Outcasts of Poker Flat” characters Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and John Oakhurst illustrate the theme of moral ambiguity through their struggles and actions. Hester Prynne endured many things throughout her life. She was forced to be married to Roger Chillingworth‚ a man she did not love. Prynne was sent across the ocean without him to establish a home in the new world. She fell in love with Arthur Dimmesdale‚ a young‚ smart‚ and handsome Reverend. Hester Prynne soon became known as an adulteress
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Anyway‚ I wrote a paper titled The Sins of Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth‚ which is exactly what it sounds like it would be about. This paper feels simpler than most‚ but I think it is because my thesis is the title. At the start of every paragraph‚ there is a transition‚ and
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of the three main characters - Hester Pyrnne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth throughout the story. Their personalities are shown most clearly during the scaffold scenes. These scenes are the most substantial situations in the story because they illustrate the immediate‚ delayed‚ and prolonged effects that the sin of adultery has on the main characters (Analysis1).<br><br>In the first scene‚ everyone in the town is gathered in the market place because Hester is being questioned about the
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Pearl: In the 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
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay: The Scarlet Letter In the Bible it says‚ in Matthew 5: 27-28‚ "You have heard that it was said‚ ’Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart”. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the main character Hester Prynne was an adulteress in the seventeenth century during the Puritan era. Three rhetorical strategies that really stood out were symbolism‚ archaic diction‚ and irony
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11/24/12 Scarlett letter analysis The novel the Scarlett letter is one with many themes and motifs. A major motif is light vs. dark‚ this can even be carried on to the characters of the novel and their essence. Hester Prynn can be viewed as the novel’s light in an intolerant society; meanwhile Rodger Chillingworth is portrayed as a dark character that is fueled by a sick yearning for retribution. Hawthorn uses these stark differences to portray the multiplicity that is found in the human
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The Scarlet Letter‚ a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a novel that takes place in the town of Boston‚ Massachusetts in 1642. Hester Prynne‚ the main character of the story‚ commits the sin of adultery. Because of this sin‚ she is "blessed" with a child named Pearl. Her punishment is to wear a scarlet letter “A" on her chest for the rest of her life‚ which affects the way the townspeople look and act around her. Also‚ she must stand on the scaffold in the town for three hours for the whole
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Analysis of Pearl in Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter" One of the most significant writers of the romantic period in American literature was Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote stories that opposed the ideas of Transcendentalism. Since he had ancestors of Puritan belief‚ Hawthorne wrote many stories about Puritan New England. His most famous story is the Scarlet Letter. This novel tells of the punishment of a woman‚ Hester Prynne‚ who committed adultery and gave birth to Pearl. A minister
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Alex Benetos AP Langauge Scarlet Letter Analysis Throughout the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses figurative language in a way that allows him to discuss his views and interpretations of Puritan society. It is easily seen throughout the novel that Hawthorne disagreed greatly with the Puritan’s views‚ as well as highlighting just how harsh and rigid they really were. Most of Hawthorne’s points can be seen through his use of
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Formula for Character Analysis The Scarlet Letter By: Nathaniel Hawthorne Honors English 9 10/30/12 Period 4 * I. Part one a. Pearl 1. Pretty 2. Devilish 3. Young 4. Curious b. Roger Chillingworth 1 Vengeful 2. Intelligent 3. Inconsiderate 4. Mischievous c. Arthur Dimmesdale 1. Troubled 2. Sensitive 3. Powerful 4. Weak d. Hester Prynne 1. Lonely 2. Distraught
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