United They Stand‚ Divided They Fall Being commonly referred to as the ‘cultural melting pot’ of the world‚ the United States of America has many demographics and divisions of its people. Despite these groups‚ America is drawn together in times of havoc and will never be pulled apart. As observable in events like the World Wars‚ the Cold War‚ and the War on Terror; America is often strongly unified under chaos. In her article The Quilt‚ Anna Quindlen refers to these events with the use of logos
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The Scarlet Letter: Reading Assignment As we are reading The Scarlet Letter‚ we will analyze the author’s narrative devices‚ thematic developments‚ and language devices. 1. With each reading assignment‚ you will compose two thoughtful‚ opened questions to bring to the class discussion. These questions should address either the author’s use of narrative technique and/or his development of theme. Narrative: How does the author use narrative technique in this section? Consider
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The Scarlet Letter: Glossary Term Assessment Short Entries 1. Personification: When an inanimate object is abstractly given human qualities. Example: "The soul beheld it’s features in the mirror of the passing moment" (173 Top of page) 2. Rhetorical question: A question that is expected not to be answered or it has an obvious one. Example: "Is there not law for it?" (Page 45 top of page) 3. Metaphor: A comparison of objects without using like or as. Example:"... poor little Pearl
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Struggle In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter‚ the main characters face the theme of isolation. Every single one of them deals with it internally‚ however‚ two of them must face it externally as well. To feel isolated is like standing in a crowded room‚ constantly filling with familiar faces but yet the feeling of emptiness or aloneness still lingers. It’s a battle with humanity as well as your own mind; in a particular case in The Scarlet Letter it drove a man crazy. Being driven crazy
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Firstly‚ public shame impacts emotional well-being. When being publicly shamed a person is usually emotionally unstable. This means that the person(s) regrets what they have done and affects them mentally. In the Scarlet Letter Hester Prinn personally dealt with public shame‚ and was definitely mentally affected by public shame. She mentally is unfit because she imagines things and tries to erase the image of herself to the public. In the book‚ she looked into pearl’s eyes and saw a dark figure resembling
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The Scarlet Letter and Easy A share a number of similarities and differences in story line‚ where a female protagonist makes poor choices‚ according to society‚ and have to deal with the consequences. The two women are forcibly shunned because of their behaviors‚ and are disliked‚ even hated‚ by their peers. They suggest that a woman’s promiscuity is closed tied to how she is seen by her community and she is constantly being judged‚ based on gender assumptions created by societal ‘rules’ or norms
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Symbolism of The Scarlet Letter A symbol is a literary device which is employed to portray another object or individual. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ it is most often a tangible object he uses to represent an undefined idea‚ complex in scope and significance. More times than not‚ it represents reverent‚ profound‚ or virtuous concepts of merit. From the substitution of one idea or object for another‚ to creations as massive‚ complex‚ and perplexing as the veil in the Minister’s Black
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individuals are prone to sin and self-destruction‚ affected psychologically from sin and guilt. In “The Scarlet Letter”‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne employs elements of romanticism and symbolism to communicate the idea that sin and guilt has a great impact in the manifestations of humans. Hawthorne utilizes symbolism to demonstrate what effects sin and guilt has on humans. Hester Prynne has to wear a scarlet letter on her chest‚ walking in her own shame. This has
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Throughout Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein‚ I could not help think that the novel might have reflected some of the turmoil she experienced in her life. Major themes in the novel included fear of death‚ satisfaction of urges‚ and the effect of guilt on behavior. Mary Shelley never got the chance to get to know her mother because her mother died during child labor. Mary Shelley lost four out of the five of her children either to miscarriage or sickness. Furthermore‚ Shelley remained a widow for the
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In Twentieth Century Interpretations‚ John C. Gerber affirms‚ “A sense of guilt brings loneliness‚ and few have been able to show as well as Hawthorne how private and bitter loneliness can be...Hawthorne also indicates that guilt repressed is far more devastating in its effects than guilt openly acknowledged...” In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the protagonist‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ committed a sin of adultery but he publicly confessed his role in the indiscretion. The fact that
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