scaffold scene‚ Hester Prynne is seen on the scaffold‚ holding Pearl in her arms‚ accepting her sin publicly. The Reverend Dimmesdale is there as well‚ taking on the role of her accuser and demanding that she reveal the person who committed the act of adultery as well‚ knowing that he was the one. Hester Prynne absolutely refuses to name the father of her child to the crowd. This scene shows Reverend Dimmesdale as a clear hypocrite and‚ while he constantly acts as if he wants Hester to name her lover
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gradual advancement from total hypocrite towards complete atonement for his sin. In the first scaffold scene‚ Hester Prynne is seen on the scaffold‚ holding Pearl in her arms‚ unwaveringly acknowledging her sin. The Reverend Dimmesdale is there as well‚ taking on the role of her accuser and demanding that she reveal the person with whom she committed the adulterous act. Hester Prynne absolutely refuses to name the father of her child and declares. “I will not speak‚ and my child must seek a heavenly
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they know not what he did. If it as any other society‚ he could’ve come clean and married Hester‚ the love of his life‚ with little to no repercussions. The society is inadvertently causing his acts of repression within himself. To keep his position in the church and remain on his pedestal‚ he cowardly hides his crime. He represses his guilt for not being with Hester and owning up to his mistake and like Hester‚ this harms his physical body and heart. In the beginning of the book‚ his description is
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He uses Dimmesdale and Hester to represent sin. Both characters raise and develop because of their joint sin. The society in The Scarlet Letter sets far-reaching limitations on individual. Although the Puritans had hoped to set up an utopia in the latest World‚ where each person
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readers that one misjudgement on the character’s part can be responsible for severe resentment from the Puritan society. The central character‚ Hester Prynne is an example of this as well.Hester made the decision to have an extramarital affair while away from her husband.Her daughter Pearl is the confirmation of her sin.We soon find out that the man who Hester had an affair with was no ordinary townsmen but instead Dimmesdale‚ the Reverand ‚who was greatly idolized by the other Puritans.Hester accepts
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prejudices. Hester Prynne‚ a young wife whose husband is presumed dead‚ is being publicly humiliated for the sin of adultery. The proof of her sin is her baby girl Pearl. She conceals the identity of Pearl’s father to protect him from the harsh judgment of Puritan law. She however is doomed to spend the rest of her life marked as an adulterer by wearing a scarlet “A” on her chest. Hester’s husband meanwhile has arrived in the colony and taken up practice as a doctor. He makes Hester promise that
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The Scarlet Letter can easily be seen as an early feminist piece of work. Nathaniel Hawthorne created a story that exemplifies Hester as a strong female character living with her choices‚ whether they were good or bad‚ and also as the protagonist. He also presents the daughter of Hester‚ Pearl‚ as an intelligent female‚ especially for her age. He goes on to prove man as imperfect through both the characters of Dimmesdale and of Chillingworth. With the situation that all the characters face‚ Hawthorne
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Scarlet Letter Notes American Lit. ACC Per. 1 9/17/11 Chapters 8-10 Plot- (Chapter 8) Hester and Pearl meet Governor and guests. Governor and Wilson call Pearl a child of Satan or sin? Governor wants to remove Pearl from Hester’s care Hester says she can teach Pearl from her mistakes. Wilson questions Pearl regarding Christian faith. Pearl tries to escape through the window and refuses to answer his questions even though she probably would of gotten them right. Pearl announces she
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The Evolution of Hester’s Scarlet Letter In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ the protagonist‚ Hester Prynne‚ is forced to publically wear her sin on her sleeve. She committed adultery‚ which was a sin that was highly chastised by the Puritan society. The Scarlet Letter that Hester wore first symbolized the burden and humiliation that accompanied the sin. Throughout the novel however‚ the meaning of the letter changed to parallel Hester’s own development into a strong‚ independent woman. The
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The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl‚ the daughter of Hester Prynne. Throughout the story Pearl develops into a prominent symbol of the "A". In this essay the example of symbolism Pearl comes to represent will be explained.<br><br>In the Scarlet Letter‚ Hester‚ for her sins‚ received a scarlet letter‚ "A" which she had to wear upon her chest for the rest of her life in Boston. This was the Puritan way of punishing her
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