Compare and Contrast paper After reading a book and then watching the movie based on that book‚ generally people will say they feel disappointed because the movie lacks its heart and substance. Even though the movie The Scarlet Letter‚ directed by Roland Joffé‚ is based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ it offers different characters and plot than the novel. However‚ the book captivates people more. In both‚ the story takes place in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ in seventeenth century. The Scarlet Letter
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Hester Prynne - Hester is the book’s protagonist and the wearer of the scarlet letter. The letter‚ a patch of fabric fit as a fiddle of "A‚" implies that Hester is a "adulterer." As a young lady‚ Hester wedded an elderly man‚ Chillingworth‚ who sent her ahead to America to live yet never tailed her. While waiting for him‚ she engaged in extramarital relations with a Puritan pastor named Dimmesdale‚ after which she brought forth Pearl her daughter. She meets both her spouse and her significant other
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The Mysterious Forest In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ life is centered around a rigid Puritan society. In this society‚ people are not allowed to express their true thoughts and feelings. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how they truly feel; otherwise the emotions become bottled up until they begin to hurt the person. Unfortunately‚ the puritans were not allowed this type of expression. Luckily‚ at least for the four main characters‚ Hawthorne has created
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women‚" and Minister Cheever‚ the powerful church leader who attempted to serve as arbiter of the community’s morals did not exist in the novel. Mistress Hibbins’ relationship to Governor Bellingham was of a citizen to ruler nature. In the book‚ their relationship prevented her persecution‚ whereas in the movie‚ no family ties protected mistress Hibbins from the cruel witch trials characteristic of the 1600’s. Her character progressed from minor in the book to a supporting
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The Scarlet Letter: Darkness Illuminated Since the conception of humanity‚ man has been fascinated with that presence which illuminates‚ yet cannot be touched. Mankind has brought it into his religions‚ giving it a great deal of importance in his creed. Following in the footsteps of his ancestors‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses light as a tool of God that illuminates the darkness of human iniquity and exposes its permanence. He studies the psychological theme of the impossibility of eradicating sin
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of the evil that lingers within the darkness of the forest. As Hester and Pearl are leaving governor Bellinghams estate they are confronted by mistress Hibbins who explains that the witches are meeting in the forest‚ and she then invites Hester to become more deeply involved with her evil ways. "Wilt thou go with us tonight"(113) asked mistress Hibbins‚ yet Hester refused to sign her name in the black mans book on that night. She explains that the only reason she does not sign is because Pearl
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The forests’ most frequent visitors‚ the Black Man‚ Mistress Hibbins‚ and Hester‚ embody just how evil the place is. From his first mention in the novel‚ the Black Man‚ has made a reoccurring appearance as a spiritual of the Devil in Puritan society that is responsible for much of the fear of forests in the novel
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Power is a dangerous tool that mankind holds. Power‚ in the right hands‚ can lead to prosperity‚ but‚ if entrusted to the wrong set of hands‚ it will lead to major destruction. Power has been given to everyone just in different amounts. What people do with the power they have is up to them‚ but‚ in many instances‚ it is misused. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hawthorne creates a story that shows the abuse of power by people in different social statuses in Puritanical society.
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Dimmesdale’s new strange feelings about himself can be described as him changing how he views the world and himself. He transformed from the weak dying man who went into the forest‚ to a man with a new sense of purpose and energy. Hester’s idea to leave the Puritan society influenced his new way of thinking. The church elder‚ one of the deacons from his church‚ addressed him with paternal affection and had upright and holy character. The wise man of old age payed his respects to Dimmesdale for his
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Chapter 8-9 – The four men set to determine Pearl’s fate are Chillingworth‚ Bellingham‚ Wilson and Dimmesdale. When Pearl and her mother enter the room‚ the men call Pearl a demon child. During the meeting‚ Pearl seemed to be drawn to Dimmesdale‚ even placing his hand on her cheek. Dimmesdale happens to come to Hester’s defence‚ stating that god had sent the child as a blessing and a curse for Hester. As Hester leaves with Pearl entoe‚ she is invited to do witchcraft by the Governor’s sister. Hester
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