In the first scaffold scene‚ Hester and Pearl stand alone‚ publicly humiliated‚ while Dimmesdale watches from the side‚ standing with the other leaders of the community. Emotionally and physically‚ he is separate from her‚ but she bravely bears her solitary suffering. Presented in all of its beauty‚ the scarlet letter symbolizes her artistry and imagination‚ showing her in contrast to her more conventional lover. From the sidelines‚ Chillingworth‚ Hester’s husband‚ learns of his wife’s transgression
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In the Scarlet Letter‚ God forgave Hester because she could take the letter off‚ and she got to live her life out after she had sinned. God forgave Hester because she could take her letter off. First of all‚ if God truly didn’t forgive‚ he probably would have imprinted the letter on her skin or something‚ possibly putting it on her forehead or someplace very noticeable. However‚ that ‘twas not the case. She could take it off whenever she felt like it‚ but felt like she needed to keep it on to
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the grandmother saw herself as better than other people‚ and only at the end when facing death did she put herself to a lower level than someone. Another story in which the author uses a shocking or tragic event to impart a lesson or a truth is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The Birthmark". In this story the main character‚ Aylmer‚ learns a great lesson. The result of this event changes his life forever. I think the lesson that Aylmer learned is one that should be learned and read about. I also believe that
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Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Dimmesdale confronts the conflict between passion and his responsibilities by taking out his emotions on himself so that he can keep his obligation to his congregation by being a pure priest. The conflict takes up a great magnitude of Dimmesdale’s energy and in the end instigates his demise. The conflict between passion and responsibility is not only evident in the Scarlet Letter‚ but throughout many noteworthy works of literature. Hawthorne shows this recurring
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A Renaissance Tale of Human Hubris On the Interrelationship of Setting‚ Theme and Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s "Rappaccini ’s Daughter" Contents Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1 Argumentation...................................................................................................................... 2 1. The Fantastic Elements of the Setting................
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Pearl Pearl in this novel is constantly being labeled as a “Product of Sin” and she is symbolized mainly as a physical‚ living reflection of Hester’s scarlet “A‚” a consequence of her sinful deed. This symbol is carried throughout the book as Pearl gets older and as the letter “A’s” meaning becomes more developed and rich as the punishment‚ guilt‚ compassion and revenge acts of the characters in this story emerge from the shadows of their secrets. Pearl is her mother’s shame and sorrow‚ she knows
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The quintessence of classic American literature is Nathaniel Hawthorne. The quintessences of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classics are his anti-transcendentalist views. However‚ there is a subtler view of this author‚ especially portrayed in The Scarlet Letter‚ which is also characterized. This is his portrayal of women and femininity. He portrays women as essential‚ good contributors to society‚ and a wonderful being. Hawthorne has always presented the few good women of his books as beautiful and tall
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Assignment Contribution of Hawthorne study in management in 21st centaury Submitted by: Rashik Islam ID : 2011-1-10-433 Course name: Management Course title: MGT 101 Section: 7 East West University Department of Business Administration 27th November 2012 Introduction “Any company controlling many thousand workers‚ tends to lack any satisfactory criterion of the actual value of its methods of dealing with people” - Elton Mayo‚ Professor of Industrial
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Carrie Shen Mr. Goniea English 11 18 May 2014 Contrast of Chillingworth and Dimmesdale As we read the Scarlet Letter‚ we know Chillingworth and Dimmesdale all having relationship with Hester. However‚ they had different attitude toward Pearl and they treated Hester differently even though they both had relationship with her. Firstly‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ unlike Hester and Dimmesdale‚ is a flat character. While he develops from a kind scholar into an obsessed fiend‚ he is less of a
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All people are assigned letters. Hester and Mr. Dimmesdale are examples of taking two different approaches to a similar problem. Hester faced her challenge and used it as a chance to change‚ while Mr. Dimmesdale let himself be tortured by it. They both went different ways‚ and they both had very different outcomes. Hester lived a better life and fulfilled many more things than Mr. Dimmesdale did. He hid and tortured himself at night overall destroying himself. Hester and Mr. Dimmesdale have received
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