Diary entry 1: I open my eyes‚ the light glistening through my eyes.White as bright as the sun‚ the sun‚ a giant ball of light.I sit up thinking about last night.My family and I‚ had a feast of a lifetime all night. We had venison‚ mutton‚ turkey‚ ducks‚ fruits.I think about the freshly cooked mutton and how it tasted like meat from heaven .Still remember the magical evening the night before‚ I get called by my mother‚ for a meal‚ while the sun slowly rises.I walked to the kitchen still thinking
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and Puritanism in the Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is about the struggle three people face while trying to live their lives and find happiness in a Puritan society. In the early 1640s‚ Hester comes to the small town of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ while her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ settles business in Great Britain. Hester and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ the town ’s priest‚ engage in the act of adultery and produce a baby girl named Pearl; though‚ only Hester
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Chapter 21: Scarlet Letter (3) 1 Quote: “Children have always a sympathy in the agitations of those connected with them; always‚ especially‚ a sense of any trouble or impending revolution‚ of whatever kind‚ in domestic circumstances; and therefore Pearl‚ who was the gem on her mother’s unquiet bosom‚ betrayed‚ by the very dance of her spirits‚ the emotions which none could detect in the marble passiveness of Hester’s brow.”(Chapter 21) Summary: Pearl knows that something is going on that her mother
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to dwell upon…”. Throughout the rest of The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses several devices to describe Hester and women in general. The first device that seems to be the most prominent throughout the book is symbolism. One of the symbols was the scarlet letter itself. Due to Hesters sin of adultery‚ the letter “A” is given to her to wear. She is publically ridiculed because of her human nature “...was the SCARLET LETTER‚ so fantastically embroidered and illuminated
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Q. Write a diary entry describing your feelings and emotions on the day your class 10th result was announced? Answer: Friday‚15 May 20xx 9 P.M. Dear Diary‚ Today‚ as I sat before the computer screen‚ my fingers were shaking and I was in utter bewilderment at the idea of getting the biggest news of my life. Though I was sure to get good results‚ I could not help sobbing after I noticed my wonderful result. It feels great to be able to make your parents proud! PQR Q. Imagine you are on
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Pearl Pearl in this novel is constantly being labeled as a “Product of Sin” and she is symbolized mainly as a physical‚ living reflection of Hester’s scarlet “A‚” a consequence of her sinful deed. This symbol is carried throughout the book as Pearl gets older and as the letter “A’s” meaning becomes more developed and rich as the punishment‚ guilt‚ compassion and revenge acts of the characters in this story emerge from the shadows of their secrets. Pearl is her mother’s shame and sorrow‚ she knows
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In this book all the good stuff goes down in the woods. Nature is almost like a character in the world of The Scarlet Letter. It is often personified as listening‚ commenting on‚ and interacting with other characters. The society itself (Puritan Boston society) is like an island surrounded by nature. The town is bordered on one side by a huge expanse of woods‚ home to Native Americans (the Wampanoag tribes). On the other side lies the big blue Atlantic Ocean. From the beginning of this story‚ our
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Diary entry #1: Hello‚ my name is Ahmed. I am 14 years old and the eldest of my two siblings. I have a little sister and a baby brother. My family are Hazaras‚ one of the many ethnic groups that make up the Afghan population. We live in the Ghazni province‚ home to many Hazaras. My family owns a small grocery shop in the main street. It is usually run by my father and my uncle. In the mornings my uncle walks me and my sister to school as he walks to the shop. But we have to walk home from school
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novel The Scarlet Letter‚ the character of Pearl is influenced by supernatural elements with the goal of punishing Hester. In chapter 6‚ we get a clear description of Pearl‚ revealing her true character: "Thy Heavenly Father sent thee!" answered Hester Prynne. But she said it with a hesitation that did not escape the acuteness of the child. Whether moved only by her ordinary freakishness‚ or because an evil spirit prompted her‚ she put up her small forefinger‚ and touched the scarlet letter. "He did
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guilt. Whether it be from cheating on a test‚ lying to your parents‚ or forgetting your best friend’s birthday‚ guilt can be very powerful‚ it gives us a contrite awareness that we have acted in a way that some would considered to be wrong. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale have committed a great sin‚ and because of this sin‚ it causes these characters to have an extensive amount of guilt. Hawthorne transmits the idea of guilt and sin by using different
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