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    Pearl is a very intriguing character in The Scarlet Letter; she is Hester’s and Dimmesdale’s child and the embodiment of their sin. Pearl is used in contrast to puritan society and as human form of the scarlet letter. Pearl is a great contrast to the strictness of puritan society; she is a very wild and disobedient child and this comes from being raised in the forest. She is raised in the forest instead of in town‚ and her distance from society is greatened because of the absence of people around

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    Pearl is a mischievous and almost unworldly child‚ whose uncontrollable nature reflects the sinful passion that led to her birth. Pearl’s character is closely tied to her birth‚ which justifies and makes the unusualness about her very important. Hawthorne states‚ "[Pearl] was worthy to have been brought forth in Eden; worthy to have been left there‚ to be the plaything of the angels‚"(83) However‚ she "lacked reference and adaptation to the world into which she was born."(84) Pearl’s nature is questioned

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    Hawthorne’s tone SCARLET LETTER A) Hawthorne’s viewpoint of Pearl seems to be exceptionally adoring as he claims that her "beauty shined through the gorgeous robes" (Ch. 6) and there was a "circle of radiance" (Ch. 6) that shone about her. As more of Pearl is revealed‚ Hawthorne’s tone changes to a violent and threatening tone as he states that Pearl showed off a "variety of threatening gestures" (Ch. 7) and with much force she "screamed and shouted" (Ch. 7) at her enemies. B) Hawthorne’s outlook

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    There are a lot of symbols throughout The Scarlet Letter. Some symbols stay the entire book other just fades as the book goes on. Three of the biggest symbols that stay the entire book are the Roses on the prison door‚ the scarlet A‚ and Pearl. The roses on the prison door represent Hester while the door represents the A. The door is described as ugly‚ “The iron-work of its oaken door‚ looked more antique than anything in the New World” pg.45 which is similar to how some would think of the A’s meaning

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    A sin is doing what is wrong or not doing what is right according to God’s rules. The Scarlet Letter is the story about Hester Prynne committing a sin of adultery. The consequence of her sinning is that she is forced to walk around in shame wearing a prominent scarlet letter “A” on her chest for the rest of her life. Hester was condemned by her own puritan neighbors. During that time sinning was a big deal‚ and anyone was eligible to caught and punished. A sin is something that can possibly occur

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    The Scarlet Letter is an intriguing yet somewhat gloomy story of an adulterous named Hester Prynne who has a child‚ Pearl‚ born out of wedlock. Her punishment is to wear a letter A for “adulterous” on her chest for a lifetime as well as imprisonment. The setting takes place in dreary Boston‚ Massachusetts during the seventeenth century. It starts off outside the colonies prison‚ with the townsmen and women awaiting the exit of Hester Prynne‚ the adulterous of the town. As she walks out of the

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s two stories‚ "The Birthmark" and "The Scarlet Letter"‚ have very similar themes and plots. The two stories were written in the 1800 ’s when Europeans‚ that practised the Puritan religion‚ started to move to America. The two stories share similar themes of sin and desire with underlying Puritan values. Aylmer‚ the devoted scientist in "The Birthmark"‚ marries a beautiful woman with a single physical flaw‚ a birthmark on her face. The tale evolves around his progressive frenzy

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    J. Bish Ms. Mongomery English 2 20 June 2011 A Walk in the Woods In his dark short story‚ Young Goodman Brown‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne explores that everyone has two sides‚ a good and a bad. This story is based in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ where the historic Salem witch trials took place. This story is an example of what people thought and kind of what went on during the witch trials. At first glance the story is about a man’s late-night walk in the forest to

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    The figure that Young Goody Brown meets in the forest appears to be the Devil. He is characterized to almost have some similarity to Young Goody Brown‚ however‚ more as an older man and almost fatherly. Young Goody Brown walking through the forest feels that he comes from a family that are pure Puritans and that they are all holy and very faithful to the Almighty God that they believe. However‚ his companion that he meets in the forest tells him otherwise. The mysterious man tells him that he used

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    Male Elitism and the Opposition of the Natural and Godly         At first glance‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s "The Birthmark" and Susan Glaspell ’s "Trifles" hardly seem even remotely similar‚ and do not relate to each other.  "The Birthmark" chronicles Aylmer‚ a skilled alchemist and new husband‚ and his fascination with beauty and science as it turns to a morbid obsession which ultimately takes the life of his kind and beautiful wife Georgiana.  "Trifles" is a passive mystery that relates the murder

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