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    The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Protagonist: The Protagonist in the Scarlet Letter is Hester Prynne. Hester Prynne is a tall elegant‚ beautiful women. She has dark abundant hair and according to Nathaniel Hawthorne deep dark eyes. Hester Prynne could leave people awestruck. She was such a nice‚ kind‚ and generous woman. She was also the greatest seamstress to most. Hester Prynne is the main focus of our story The Scarlet Letter. (65) Antagonist: The antagonist in the story is Dr. Roger Chillingworth

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    Scarlet Letter- Pearl

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    Scarlet Letter- Pearl Pearls have always held a great price to mankind‚ but no pearl had ever been earned at as high a cost to a person as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s powerful heroine Hester Prynne. Her daughter Pearl‚ born into a Puritan prison in more ways than one‚ is an enigmatic character serving entirely as a vehicle for symbolism. From her introduction as an infant on her mother’s scaffold of shame to the stormy zenith of the story‚ Pearl is an empathetic and improbably intelligent

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne communicates through his novel The Scarlet Letter that some dogmatic attempts by society to label a person by his or her actions in the past will fail. Subjectivity across the community and throughout time changes the meaning of a symbol society implements to control an idea. The scarlet letter “A” Hester Prynne wears exemplifies this. The town wants the object to arouse feelings of ignominy towards Hester; however‚ not everyone who meets Hester interprets it the same way. The

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    Pride In The Scarlet Ibis

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    Death in The Scarlet Ibis The narrator states as he remembers his little brother‚ Doodle‚ “I did not know then that pride is a wonderful‚ terrible thing‚ a seed that bears two vines‚ life and death‚” (3). In the short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst shows how pride can cause happiness and disasters. The narrator is caring to Doodle‚ but also cruel to him as well. The narrator takes care of his disabled brother and is determined to help him. In the short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis” it states

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    Abstract The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne’s representative work‚ is a classical novel in American literature in the 19th century. The novel displays Puritanism’s great impact on people’s life and thought. This thesis will give a picture of puritans’ life and ideology through the analysis of the Puritan town Boston and some related characters‚ and introduce how the communities in the town are deeply influenced by Puritanism. Meanwhile‚ by analyzing the main character Hester‚ the thesis will

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    Scarlet Letter Essay

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    The Evolution of Hester’s Scarlet Letter In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ the protagonist‚ Hester Prynne‚ is forced to publically wear her sin on her sleeve. She committed adultery‚ which was a sin that was highly chastised by the Puritan society. The Scarlet Letter that Hester wore first symbolized the burden and humiliation that accompanied the sin. Throughout the novel however‚ the meaning of the letter changed to parallel Hester’s own development into a strong‚ independent woman. The

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    Puritan society‚ the forest as the setting of chapter 18 is a place that allows Hester to escape her sins and express herself. The one result of her sin has been her alienation from society. Through the themes of alienation‚ knowledge‚ and sin‚ the scarlet letter has allowed Hester to have an isolated point of view toward human institutions‚ which resulted in her ability to think for herself and have a better understanding of natural law. This powerful passage explains the result of Hester’s sin and

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    Hypocrisy in The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne suffers hardships in result of committing adultery. The townspeople punish Hester by having her wear a visible symbol of her sin: the letter A on all her garments (for adultery). In addition‚ she is made to stand on a platform for hours throughout a day‚ for the purpose of self-humiliation. Hester’s sin impacts not only her own life‚ but also the life of the townspeople and her daughter Pearl. In this novel

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    SYMBOLISM IN THE SCARLET LETTER Symbolism can be defined as using objects‚ characters‚ figures‚ or colors to represent abstract ideas or concepts. The Scarlet Letter is a story that describes the life of an adulterer‚ Hester Prynne. She had sexual relations with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ while married‚ that resulted in the birth of her daughter‚ Pearl. However‚ she doesn’t let it get to her and shows great bravery by living on through her hard time. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne

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    Outline On Scarlet Fever

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    Scarlet Fever What is scarlet fever? Scarlet fever is an uncommon infection caused by a type of bacteria called Streptococcus progenies. The disease most commonly presents in children or adults with a ‘strep throat’ infection or tonsillitis‚ followed by the development of a skin rash. Most children will fully recover within a week or so. Deaths from scarlet fever are now extremely rare. How is scarlet fever spread? The bacterium is found in the nose and/or throat of an infected person and

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