Chapter Five: Hester at Her Needle Summary Hester is released from prison and finds a cottage in the woods‚ near the outskirts of the city‚ to set up her new life. Hawthorne comments on the fact that she does not avail herself of the opportunity to escape to a new life without shame in some other city. He remarks that often people are irresistibly drawn to live near the place where a great has occurred. He further comments that even if that is not the reason‚ Hester may have been inclined to remain
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other heterodox religionist‚ was to be run out of the town‚ or an idle and vagrant indian‚ whom the white man’s firewater had made riotous about the streets‚ was to be driven with stripes into the shadow of the forest. • That a witch‚ like old mistress hibbins‚ the bitter-tempered widow of the magistrate‚ was to die at the gallows. 2. What is the relationship between religion and law in Puritan New England? Religion was the Puritans law. If you committed a sin‚ it was as if you had committed a crime
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Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ an American author‚ is the master of major symbolism in American writing. He is a Romantic writer and used his novel The Scarlet Letter to criticize the Puritan religion. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a major American work filled with detailed characters and rich symbolism. From the beginning of The Scarlet Letter‚ the Puritans were terrified of the forest; Although the narrator always associated the forest and nature in general with kindness and love Throughout
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The procession is a huge ordeal for the citizens of the Puritan town‚ passing through the busy marketplace “on its way towards the meeting house; where [...] the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale was to deliver an Election Sermon” (194). The procession includes musicians that “played with no great skill” (194) but were still able to harmonize together‚ along with a body of soldiery that “still sustains a corporate existence‚ and marches down from past ages with an ancient and honorable fame” (194). Enormous
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Because Pearl’s conception is a constant reminder of what brought her into the world‚ the Puritan’s equate her to sin and evil; however‚ this is a misinterpretation of who she really is. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Pearl is seen as an unworldly creature‚ incapable of any good. Her personality is unusual and difficult to comprehend‚ which prompts the puritanical society to question her ethical development. Pearl is constantly viewed as a mischievous elf-child by all the Puritans
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ESSAYS AND THEMES – what Hawthorne talks about‚ not in general 1. Old Massachusetts 2. American Dream 3. Sin and Forgiveness 4. Freedom and Fate Old Massachusetts Salem was losing popularity and population. Many people were going to Boston from Salem. Although‚ Massachusetts was not as busy as it used to be according to Hawthorne. It was becoming less active everyday due to new ports in New York and other bigger cities during the 1600s. Old Boston seemed as
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Throughout the history of American Literature‚ there have been several stories that have had their share of controversy. Although I’m fairly certain that most people had to read both books that I’m going to be discussing in high school‚ there are few people who have had a chance to sit down and actually explore how they share similar themes. Through careful analysis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone and The Crucible by Arthur Miller; you can see the evidence that supports
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Matthew You Juniors Honor English 11/12/14 Purpose of Landscape In the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ numerous writers were very concerned with the American landscape and how to properly analyze it and incorporate it into their work. Most writers at the time expressed their support for the harmony between humans and nature‚ and admired the American wilderness and praised both humans and nature. One of these writers is the author of The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne. He characterizes
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Reading Guide Questions Chapters I and II Identifying Facts 1. What two necessities‚ according to Hawthorne. must the founders of a new colony provide immediately? 2. Under whose footsteps was the rose-bush outside the prison supposed to have sprung up? 3. What is the significance of the scarlet letter A which is embroidered on Hester’s gown? Interpreting Meanings 5. What conclusion can you draw from the fact that every new colony must provide a prison and a cemetery at once
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The Scarlet Letter: from A to z. Journal # 1 Reading: The Marketplace‚ The Recognition‚ The Interview Journal Notes [see end of document for format criteria]: 1. Select distinguishing characteristics and remarks for Hester Prynne‚ Rev. Dimmesdale and the stranger/physician. 2. Track how the crowd treats Hester/her punishment 3. Note Hawthorne’s references to Puritan living and how they indicate bias towards their actions and beliefs. 4. Vocabulary (you
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