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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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    Historical Facts through Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter English III (CP) Mrs. Jenny 30 November 2010 Mrs. Jenny English III (CP) 30 November 2010 Historical Facts through Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter relates to colonial time. There are some historical references such as colonial dress‚ Native American medicine‚ Anne Hutchinson‚ laws and Boston. In colonial times both men and women wore stockings that were woven mechanically. Lace‚ ribbons

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    conflict with the necessity of maintaining a stable and controlled society. The Scarlet Letter depicts this conflict in the context of a late 1800s Puritan society. With an emphasis on conformity in Puritan society‚ the introduction of a wild and free force completely threatens that design. This concept of wilderness is conveyed through the characters of the book and reflect how humans want freedom. Nature in The Scarlet Letter represents freedom from the constraints of society; the connections between

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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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    completely of separatists. The Scarlet Letter dramatizes the individualistic dimensions as this tendency of democracy that “relieve(s) the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow” (Hawthorne 29). The Puritans were a group of dissident voluntary exiles who sought to strengthen and reform the Christian community in England by leaving it—setting out across the sea for a New World‚ a New England that would furnish a model for reconstructing the old one. “The Scarlet Letter agrees with the doctrines

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    a lifetime. Is it a sin to give in to the desires and feelings we have as humans? In the scarlet letter‚ Hawthorne uses Pearl to symbolize the sin and passion that Hester Prynne and Dimmesdale gave in to when they committed adultery. Through an impulsive act of love and passion‚ Hester Prynne and Dimmesdale create a beautiful‚ intelligent‚ and fierce daughter named Pearl. She is the human form of the scarlet

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    were everywhere to be shown‚ a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many.” portraying his belief that sin lies within us all‚ and that each individual has a different way of showing this innate sin. In The Scarlet Letter‚ author Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the crimes and faults of Hester Prynne‚ the infamous adulteress of the novel‚ who has been accused of bearing child with an unknown instigator. Throughout the novel we see the symbolic nature of this scarlet letter take many forms‚ as it plays a

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    or moral. That’s not to say they aren’t allowed to have some faults‚ but usually a hero is someone who instills reverence and veneration in others for whatever reason. Nathaniel Hawthorne creates interesting thoughts provoking characters in the Scarlet Letter‚ but none of which give the right distinction that would give them the title hero. The actions and qualities of the characters in the story give no view to morality‚ strength physically or mentally and most of what they do is to please their own

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    The Scarlet Letter: Darkness Illuminated Since the conception of humanity‚ man has been fascinated with that presence which illuminates‚ yet cannot be touched. Mankind has brought it into his religions‚ giving it a great deal of importance in his creed. Following in the footsteps of his ancestors‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses light as a tool of God that illuminates the darkness of human iniquity and exposes its permanence. He studies the psychological theme of the impossibility of eradicating sin

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    She says that the people on the TV tell her things and make her laugh and they are full of colors‚ whereas the books are black and white and don’t make sense to anybody and doesn’t make her laugh instead makes her feel bad. Page 70‚ 71 1. This quote was said by Faber to Montag. In Montag’s world‚ people are superficial; they don’t think or talk deeply about anything‚ and seem to be even scared to do so. Faber on the other hand‚ thinks very deeply about everything‚ he doesn’t just talk about things

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