In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the five main characters were faced with the immense challenge of forgiving the people who had committed wrongs against them. Whether those indiscretions be the sin of adultery or the act of revenge‚ each were equally as hard to forgive. Hester’s challenge was to forgive the townspeople. Reverend Dimmesdale needed to forgive Chillingworth. Chillingworth had to forgive Hester and Dimmesdale. Pearl had to forgive Dimmesdale. Governor Bellingham had to forgive
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misinterpretation of who she really is. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Pearl is seen as an unworldly creature‚ incapable of any good. Her personality is unusual and difficult to comprehend‚ which prompts the puritanical society to question her ethical development. Pearl is constantly viewed as a mischievous elf-child by all the Puritans in Boston‚ yet Hawthorne intensely compares her to a glorious work of art. She is the representation of the Scarlet letter in human form. A child who is as significant
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Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ author of “The Scarlet Letter” chooses to use a number of different symbols in vital scenes throughout his book. In the story‚ the reader will recognize a number of different images that have much deeper meanings contributing to the plot of the novel. Hawthorne produces a detailed image for the reader and makes the symbols clear in his writing. Symbolism is a major aspect of “The Scarlet Letter”‚ without it‚ the story would not be as highly regarded as it is today. There are
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J.M.J The Scarlet Letter Interpretive Essay English 11 First Quarter Harley Grace Masoner 1006891.02 December 14‚ 2014 2. How the third scaffold scene frees Dimmesdale‚ Hester‚ and Pearl in different ways. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ is a fantastic piece of symbolism‚ which delves into the society of seventeenth century Puritans‚ in colonial Boston. Centered on Hester Prynne‚ a young woman sent to the colonies by her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ she is first introduced standing
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The Scarlet Letter‚ a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a novel that takes place in the town of Boston‚ Massachusetts in 1642. Hester Prynne‚ the main character of the story‚ commits the sin of adultery. Because of this sin‚ she is "blessed" with a child named Pearl. Her punishment is to wear a scarlet letter “A" on her chest for the rest of her life‚ which affects the way the townspeople look and act around her. Also‚ she must stand on the scaffold in the town for three hours for the whole
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“Such helpfulness was found in her‚ - so much power to do‚ and power to sympathize.” (110) In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses literary elements such as: symbolism‚ irony and conflict to show that the punishment imposed on one by others may not be as destructive as the guilt we impose on ourselves. In the beginning of the novel the community is unwelcoming to Hester Prynne and her newborn Pearl. This creates a conflict against her and the society; while she knows she committed
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those involved‚ why should they question it? Why go deeper? On the other hand‚ an outsider of that society can be free of that society’s bias‚ and have a clearer perspective of it is those who see what truly needs to be done‚ and what needs to be changed. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a prime example of an outside-in view of a society. It contrasts the nature of the puritan town of Boston against the wildness of a girl who grew up outside of the town‚ Pearl. In doing so he reveals
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Sin is considered to be a morally bad act in the Christian faith. In The Scarlet Letter‚ the Puritans’ views on human nature were affected by their belief in original sin. Nathaniel Hawthorne allows the reader to see the significant role that sin plays in human experience and in the Puritan society in which Hester Prynne lived in through the use of symbols in his novel. The symbols that are present convey messages about how humans should deal with their flawed nature and the negative effects that
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Pearls behavior in the Scarlet Letter is perceived as very peculiar for a child of her age. Though this is the case‚ Hawthorne writes Pearl’s character in this particular way. Pearl’s behavior plays an important role throughout the novel; her behavior is yet another consequence of Hester and Dimsdale’s sin. She is a consequence that is a living reminder‚ and not just so in her presence‚ but as well as her words and actions. In addition to the scarlet letter upon Hester’s bosom Pearl is also a
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is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone. The story takes place during the middle of the seventeenth century in Boston‚ Massachusetts. The story is told through an unnamed customhouse surveyor who writes two hundred years after the events he describes took place. He is both omniscient and subjective because he knows more about the characters than they know about themselves while he also voices his own interpretations and opinions. Body- The title relates to the story because the scarlet letter
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