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    "To be fully human is to balance the heart‚ the mind‚ and the spirit.” One could suggest the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ that one should not violate the sanctity of the human heart. Hester was well ahead of her time‚ and believed that love was more important than living in a lie. Dimmesdale’s theology and his inclinations render him almost incapable of action; Chillingsworth dammed himself‚ along with Dimmesdale. Hester was “frank with [Chillingsworth].”

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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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    mistakes. So‚ no one person can rightfully point their finger in judgement‚ when he too has fallen short of perfection. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne contrasts between outward appearance and inner secrets using elaborate symbolism‚ distinct irony‚ and theatrical dialogue to develop his argument that hypocrisy is eminent in all societies. The Scarlet Letter portrays the townspeople as a fierce and judgmental group symbolizing the hypocritical characteristics in the members of a society

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    Section I: Significance of Title: The Scarlet Letter. In the story‚ Hester Prime Committed Adultry‚ and her punishment was that she had to go through out her life for 7 years wearing a shinny scarlet red A. The book could be considered a Metaphor because the scarlet letter was Hester’s symbol of punishment. It was a way for the townspeople to judge Hester literally and figuratively as a woman‚ when it is clearly shown that the townspeople were no better (if not much worse) than Hester. You

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    The Scarlet Letter Motif: Words and names for the Scarlet Letter Chapter 1: Chapter 2: 1. “‘But she—the naughty baggage—little will she care what they put upon the bodice of her gown!’” (49) CM: Like many Puritan women in Boston‚ this woman illustrates the hate they all have for Hester Prynne‚ by declaring that Hester is unmoved by her sin. 2. “‘Ah‚ but‚” interposed‚ more softly‚ a young wife‚ holding a child by the hand‚ "let her cover the mark as she will‚ the pang of it will be

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    Idealism‚ Logic‚ and Puritanism in the Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is about the struggle three people face while trying to live their lives and find happiness in a Puritan society. In the early 1640s‚ Hester comes to the small town of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ while her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ settles business in Great Britain. Hester and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ the town ’s priest‚ engage in the act of adultery and produce a baby girl named Pearl; though

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    The Scarlet Letter: Glossary Term Assessment Short Entries 1. Personification: When an inanimate object is abstractly given human qualities. Example: "The soul beheld it’s features in the mirror of the passing moment" (173 Top of page) 2. Rhetorical question: A question that is expected not to be answered or it has an obvious one. Example: "Is there not law for it?" (Page 45 top of page) 3. Metaphor: A comparison of objects without using like or as. Example:"... poor little Pearl

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    Amelia B. Professor Gao English 430 Spring 2012 “Scarlet Letter” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter is a story full of themes of guilt‚ pride‚ hypocrisy‚ retribution‚ and isolation. Taking place during the seventeenth century‚ the story of Hester Prynne and her famed scarlet letter depicts a story of unconceivable proportions. Guilt‚ Sin and Judgment Perhaps the foremost purpose of The Scarlet Letter is to illustrate the difference between shaming someone in public and allowing

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    "Irony regards every simple truth as a challenge." When reading a story‚ the events that have already presented themselves‚ lead a person to perceive what is going to happen‚ but when that person encounter an unexpected event‚ as commonly experienced through irony‚ it changes what the person perceives is going to happen. The Scarlet Letter exemplifies this use of irony to challenge truth. Hawthorne provides details about a specific character‚ but then creates an event which stands in contrast to

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    Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter “He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it‚ is a saint; that boasteth of it‚ is a devil” (Thomas Fuller). In modern times‚ society doesn’t sentence a man to jail time for committing the crime of adultery. We have grown to accept adultery more in our society today than people did in the 17th century. Back then‚ committing the sin of adultery was as bad as murder‚ and an adulterer could be sentenced to death. Luckily for Hester Prynn in The Scarlet Letter‚ she is

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