Sin Victimizes the Innocent In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the idea of sin and how it affected those in the Puritan era. Hester Prynne‚ with her baby in her arms‚ is ridiculed in front of the entire town. Hester and her daughter are shunned to a house on the outskirts of town‚ isolating them from the Puritan community. Pearl and Hester grow up in the town alone as social outcasts‚ but they do have each other. Pearl is raised by her single mother‚ and soon becomes
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The Scarlet Letter Research Paper Topics Select top 5 topics and rank in order of preference. Selections will be made on Wednesday‚ November 16th. Choose a topic that can be thoroughly and effectively discussed in a 4 to 5 page paper. Once your topic is selected‚ your topic must be turned into a specific‚ unified‚ and arguable thesis statement. All tentative thesis statements must be approved by the teacher. Tentative Thesis Statement and Questions due on Monday‚ November 21st.
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been a very long time since I have written anything. I am so relieved to say that we finally got rescued! I am currently on a ship heading to Australia. I have been on this ship for a fortnight. A lot has changed since I had last written. The last diary entry I had written I was in Ralph’s group‚ but I switched to Jack’s group because he was threatening any littluns that would not come and join his group. I don’t like being with Jack and his group because I feel like I am disobeying Ralph and Piggy.
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people interested in reading The Scarlet Letter for years to come. In writing this book he used themes evident throughout the entirety of the novel. These themes are illustrated in what happens to the characters and how they react. By examining how these themes affect the main characters‚ Hester‚ Dimmesdale‚ and Chillingworth‚ one can obtain a better understanding of what Hawthorne was trying to impress upon his readers. The first theme expressed in The Scarlet Letter is that even well meaning deceptions
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the book‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ I think Nathaniel Hawthorne is making the scarlet letter seem so terrible and cruel for Hester. But as the book comes to a close‚ you realize that it has done some good things for Hester. Though this punishment of wearing a red “A” on your chest to show adultery seems cold‚ there were some positive outcomes and it was effective after all. In Massachusetts‚ during the 1600’s‚ Hester Prynne is punished for adultery by having to carry around a scarlet “A” on her chest
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Mother’s Only Treasure Pearl is a major character in the novel because she impacts everyone’s decisions in the book in some way. Though she is young throughout most of the novel‚ she acts older than most of the adults. With being the product of a sin‚ Pearl has to deal with a lot. She defends herself and her mother from the cruel remarks of the town. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the character‚ Pearl‚ as a symbol for a hint of happiness in the sadness and regret of a sin. Pearl‚ throughout the novel
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Scible English – H 4/19/13 Pearl During her first three years‚ Pearl‚ who is named because she came "of great price‚"(81) grows into a physically beautiful‚ vigorous‚ and graceful little girl. She is radiant in the rich and elaborate dresses that Hester sews for her. Inwardly‚ however‚ Pearl possesses a complex character. She shows an unusual depth of mind‚ coupled with a fiery passion that Hester is incapable of controlling either with kindness or threats. Pearl shows a love of mischief and
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Scarlet Letter: Guilt Will Destroy “Be true to yourself‚ and everyone else” This is the main point that the author of the “Scarlet Letter‚” Nathaniel Hawthorne is trying to convey when he says “Be true! Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world‚ if not your worst‚ yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred! (200).” One can come back and learn from their mistakes‚ and their sin. In the novel‚ Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale both commit the same crime. The difference is that‚ everyday
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Dear diary‚ I was one of the best soldiers. I fought for my king‚ alongside one of my closest friends‚ Banquo. We destroyed the enemy and were on our way home from the bloody battlefield when we were confronted by three hideous creatures. These things were not human. They had twisted limbs and eyes sunken deep into their rotting flesh. They were barely covered by dirty‚ ripped up rags. They glared at us‚ and smiled mischievously‚ showing us their yellow teeth. They introduced themselves as the
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World Literature Essay 2 The following piece is based on the play written by Henrik Ibsen namely‚ A Doll’s House. This a creative piece of writing in a form of a diary entry written by the protagonist of the story‚ Nora. She is displeased by the life she lives and as an act of despair she runs away to live her life in ‘freedom’ (as she puts it). By making Nora express her feelings in the beginning‚ those emotions will be critically analyzed and the reasons will brought into notice. This piece of
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