1. Hester is a cautious mother. When her husband tires to give medication to the baby‚ she states‚ "Wouldst thou avenge thyself on the innocent babe" (Hawthorne 65). Hester is afraid that her husband is trying to hurt the baby for the sins she has commit; therefore‚ she asks to clarify her suspicious of his actions. 2. Hester is an apprehensive wife. As it states‚ "… Followed his entrance‚ for Hester Prynne had immediately become as still as death‚ although the child continued to moan" (Hawthorne
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Following his encounter with Hester in the woods‚ Dimmesdale projects himself onto others around him in order to protect himself from his selfish fears. Dimmesdale uses Hester’s willingness to take the blame in order to separate himself from the shame of the affair. He labels Hester as fully “accountable” for all of their problems so that he doesn’t have to admit his own wrongdoings (181). The minister knowingly accepts that Hester “bore it all” and continues to let her deal with the repercussions
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result will ultimately rise in a "morally perfect‚" but hypocritical society. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne was created as a self-reliant character that indirectly exploits the flaws and hypocrisy of Puritan society‚ as well as to prove Hester as a survivor. In addition to Hester and self-reliance‚ Hawthorne reveals the hypocrisy of Puritan society. Hester is a symbol of self-reliance because she resumes wearing the scarlet letter "A‚" a symbol of her adulterous act and
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Vanessa Baxter is a character from the television series titled “Last Man Standing.” She is a wife‚ mother‚ full time career woman‚ and at the time she comes in for counseling is going through multiple transitions (Adelstein & Allen‚ 2011). She is really invested in her family and loves them deeply. As her children grow up and move on‚ Vanessa struggles with her satisfaction and clarity in life. Vanessa was the chosen client as she leads a typical life with many stressors. She is interesting because
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The Scarlet Letter compared to the 21st Century “Darkness cannot drive out darkness‚ only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate‚ only love can do that”- Martin Luther King Jr. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story that proves how far the love of a mother will go for their child. Hawthorne inspired a literature story that pushes the human soul past its own limits. The Scarlet Letter Demonstrates how the human spirit‚ in both Hester Prynne’s Puritan culture and in the lives
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My sister Vanessa Maria Cochran was born October 4th‚ 1963 at Parkersburg WV. She was the youngest of four siblings‚ Mercatrena being the oldest‚ Marshall and then myself‚ Derek. I was only two and really do not remember what it was like the day mom and dad brought her home from the hospital‚ but I do remember what it was like growing up with her. I remember picking on her and her yelling “Mom‚ Derek’s picking on me!” Now it wasn’t always me who did the picking‚ she enjoyed giving it back too. But
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artmaking of Dobell and Hester. Part Two: Students write an Extended Response in an essay format (min 250‚ max 300 words). Using the structural and subjective frames‚ students compare the similarities and differences in two artworks - Dobell’s ‘Joshua Smith’ and Joy Hester’s ‘Untitled Woman in Black’ (Art Detective‚ 2nd Edition‚ pg.’s 101 & 175). JOY HESTER WILLIAM DOBELL Joy Hester ‘Untitled Woman in Black’ 1948. Drawing ink on paper To be completed during class William Dobell ‘Joshua Smith’ 1943
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Though they came from very different time periods Hester Prynne and Monica Lewinsky have both undergone similar experiences. They both did something “scandalous‚” with a man and faced the ignominious consequences. In a sense Hester’s scandal was much more confined and localized‚ while Monica’s was literally broadcasted around the world. They spent their time battling the public view of them‚ trying to show that they were more than the sum of their mistakes and that they were real people. “It is
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affair through the resulting pregnancy of Hester Prynne. Throughout her punishment‚ Hester refuses to reveal the identity of the child’s father. Hester Prynne‚ after her husband disappeared many years ago‚ has been charged with adultery. Fact is proven by her otherwise unexplainable pregnancy. The mother and child were put in the public eye on the scaffold merely yesterday where Mrs. Prynne refused to disclose her guilty partner. As punishment Mrs. Prynne will be wearing the scarlet letter—the golden
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Thou shalt not commit adultery. It is one of the simplest rules of the Ten Commandments. Love and be loved by only one man or one woman. If one breaks this commandment‚ they are condemned a sinner. Hester Prynne in “The Scarlet Letter” commits such a sin‚ and in her doing‚ is punished harshly by the community. But when taking into account the situation‚ is her punishment just? Could Hester’s punishment be considered too severe‚ or are the perceptions of society on adultery too flexible? The 1600’s
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