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    Sadomasochists Will Not Be Satisfied With The Scarlet Letter “Thou shalt not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14). “If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor‚ both the adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death” (Leviticus 20:10). Puritans carried this Biblical credence to the very letter. Puritans were all about order in their society‚ achieved through strict laws and rules. The love between a married couple equated moral and religious duties (eHow)‚ and so when adultery was

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    The Scarlet Women “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength” - G.D. Anderson Today‚ some branches of feminism have developed beyond their roots into what some people consider a type of female supremacy. They did not always act in this way. Feminism is truly centered around the idea of total equality between both women and men. Nathaniel Hawthorne can be considered a first-wave feminist‚ or a someone who

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    Hester’s Redemption Being saved from sin. Proving that you are worthy. Redemption. Hester Prynne has a life full of redeeming herself. In fact‚ her daughter Pearl‚ and the scarlet letter are connected together‚ because they both redeem Hester. Pearl is one of the main reasons that Hester has to wear the letter “A.” Consequently‚ Hester was named an adulterer in the act of her having her child. Although‚ Pearl is a product of sin‚ she helps redeem Hester. Even though Pearl is named a “witch child”

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    Gurke 10.17.2012 Ms. Boas P.1 The Scarlet Letter Light‚ Dark‚ Sunlight and Shadows Throughout his entire life‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne had lived in seclusion from people and society‚ isolating himself and his thoughts behind a mysterious shade. This may explain why the themes of sin‚ secrecy and guilt are used in Hawthorne’s fiction‚ exploring hidden human dimensions. The images of sin‚ secrecy‚ and guilt are constantly portrayed in Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ through the presence of

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    authors from the century‚ including Hawthorne‚ Thoreau and Emerson were influenced especially in their writings. The basic transcendentalist beliefs are‚ the dislike of materialism‚ connection for nature‚ individualism and the quest for truth. In the Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne uses transcendentalist beliefs to influence Hester’s character. The influence of transcendentalism

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    The Scarlet Letter: Review Adultery‚ betrayal‚ promiscuity‚ subterfuge‚ and intrigue‚ all of which would make an excellent coming attraction on the Hollywood scene and probably a pretty good book. Add Puritan ideals and writing styles‚ making it long‚ drawn out‚ tedious‚ wearisome‚ sleep inducing‚ insipidly asinine‚ and the end result is The Scarlet Letter. Despite all these things it is considered a classic and was a statement of the era. The Scarlet Letter is a wonderful and

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    throughout the entirety of the work. It is used in many different novels and writings‚ with one of them being The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter depicts a woman who is shamed of adultery and has to wear a scarlet “A” on her bosom‚ and the “A” seems to have supernatural powers that effect Hester Prynne and people around her in many different ways. The scarlet “A” attached to Hester Prynne’s bosom was a sign of her committing adultery and was permanently attached for her

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    Choose a character from The Scarlet Letter who responds in some significant way to justice or injustice. Then write a well-developed essay in which you analyze the character’s understanding of justice‚ the degree to which the character’s search for justice is successful‚ and the significance of this search for the work as a whole. In your essay‚ do not merely summarize the plot. Use quotes and examples from the play to illustrate your points. The Scarlet Letter showed many accounts

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    The Scarlet Letter can easily be seen as an early feminist piece of work. Nathaniel Hawthorne created a story that exemplifies Hester as a strong female character living with her choices‚ whether they were good or bad‚ and also as the protagonist. He also presents the daughter of Hester‚ Pearl‚ as an intelligent female‚ especially for her age. He goes on to prove man as imperfect through both the characters of Dimmesdale and of Chillingworth. With the situation that all the characters face‚ Hawthorne

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    it‚ was a dream come true. Thier society was obsessed with the idea of being pure. Any sin that was committed had an over exaggerated punishment. Many of the puritans were hypocritical. This idea is expressed greatly in The Scarlet Letter. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter as a story of revenge‚ sin and hypocrisy because the narration does not really show love between people‚ but shows all the sinful acts people would do to one another. A great example of sin is Hester cheating on Chillingworth

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