Luke Sousa Professor Hogg Comm-126-1037 2 January 2016 Module Eight Lesson Four Mastery Assignment: The Scarlet Letter Chapters 13-19 a. What do many townspeople now say the A represents? The townspeople now believe the A stands for “able” rather than the real intention being “adulterer” b. Why does Hester feel she is to blame for Dimmesdale’s poor condition? Hester feels that she is to blame for Dimmesdale’s poor condition because while Dimmesdale has been torturing himself over his secret and
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on one thing in their life to still be there when they get out of jail. It also says that the scarlet colored rose is used “to symbolize a sweet moral blossom.” This is a little ironic because of the robe the Hester is forced to wear. Hester‚ an adulteress is considered to have no morals and is shamed into wearing this scarlet letter. The scarlet flower is supposed to be a symbol of morals and scarlet-letter-bearing Hester is thought of as the opposite of morals. Yet another way to look at the
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In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the author makes it clear the main idea is sin and guilt. In the puritan world sin is typically punished with death or embarrassment. Embarrassment is the punishment Hester Prynne was punished with. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbols throughout the book to support the main idea. Three symbols in The Scarlet Letter that supports this main idea is: The letter “A‚” Hester’s daughter Pearl‚ and colors. The most obvious symbol is the scarlet letter A
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Sin and Redemption: The Transformations of Prynne‚ Chillingsworth‚ and Dimmesdale In “The Scarlet Letter‚” Hawthorne presents the consequences of sin as an important aspect in the lives of Hester Prynne‚ Roger Chillingsworth‚ and Arthur Dimmesdale. The sin committed‚ adultery‚ between Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale had resulted in the birth of their innocent little girl‚ Pearl. This sin ruined the three main characters’ lives completely in different ways. With the sin committed‚ there were
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Readers Response of ‘Scarlet Letter’ Despite the declination in the personal and societal standards of morality in the past century‚ it is still evident today that a universal standard of ethics does indeed exist in every civilization. Likewise‚ these communities administer consequences upon those who fail to meet up to those principles. The severity of the punishment inflicted rests solely on the offender‚ the offense and the society itself. For Hester Prynne‚ the penalty for fornication
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This is shown very well in the book The Scarlet Letter‚ there are many examples of this religious time period and the pressures of living in this time‚ to be a good person in the eye of a Puritan. In my essay I am going to talk about this standard of the church or of human standards‚ set by this time period‚ religion‚ people‚ and the hypocrisy of how some lived their lives’. Hester Prynne‚ who is the main character in the book The Scarlet letter‚ is a perfect and great example‚ on
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Literary Criticism of The Scarlet Letter E.P. Whipple- author of “Review of ‘The Scarlet Letter’‚ a Romance”- essentially describes Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter as a genius work of art by letting the reader see the near and far side of the spiritual laws‚ and praises Nathaniel Hawthorne for creating such an intensifying and objective novel. Whipple reminds us of the first part of the book when Nathaniel Hawthorne reminiscences about his times in the Old Custom House of Salem‚ Massachusetts
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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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Human Nature in the Scarlet Letter In the Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne shows the flaws of the main characters‚ revealing the negativity in their human nature. Throughout the novel‚ each character is depicted to have his or her own value and ideas. The novel begins with the main character‚ Hester Prynne‚ being led from a prison to a scaffold before the townspeople of early Boston‚ Massachusetts. The Magistrates of the town are punishing her for committing the sin of adultery and having
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In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester commits adultery‚ disobeying the Puritan laws‚ and is punished with two constant reminders of her sin‚ the scarlet A and her daughter‚ Pearl. Hawthorne characterizes Pearl with contrasting personalities and roles she plays in Hester’s life. Pearl’s conflicting personality components‚ innocence and defiance‚ both derive from her isolation from society‚ which resulted from her mother’s sin. Pearl represents the conflict between good and
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