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    "Mother‚" said little Pearl‚ "the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself‚ because it is afraid of something on your bosom. . . . It will not flee from me‚ for I wear nothing on my bosom yet!" "Nor ever will‚ my child‚ I hope‚" said Hester. "And why not‚ mother?" asked Pearl‚ stopping short. . . . "Will it not come of its own accord‚ when I am a woman grown?" (Pg 141) What theme regarding human nature does Pearl portray through this conversion with her mother? Pearl’s unique

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    in Hesters face for love to dwell upon…”. Throughout the rest of The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses several devices to describe Hester and women in general. The first device that seems to be the most prominent throughout the book is symbolism. One of the symbols was the scarlet letter itself. Due to Hesters sin of adultery‚ the letter “A” is given to her to wear. She is publically ridiculed because of her human nature “...was the SCARLET LETTER‚ so fantastically embroidered

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    Kayla Lang 1/21/14 Sin Victimizes the Innocent In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the idea of sin and how it affected those in the Puritan era. Hester Prynne‚ with her baby in her arms‚ is ridiculed in front of the entire town. Hester and her daughter are shunned to a house on the outskirts of town‚ isolating them from the Puritan community. Pearl and Hester grow up in the town alone as social outcasts‚ but they do have each other. Pearl is raised by her single mother

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    Amelia B. Professor Gao English 430 Spring 2012 “Scarlet Letter” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter is a story full of themes of guilt‚ pride‚ hypocrisy‚ retribution‚ and isolation. Taking place during the seventeenth century‚ the story of Hester Prynne and her famed scarlet letter depicts a story of unconceivable proportions. Guilt‚ Sin and Judgment Perhaps the foremost purpose of The Scarlet Letter is to illustrate the difference between shaming someone in public and allowing

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    Idealism‚ Logic‚ and Puritanism in the Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is about the struggle three people face while trying to live their lives and find happiness in a Puritan society. In the early 1640s‚ Hester comes to the small town of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ while her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ settles business in Great Britain. Hester and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ the town ’s priest‚ engage in the act of adultery and produce a baby girl named Pearl; though

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    mistakes. So‚ no one person can rightfully point their finger in judgement‚ when he too has fallen short of perfection. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne contrasts between outward appearance and inner secrets using elaborate symbolism‚ distinct irony‚ and theatrical dialogue to develop his argument that hypocrisy is eminent in all societies. The Scarlet Letter portrays the townspeople as a fierce and judgmental group symbolizing the hypocritical characteristics in the members of a society

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    THE SCARLET LETTER: A UNIT PLAN Second Edition Based on the book by Nathaniel Hawthorne Written by Mary B. Collins Teacher’s Pet Publications‚ Inc. 11504 Hammock Point Berlin‚ Maryland 21811 Copyright Teacher’s Pet Publications‚ Inc. 1997‚ 1999 This Lit Plan for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter has been brought to you by Teacher’s Pet Publications‚ Inc. Copyright Teacher’s Pet Publications 1999 11504 Hammock Point Berlin MD 21811 Only the student materials in this unit plan such as worksheets

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    Sin in The Scarlet Letter Since the dawn of time people have read‚ studied and enjoyed books in which the hero or heroes fall from grace. No matter who those heroes are- the human race in The Bible‚the demon prince Lestat in Anne Rice’s "Vampire Chronicles"or a certain Thane of Cawdor in "Macbeth"- sin plays a greatpart in all of their downfalls and subsequent ressurections.And the three main characters in Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter"-Dimmesdale‚ Chillingsworth

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    Andrew Martinez AP English III Mrs.Jones October 8‚ 2014 The scarlet letter the story of a young woman which committed what was considered to be one of the most vile sins of her time. That sin was adultery and for committing such a sin her punishment was public humiliation in the form of a scarlet letter a worn upon her bosom. Hester Pryne the wife of Roger Pryne (aka Chillingworth) was left waiting alone for two years for the arrival of her husband in the new world for two long lonesome years

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    people interested in reading The Scarlet Letter for years to come. In writing this book he used themes evident throughout the entirety of the novel. These themes are illustrated in what happens to the characters and how they react. By examining how these themes affect the main characters‚ Hester‚ Dimmesdale‚ and Chillingworth‚ one can obtain a better understanding of what Hawthorne was trying to impress upon his readers. The first theme expressed in The Scarlet Letter is that even well meaning deceptions

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