In the novel‚ The Scarlett Letter‚ the character that is the most striking morally ambiguous character is Reverend Dimmesdale. He can be identified as neither good nor evil because of many reasons‚ including his monumental secret of being an adulterist‚ his random acts of saying sweet nothings to the people of the church‚ his sermons secretly related to his life spreading a powerful message‚ and ultimately his confession of committing adultery with Hester. The significance of his moral ambiguity
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Topic 2 Throughout the novel‚ The Scarlett letter‚ the theme that “the punishment imposed on us by others may not be as destructive as the guilt we impose on ourselves” is shown a lot through some characters‚ especially Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. As the book goes along‚ we find out that Reverend Dimmesdale is Hester’s lover. Although the town people are not aware of this‚ the guilt he has inside him is much bigger than any punishment and so he begins to torture himself physically. As the story
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Hawthorne uses common themes throughout many of his stories‚ such as the novel The Scarlet Letter and the short story “Rappaccini’s Daughter.” The common theme shared between these two stories is corruption. Hawthorne uses light and dark imagery‚ diction‚ details‚ and other elements to bring out themes in his stories. Hawthorne is very detailed‚ even when it comes to the smallest things‚ such as the Scarlet Letter that was worn by Hester. In Hawthorne’s stories there are a lot of questions left by the
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Each character in The Scarlet Letter has their own sin and they deal with it in different ways. The most obvious of these characters is Hester. Hester’s sin of adultery was the basis for the first half of the story. Hester was constantly burdened made aware of her sin with the scarlet letter attached to her breast‚ but she was able to deal with her sin in a different way. “Elsewhere the token of sin‚ it was the taper of the sick chamber. It had even thrown its gleam‚ in the sufferer’s bard extremity
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unattractive‚ and even insulting. However‚ during the mid-ninteenth century‚ feminism was a powerful belief that almost all women‚ including some men as well‚ fought for and religiously practiced. Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ author of the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ created a character that is a symbol of this idea. During this novel‚ Hester Prynne resisted the unfair treatment‚ for the majority of the story‚ that many women faced during this period of time. When she recieves the horrible treatment after her
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The Scarlet Letter is in part a feminist novel in that it illustrates the strength that Hester Prynne holds to survive on her own throughout her ignominy. Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Hester as a rather strong woman who can still raise her daughter and continue on with her life despite constant mockery and humiliation. Given that female empowerment was unusual during this period of history‚ Hester’s character became a significant symbol of the strength within women
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16 September 2013 Symbolism as a Characteristic of the American Romantic Movement In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 19th century novel The Scarlet Letter‚ young mother Hester Prynne is ostracized by her harsh Puritan community due to adulterous relations with admired Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. As punishment for her devious act‚ she is forced to wear the scarlet letter “A” upon her chest until the day she dies. The time of The Scarlet Letter’s creation was marked by a literary movement in which artistic expression
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2-26-14 English Period 1 The Scarlett Letter and Plato (The Allegory of the Cave) have many questions that can be made. In Plato the prisoners are blinded from reality and only look at one thing‚ which are the shadows displayed on the walls. “Thus they stay in the same place so that there is only one thing for them to look at: whatever they encounter in front of their faces.” (part one) As in for The Scarlett Letter‚ the townspeople can be compared to the prisoners due to
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Summary: The novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1850’s‚ was a book involved in the ubiquitous movement of Romanticism. The main story is set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (modern-day Boston)‚ a colony newly established by English Puritans. The novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1850’s‚ was a book involved in the ubiquitous movement of Romanticism. The main story is set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (modern-day Boston)‚ a colony
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does not make everything better. People tell little lies so that they protect someone they care about and not hurt the feelings of another person. Honesty not always being the best policy is showed in The Scarlet Letter‚ “Tell All The Truth” poem‚ the “He Lies” video‚
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