Read the following passage from Nathaniel Hawthorn’s The Scarlet Letter. In a well-organized response‚ analyze how the author’s use of language influences both mood and tone. The scene was not without a mixture of awe‚ such as must always invest the spectacle of guilt and shame in a fellow-creature‚ before society shall have grown corrupt enough to smile‚ instead of shuddering‚ at it. The witnesses of Hester Prynne’s disgrace had not yet passed beyond their simplicity. They were stern enough to
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In this passage‚ Hawthorne furthuer developes the contrast between the woods and the town. He begins the excert with dialect between Dimmesdale and Hester‚ allowing the reader to understand the joy that is passing through the two. It is in the woods that the two sinners can finally‚ after so many years of sarrow‚ be overcome with joy. The woods‚ at this time‚ were known for the dark evil that lurked inside. It was a place that knew no God and had no laws to be governed by. Here‚ Hester is able
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Sin creates a feeling of shame and anguish that is not incited by the sin itself‚ but from the scorn of others‚ and thus‚ it imbues secrecy within the host. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is endowed with the proclivity to unveil the truth that shrouds the sinners of the Puritan society‚ especially those of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Pearl‚ a product of two sinners’ passion‚ is cast aside from the harsh Puritan society‚ which envelops her in the utmost freedom that is
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power to sympathize.” (110) In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses literary elements such as: symbolism‚ irony and conflict to show that the punishment imposed on one by others may not be as destructive as the guilt we impose on ourselves. In the beginning of the novel the community is unwelcoming to Hester Prynne and her newborn Pearl. This creates a conflict against her and the society; while she knows she committed an act of sin most of the community feels the need to harass
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Diction of The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne presents the reader with the harsh‚ life changing conflicts of three Puritan characters during the 17th century. Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Robert Chillingworth must endure their different‚ yet surprisingly similar struggles as the novel progresses. Despite their similarities‚ Hawthorne shows these individuals deal with their conflicts differently‚ and in the end‚ only one prevails. Nathaniel
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Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale The Scarlet letter is a book filled with mystery‚ deep thought and symbolism left for interpretation. This book of romance contains acts of crime‚ revenge‚ and sins for the ones that we love. This book written by the classic author Nathaniel Hawthorne has a lot of ambiguous characters. Hawthorne used his characters to portray irony and moral ambiguity. The most intriguing character I chose that displays moral ambiguity is Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale. His character
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Should Hester dimmesdale and chillingworth be forgiven? Everyone has a different opinion or outlook on the situation. I have a different opinion on each of the people being forgive or not. I feel that they have all done something very wrong and have made mistakes‚but in the the long run some sin can be forgive but it all depends on how wrong your sin was. I feel that Hester is forgiven but on the other hand dimmesdale and chillingworth are not. Based on my thoughts and opinion on Hester I feel
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Scarlet Letter Paper Nathaniel hawthorne’s book the Scarlet letter depicts the life of hester prynne and the town of boston through the experiences of religion standpoints‚ The Hypocrisy of the town’s people‚ Also the social judgement that her and her daughter endure. Adultery is a sin in the eyes of god it is also looked down upon people. It says in the bible in Leviticus 20:10 If a man commits adultery that both the adulterer and the adulteress both be put to death. But it is also said Matthew
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Comm-126-1037 2 January 2016 Module Eight Lesson Four Mastery Assignment: The Scarlet Letter Chapters 13-19 a. What do many townspeople now say the A represents? The townspeople now believe the A stands for “able” rather than the real intention being “adulterer” b. Why does Hester feel she is to blame for Dimmesdale’s poor condition? Hester feels that she is to blame for Dimmesdale’s poor condition because while Dimmesdale has been torturing himself over his secret and slowly killing himself‚ Hester
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Published in 1850‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a book based on sin‚ guilt‚ and redemption. A woman‚ Hester Prynne‚ must bear the guilt of sin by wearing a scarlet “A” on her bosom. The reason she wears this letter is because she had a child by a man‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ who is not her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth. Although she has committed the sin of adultery with Dimmesdale‚ her husband is also guilty of being a sinner himself. According to the narrator in Chapter 14‚ “This unhappy
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