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    lines of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter recognizes color in depicting images into the reader’s mind. The novel unfolds over a span of seven years in Puritan America during the seventeenth century. Moral justice is tested as the plot revolves around the sin of adultery. The author uses color to illustrate the significance and symbolism of the emblem "A‚" Roger Chillingworth‚ and Pearl Prynne. The adulterer‚ Hester Prynne‚ is obligated to wearing the letter "A" as a sign of her sinfulness

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    In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s the Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is a symbol of adultery and sin. Being the product of such‚ she leads Hester and Dimmesdale to the acceptance and confession of their sin. She’s the beautiful daughter of the towns adulterist and has mean traits. Pearl is technically the only living symbol of the scarlet letter. She also makes a connection between Hester and Dimmesdale. Initially Pearl is the symbol of Hester’s public punishment for her sin. As the book goes on Pearl grows

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    The beautifully composed novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne demonstrates the effects of sin through the actions of his characters and circumstances they must bear daily. While living in a world with many complexities the temptation of sin lurks everywhere. Most sins‚ the offences against one’s morals‚ are ordinarily committed to seek pleasure. Similar to that of Hester Prynne along with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale’s sin: “…this had been a sin of passion‚ not of principle nor even purpose

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    In the Scarlet Letter two of the primary characters are provided by the author to show us a kind of foil. The one character‚ Reverend Dimmesdale‚ seems as if he is kind‚ but he has been living with a terrible burden‚ hindering him everywhere he goes. Chillingworth is his opposite‚ you would assume him to be nice when really he is quite evil. Dimmesdale and Chillingworth bring out each other’s characteristics and bring out the characteristics of other characters around them. Dimmesdale and Chillingworth

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    The Scarlet Letter: Outer Appearance and the Situation It Occurs In: The appearance of the scarlet letter is described in a glorified manner despite the meaning behind it. The letter is red‚ thus why it’s dubbed the‚ “scarlet letter”. It’s described to have “elaborate embroidery” and have been “artistically done” (50). It is flourished with gold thread. It is also described to be luxurious and fancy‚ but over the top in terms of Puritan clothing. The letter appears whenever Hester does since it is

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    Essay Test: The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter" is set in the early days of Puritan America. Hester Prynne‚ a seamstress‚ comes to the New World before her husband in order to prepare a place for them. During his absence‚ she develops a relationship with Arthur Dimmesdale‚ a rising minister in the newly founded Puritan community. Hester becomes pregnant. The novel is widely viewed to be a story about her trials and tribulations; however‚ critic Randall Steward argues

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    Zakk Hartwig PIB English 10 Period 2G October 20‚ 2010 The Scarlet Letter In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne uses many different settings to portray important functions and significance. Several of the settings such as the prison and cemetery‚ the town‚ Governor Bellingham’s house‚ the scaffold‚ the forest‚ the lighting‚ and so on have a deeper definition. The settings act as theme enhancers that make the novel more complex and classic. Hawthorne’s use of setting is spectacular in

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    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a great work with many excellent things that could be said about it. One thing that makes The Scarlet Letter stand out is the character of Hester Prynn‚ who is one of the strongest female characters in literature. Having a female character with such strength raises the question of whether or not The Scarlet Letter is a feminist novel; by looking at what feminism is and analyzing the book itself‚ one can see that the book is more a commentary on society

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    one may be more prominent than another. The Id is the impulsive selfishness of the human mind. The Superego is the moral‚ rational part of the mind. The Ego mediates between the selfishness and the rational thoughts in humans. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne‚ each character represents one attribute. Even though Hester Prynne sinned‚ her moral behavior afterward represents the Superego; Roger Chillingworth’s selfish behavior shows the Id‚ and Pearl‚ who mediates the impulsive

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    There are many types of "scarlet letter’s" in modern day life that apply to all in any given society. A type of "scarlet letter" in today’s society is none other than appearance and self-presentation. Another "scarlet letter" that all people are subjected to‚ especially earlier in life‚ is popularity and recognition. One more "scarlet letter" example in modern day society is money. Appearance and presentation has involved itself in society too much. If certain people in society don’t like an appearance

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