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    While reading The Scarlet Letter book I had a little trouble with understanding the words and how it was used back in the days because they have different meanings to it now. The Scarlet letter brought out many morals to me along with the themes that I was given to explain. If I would have to make up a theme or moral of the story‚ is not to lie because the more you hold in the lie the deeper the guilt grows you it will make you into a different person‚ it will make you become something you don’t

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    literally discussing motherhood and marriage‚ this verse does not mean that it is imperative to be a part of this demographic. However‚ opening up to these things and preparing for them can make room for God in life as a woman. In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester is a representation of a virtuous woman. When read‚ it may be tough to pinpoint her as being “virtuous” due to her image as an anti-hero‚ but with further analysis it is evident that she very much is an

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    wanted to stone her‚ but Jesus answered their request by saying‚ “All right‚ but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” If our community followed this standard‚ we would be much more forgiving. Hester should only have to wear the letter for five years. This would allow her to face her punishment‚ but also have the chance to overcome

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    Behold! Behold! A dreadful witness if it!” (209). The crowd does not know what to make of his words‚ and they refuse to believe what he is implying. That is‚ until he “tore away the ministerial band from before his breast” (209)‚ revealing a scarlet letter of his own. After this‚ there is no denying Dimmesdale’s confession and the people are left in disbelief as they watch him slump down and whisper in his last breath that he deserved to die in

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    Scarlet Letter Essay How Is Sin Shown Throughout the Book? Sin; a transgression of a religious or moral law‚ a serious offence or fault‚ to commit a sin. These definitions explain the world "Sin" as something offence towards someone. The Scarlet Letter is centered around sin‚ involving three characters Hester‚ Arthur Dimessdale‚ and Pearl. Hester Prynne is a young woman who commits the act of adultery. She is left out of her community because of this crime‚ and looked down on. Arthur Dimmesdale

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    The film is from 1934 and is about a book published in 1850‚ which tells a story set in 1642 and beyond. How well do you think the film adaptation of The Scarlet Letter represents life in Puritan colonial America? Where do you think it succeeds or fails? If you have read the book before‚ feel free to note differences between the film and the book to make your point. Think about how different the world looks

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    emotion stemming from joy and laughter was unacceptable. With their strict rules‚ anyone who sinned was persecuted. The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ illustrates the story of Hester Prynne‚ a young woman condemned by Puritan society. She committed adultery with the minister of the church‚ Arthur Dimmesdale. With the intention to shame her‚ the town requires her to keep a red letter A permanently on her chest. Hester and her daughter‚ Pearl‚ live on the edge of the town‚ near the

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    On Calvinism in Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter ZHONGHAO Diao Abstract: Hawthorne is a famous American writer. He wrote many excellent novels‚ which are popular among the readers at home and abroad. He lived in 19th century when Puritanism was still prevailing. And his family members were strict followers of Puritanism‚ who did lots of extreme misdeeds. This kind of family background had influenced Hawthorne a lot. These two factors both contributed to Hawthorne’s writing style and themes. He believed

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    Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. It is the driving force behind the actions of the main antagonist Roger Chillingworth. In the novel his obsession for revenge is seen as an uncontrollable desire that consumes the character. Chillingworth told his wife‚ Hester Prynne‚ that he would find the adulterer and have him punished. He wanted Hester’s partner to suffer the same humiliation she had to endure. Chillingworth wanted him to stand on the scaffold for three hours‚ wearing a letter “A” and become

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    Pearl is an ironic and contradictory symbolism of pure and gracefulness. It is ironic that she is the child born to two great sinners. The way Hawthorn creates Pearl is by combining great contradictions together. Pearl is a misbehaving and mischievous child always showered by praise and wrapped with great angelical beauty. Hawthorne begins to develop Pearl’s character by opening up with a short aphorism describing Pearl as a child with “no physical defects.” He builds off this statement about

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