Character Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter" The Scarlet Letter is a story of characters that have to live and deal with the effects of sin in different ways. Of these characters‚ the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the character portrayed as the most weak and unnoble. Despite this portrayal Dimmesdale was a stronger character than given credit for. His unbelievable amount of control in his way of handling his burdens displays his great sense of strength and intellect. We first
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华南农业大学珠江学院 毕业论文（设计） Analysis of Scarlett O’Hara on the perspective of Feminism 蔡 颖 露 指导教师： 张婷婷 讲师 系： 外国语系 年级专业： 英语（教育）2008级 提交日期： 5月25日 答辩日期： 5月29日 答辩委员会主席（签名）： 评阅人（签名）： 年 月 日 ABSTRACT Gone with the wind was published in 1936‚ ten years after Mitchell writing it. It got a great success and becomes one of the bestselling novels of all time
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The character of Hester over the course of the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne changes significantly. Hester changes from a young beautiful woman who is shamed by society to a strong individual who learns to endure pain caused by the townspeople. In the beginning of the novel‚ Hester is recognized as a sinner who has gone against the Puritan ways by committing adultery but over time her life improves. Even though she was scorned for her sin‚ she never tried to hide herself and in
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Roger Chillingworth‚ unlike Dimmesdale and Hester‚ is a flat character. While he develops from a kind man into an obsessed fiend‚ he is less of a character and more of a symbol for doing the devil’s bidding. Once he comes to Boston‚ we see him only in situations that involve his obsession with vengeance‚ where we learn a great deal about him. Even when he is better dressed‚ Chillingworth is not attractive. He is small‚ thin‚ and slightly deformed‚ with one shoulder higher than the other. Although
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the Scarlet Letter. Roger Chillingworth is Hester Prynne’s husband. He is a physician‚ but he is not your ordinary friendly doctor. Chillingworth works for "the Black Man" and tortures what we learn later to be Hester’s "baby daddy"‚ who is also a minister for the local church‚ Reverend Dimmesdale. Your hatred doesn’t develop after reading the first chapter. Your opinion is formed steadily‚ and your anger grows more intensely. Chillingworth is the most hated character in the Scarlet Letter because he’s
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Hester Prynne; Pain of a Sin In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ it was not conceivable when people commit adultery. In this novel set in a seventeenth century Puritan town‚ Hester Prynne‚ is a young woman who executes adultery with the town’s minister‚ Arthur Dimmesdale. In effect of doing this‚ Prynne suffers more than any other character in the novel. Prynne is seized for committing a sin which was intolerable during the Puritan times. She must undergo extreme punishment‚ including
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In the book‚ The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne‚ the theme of a single mistake tarnishing the good Puritan reputations of the characters is evident. Hawthorne shows readers that one misjudgement on the character’s part can be responsible for severe resentment from the Puritan society. The central character‚ Hester Prynne is an example of this as well.Hester made the decision to have an extramarital affair while away from her husband.Her daughter Pearl is the confirmation of her sin.We soon
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The Scarlet Letter Analysis Throughout history‚ sinners and misfits have been alienated from society by the people of their community. Examples of people out casting others can be found in every day life from the odd peer at school to an adult who does not share the same opinions or ideas as the majority. In the 17th century‚ Puritans became an important part of American history. They had strict laws and punishments and wanted a government that could enforce public morality. In Nathaniel
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The author of the Scarlett Letter‚ Hawthorne‚ uses many different rhetorical elements throughout the novel. Some example of Hawthorne’s elements are diction‚ syntax‚ tone‚ examples‚ analogy‚ and/or contrast. Hester Pryne is the main character of the Scarlett Letter‚ she’s the woman who has an affair with Dimmesdale and has a baby girl‚ Pearl. Dimmesdale is the pastor of the community and keeps the affair a secret‚ which would eventually cause him to have a heart attack‚ which in turn ends his
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Timed Writing: Analysis of Dimmesdale’s Rhetorical Effectiveness in The Scarlet Letter The strategies that Dimmesdale uses while juggling two rhetorical situations are his high standings in the community as a source of credibility and authority‚ his purpose as a minister to help convince the sinner to come forward and reveal the truth‚ and his ability to convey underlying messages to the reader. His effectiveness of communication is successful for the reader but not for the characters in the story
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