novel the Concept of sin‚ punishment‚ and redemption was portrayed through Hester Prynne‚ Aurthur Dimmesdale and Roger
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“Mariner’s Sin‚ punishment‚ redemption and his penance” “If men could learn from history‚ what lessons it might teach us. But passion and party blind our eyes‚ and the light which experience gives us is a lantern on the stern‚ which shines only on the waves behind us.” This is one of the famous quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). In his one of the magnificent work‚ “The Rime of the ancient Mariner”‚ Coleridge has been able to prove his quote mentioned above. The decision made by the young
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Alighieri explores is that “Everyone Sins.” Alighieri employs both first person writing and imagery to convey this theme to his readers. He states‚ “Midway in our life’s journey‚ I went astray from the straight road and woke to find myself alone in a dark wood.” This shows how not only Dante but also everyone strays from that straight pathway in life and engages in sin. The straight road represents God’s almighty path whereas the dark wood represents the sin that you have engaged in and the pain
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