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    understand characters or context in a different way. In the book “The Scarlet Letter‚” symbolism plays an important role. There are many symbols in the book‚The symbols all have meaning‚ which help the reader to go deeper in the text. Also‚ symbolism in The Scarlet Letter enhance meaning in the text by allowing the reader to understand the characters on a deeper lever. Three significant symbols from The Scarlet Letter include: Pearl‚ Hester‚ and The Forest. Pearl is a symbol of sin and treasure. She

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    Knows What You Did Everyday someone is tweeting a joke online‚ not thinking much of it. A few weeks‚ days‚ or even minutes pass and the joke is trending globally. All of a sudden‚ everyone is calling the joke racist. Now the joke is world famous for being racist. What happened to it when it was just a joke? Nowadays public shaming is universal in everyday habits. In modern society social media has influenced the way many people act online. A lot of the time‚ there is public shaming if someone does not

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    or not‚ it’s perceived by others as a wrongdoing. You also see judgment in stories when a character is different and others judge then because they are different. You see the theme of judgment in stories like “The Scarlet Letter”. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel “The Scarlet Letter”‚ we see the theme of judgment and the conclusion that someone knowns someone else just

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    Admirable What is the Scarlet letter? What the scarlet letter is the letter that Hester Prynne wears after she commits adultery with reverend dimmesdale. That Scarlet letter is a bright Scarlet colored letter A that is supposed to mean Adulterer.Through the story the letter develops into something more than an adulterer.Although its first intended to show the meaning as an adulterer‚ throughout the story she becomes empowered and the letter A becomes Admirable instead of Adulterer.This is through

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    AP Lit Due: 10/20/08 The Scarlet Letter Essay Hester Prynne‚ a young woman sent to the new Puritan world by her husband‚ commits adultery with an English minister‚ which leads to the birth of their love child‚ Pearl Prynne. While Hester is forced to accept complete blame for lechery and survive the punishment of her society‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ the biological father of Pearl

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    Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter contains many reflective and important symbols. The device of symbolism is described in the novel with different meanings. In the beginning of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ he uses a rosebush‚ a letter A on Hester Prynne’s blossom‚ and Pearl as examples to symbolism for the Scarlet Letter. As the novel goes on the meaning of the Scarlet Letter A on Hester’s blossom changes from Adultery to Able to Angel. This shows that symbolism

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    some type of “sin”. The great American novelist‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ exemplifies the Puritan religion in his novel The Scarlet Letter.

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    Jonathan Alessi 10/16/11 Period 4 Who Are You?: An analysis of identities in The Scarlet Letter Identity‚ what is it? Is it a name? Is it defined by what we do‚ where we work or how hard we play? Is identity categorized by a moment from our past or is it defined by the present? Is identity of a person only one definite thing or is it dependent upon the observer? According to Nathaniel Hawthorne identity is definite‚ unchangeable‚ and can be defined by one single moment in a person’s life

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    Throughout the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne emphasizes the intricate themes of isolation and alienation. Using a variety of literary techniques and descriptions of emotions and nature‚ Hawthorne is able to fully depict the inner feelings of hurt suffered by the central characters as a result of severe loneliness and seclusion. This‚ therefore‚ further adds to the overall gloomy and cynical atmosphere of the work. Isolation and alienation‚ two forms of torturous estrangement‚ are

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    The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ in his novel The Scarlet Letter‚ argues that the role of shame in society is not what keeps the citizens of that society pure and is possibly the worst type of punishment. Hawthorne supports his argument by demonstrating his perspective on shame through the rhetorical strategy of enthymeme given the major premise‚ minor premise‚ and conclusion. The author’s purpose is to persuade his audience that salvation can only be earned by being open about and true

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