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    Lydia Crouse Honors English 10 Mrs. Rollings 26 September 2011 Mysterious Death of Dimmesdale One could say that Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is poisoned‚ or that he merely died of guilty conscience. In the Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Reverend Dimmesdale commits adultery with Hester Prynne‚ and so she bears a child. Dimmesdale does not admit his sin to the people in the community. Keeping the sin a secret for as long as he does creates guilt and suffering which manifests in him until

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    may wonder if people look at you as a hypocrite and should also strive to not be one. Of course‚ the most important part is to be true to yourself because only then may you be true to God and to others. Nathaniel Hawthorne also shows this in The Scarlet Letter through the characters he portrays. In chapter 20‚ Hawthorne writes‚ “No man‚ for any considerable period‚ can wear one fact to himself and another to the multitude‚ without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.”

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    The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ in his novel The Scarlet Letter‚ argues that the role of shame in society is not what keeps the citizens of that society pure and is possibly the worst type of punishment. Hawthorne supports his argument by demonstrating his perspective on shame through the rhetorical strategy of enthymeme given the major premise‚ minor premise‚ and conclusion. The author’s purpose is to persuade his audience that salvation can only be earned by being open about and true

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    Whether it is someone like the Puritans in the Scarlet Letter who believes that life should be lived in a strict manner‚ or whether it is someone who cannot stand a uniform life‚ there will be never a time when everyone accepts or denies this quote. People feel safe and confident when they are given standards or expectations. This gives them reassurance that they are living their lives the right way. For an example‚ in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ the townspeople look down upon Hester

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    Hester and Dimmesdale: “…but Hester is not the protagonist‚ the chief actor and the tragedy of The Scarlet Letter is not her tragedy but Arthur’s. He is the persecuted one‚ the tempted one. He was whom the sorrows of death encompassed…his public confession is one of the noblest climaxes of tragic literature.” This quote by Stewart contradicts the ideas that I think were contained in The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ and therefore I do not agree with this quote. In my opinion‚ Dimmesdale

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    Brittani Mascarelli Ms. McCroskey Honors English 11A‚ Period 4 2 February 2012 Every Rose has its Thorn The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne explores sin and atonement in various ways. The narrator likes to use contrasting ideas to create this idea of uncertainty for the reader. These contrasting concepts give the essence that there is no black and white; there is always a gray area. By doing this the narrator makes the reader think more about right and wrong. The narrator uses the

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    In The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne shows her brave and daring side‚ as she stands up for herself. She is very bold to do some of the things she did and still not let the town see how she was really feeling on the inside. Hester proves that she is a strong woman in the Puritan society when she is compared to the other women that are repressed in the society‚ her interactions with others‚ and how she responds to the punishments she is given. Hester reacted to her punishments in a very mature manner

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    Throughout Elizabeth Winthrop’s short story‚ "The Golden Darters‚" are symbols of how Emily‚ the main character‚ is growing up. The most obvious symbols are Emily piercing her ears‚ her father’s table where he works on the flies‚ and the golden darters. A symbol of Emily growing up is the fact that she pierced her ears‚ even after her parents forbid it‚ telling her she had to wait until she was seventeen. This shows defiance toward her parents‚ but also shows her becoming more dependent and

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    Brandon H. 12.17.2012 C.A. Rough Pearl In “The Scarlet Letter”‚ Nathanial Hawthorne masterfully weaves symbolism into his plot. The smaller implied themes of the story add an element to “The Scarlet Letter” that is lacking in many books‚ modern and classic. Pearl‚ being the daughter of one of the main characters‚ is portrayed in two ways‚ just like many of the other characters in the story. In Hawthorne’s tale of the scarlet letter‚ Pearl Prynne is represented as both a symbol as well as

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    brings loneliness‚ and few have been able to show as well as Hawthorne how private and bitter loneliness can be...Hawthorne also indicates that guilt repressed is far more devastating in its effects than guilt openly acknowledged...” In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the protagonist‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ committed a sin of adultery but he publicly confessed his role in the indiscretion. The fact that Hester takes all the blame for their sin irritates his conscience‚ and he physically

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