Tone in “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath In “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath‚ the speaker is represented as a mirror that reflects the life and actions of another human being. The speaker develops a casually detached tone right from the beginning of the poem‚ but also portrays an accepting mood by the end of the work. These tones and moods are expressed through the use of diction‚ punctuation‚ metaphors‚ and imagery. The tone of this poem fluctuates and makes it difficult for the reader to grasp the emotions
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Erin Smith Mrs. Hemmings American Literature January 11‚ 2011 Hawthorne’s Background Thrust into His Work With most writers‚ readers can identify what topics they tend to write about‚ how long their pieces often are‚ and what personal style these authors develop. While this is true of author Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ there are different elements that influence his writings. His life included many times of trials‚ many joys‚ and many ancestors that caused some turmoil within his mind. Two
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“And in Its Depths it Has its Pearls Too” In the Scarlett Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne’s style could accurately be likened to that of an artist; he commands color‚ contrast‚ and shading to enhance his work. On page 54‚ Hawthorne paints a rare portrait of Pearl‚ at once with the precision of a cartographer‚ mapping out her inner complexities‚ and with the wonder of Van Gogh‚ capturing her particular beauty in vivid color. Adorning his work with euphonious‚ connotative diction‚ and mounting syntax
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affirming his hatred for society’s stifling ideas that differ from their own religious beliefs‚ he also reveals that colonies without debates to improve their way of living is superfluous. Hawthorne augments the strident feelings that he possesses towards Puritan ideology by implementing pessimistic adjectives- -dark‚ morbid‚ sad‚
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whipping‚ imprisonment‚ slitting nostrils‚ and public execution on scaffold(“Puritan”). In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ although the two main 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
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Downfall A look At Tragic Hero Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter I. Hawthorne presents Dimmesdale as a tragic hero through Dimmesdale’s fixation on his reputation‚ as well as his struggle with guilt throughout the novel. II. Hawthorne uses an evil register of diction and repetition to establish Chillingworth as the antagonist of Dimmesdale. A. “...It grew to be a widely diffused opinion that the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ like many other personages of especial
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great consequences for her lover‚ Minister Dimmesdale and their daughter‚ Pearl. Hester‚ Chillingworth‚ and Dimmesdale have executed sinful‚ secretive actions that led them to be punished in shameful ways. Who of the three is the biggest sinner? Dimmesdale and Hester believe that Chillingworth is the worst sinner because of his deliberate revenge that “has been blacker than [his] sin” (Hawthorne 176). Unlike what Dimmesdale asserts‚ I believe that Dimmesdale is the greatest sinner of the three because
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Gender Constructs within Hawthorne’s Works Often found within Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writings woman are depicted as beautiful‚ humble woman who are either suffering at the hands of strong willed‚ arrogant men. “A quiet‚ shy fellow prone to a genteel nature ill-suited to the aggressive competitive nature of the era ’s masculinity‚ Hawthorne struggled to rationalize and justify his writing career with the imagined indictment of his Puritan forefathers that he was a ‘mere scribbler‚ a story-teller’”
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To remember your first Christmas tree and putting it together is amazing‚ wonderful and precious all rolled into one. This poem is like reliving a very happy time in your life and a memory to cherish all in one. The author starts out with a happy tone‚ smiling as she writes about a wonderful‚ happy memory from her childhood. The memory of her mother brings back happy thoughts. Putting the silver Christmas tree together‚ watching her mother walk across
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At Chillingworth’s insistence that she conceal the marriage further complicated her attempts to encourage Dimmesdale to confess his sin. The stranger endeared himself to the townspeople as a scholarly physician and seized the opportunity to befriend and provide medical treatment to his victim. The mere sight of Chillingworth paralyzed the vulnerable Hester by
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