The Scarlet Letter—by Nathaniel Hawthorne Short Response Questions: Respond to the following questions in 100-150 words each. Limit your answers‚ but do use text support where necessary. You may type on this document‚ save it as your own‚ and upload it with answers to turnitin.com. Use an appropriate MLA heading in the upper right. Do this by inserting a header. Use MLA parenthetical citation for all quotes. 1. Which character of The Scarlet Letter is innocent? In The Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl
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Paragraph Scarlet fever is one of the predominantly a childhood disease occurring to children age of 2 until 10 years old. There are several factors that cause scarlet fever in children. Firstly‚ children who get scarlet fever because of an infection from a bacterium called exotoxin-producing group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS)‚ notably Streptococcus pyogenic. This bacterium will release of a particular toxin that responsible for the characteristics scarlet-coloured rash seen with scarlet fever
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Scarlet Letter Hawthorne’s roots in romanticism are evident throughout The Scarlet Letter. He uses fanciful language and a very particular writing style. Hawthorne infuses imagery‚ metaphors and diction in The Scarlet Letter in order to convey the effects of the scarlet letter on both the sinner‚ Hester Prynne‚ and the town in which she lives. Through the use of these rhetorical devices‚ Hawthorne reveals to the reader how this “red-hot brand”(line 47) impacts everyday puritan life. Hawthorne
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Literature Review Ali Knechtel Portage College SOC101 February 14‚ 2017 Deviance incorporates behaviors‚ norms and traits considered a violation of the societal norms or those that trigger negative reactions from the society. There is a wide array of social deviance definitions depending on aspects such as time‚ situation and the culture. It is also important to note that while some forms of social deviance involve large groups of the community such as piercings and tattoos while‚ others are
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In The Scarlet Ibis‚ what evidence does the narrarator use to support his claim that Doodle was a burden in many ways? Doodle was a burden because he really couldn’t do a whole lot for himself. He was very weak and very dependent. The narrator had to take him with him wherever he went and he had to be careful with him at all times. He had a lot of restrictions when taking Doodle around with him. To a young boy‚ lugging his brother around with him wherever he went would become a nuisance."Daddy
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directly connects the scarlet letter on her mother’s bosom and the sun’s failure to shine on her to the absence of sunlight in her life‚ through her sin of adultery. Though Pearl’s symbolic nature allows her to identify these truths‚ her position as just a child prevents her from understanding the intricacy that these truths hold. Pearl sees her mother as an example of what every adult is characteristic of. In this sense‚ Pearly believes that all grown women wear this scarlet letter of an equivalent
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Scarlet Ibis The worst deaths are the one where you are alone and it’s a slow miserable process! Hurst uses the color red to make a symbolic connection between the Scarlet Ibis and Doodle. The first example he uses is when Doodle was born he say “Doodle was born with red skin.” If Doodle was born a normal skin color Doodle probably wouldn’t have been compared to the bird as much. The next example he uses is when Daddy say’s” It’s a Scarlet Ibis. Scarlet mean red and according to the description
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Bryce Hernandez March 16‚ 2013 Ms. Leonard English 11 Redeeming the Sins of the Scarlet Letter Sin is as much a part of life as anything else‚ and most are not simply forgiven over time for their sins. They must redeem themselves‚ through actions and words‚ for their sins. Sin and redemption is not only a theme of life‚ it is also a major theme in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter takes place in New England‚ during the Puritan Era. The novel takes place around a
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It could be argued that without figurative language‚ enjoyable literature would cease to exist. The written word would be like a textbook‚ convening facts with no depth‚ setting or emotion. James Hurst’s The Scarlet Ibis is a perfect example. James Hurst uses figurative language to set the mood of the story and to foreshadow Doodle’s death. It mixes in with the story like a picture and a paintbrush to successfully aid the reader in becoming immersed with the tale’s setting and to inform them of
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Hailey M. Camper Mrs. Lauren Owen English 9 Honors 17 September 2013 The Scarlet Ibis: A Literary Analysis There are multiple literary elements that combine together to create the theme and mood of a story. In the short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis‚” the author‚ James Hurst‚ demonstrates the use of literary elements and the importance of vital life lessons. The mood in this short story is deeply nostalgic and melancholy. The narrator faces the difficult obstacle of his pride vs. Himself (which
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