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    Hester’s colors in appearance are seen as sinful‚ dark‚ and Puritan related and in contrast Hawthorne reveals Pearls colors in appearance which unveil innocence and life as well as colors that tie in with the scarlet letter which by the Puritans is viewed as sinful colors. Hawthorne chooses for Pearl to freely express her true self and not wear colors that convey facades put on her by her mother Hester and the rest of society. As for the rest of the community‚ made

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    He passes by the prison door that is marked by rusted iron‚ and by the scaffold that has witnessed the ignominy of many‚ yearning for freedom from the unyielding grasp of his weighty secret. As he continues walking‚ he attempts to prevent the burden of his heavy heart from weighing him down‚ placing his hand over his heart to shield the invisible wound from the eyes of passersby. His agony is one that is beyond description‚ a deleterious pain experienced by the soul rather than the physical body

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    breaking the law. Sin not only hurts one in the church’s eyes but also in the townspeople’s eyes. Sin can lead to guilt and guilt can tear away at the body both physically and mentally. Both sin and guilt are represented in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter which reveals the disintegration of the individual psyche: a tendency for the life of the body‚ the mind and the soul to fall apart due to sin‚ like the broken and isolated lives of both Chillingworth and Dimmesdale. The body deteriorates in

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    story‚ chiaroscuro is displayed throughout The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Also prevalent in many masterpieces created by Rembrandt during the 17 century‚ Rembrandt uses chiaroscuro to create a focal point in his paintings and evoke personal thought. Hawthorne uses chiaroscuro to focus on the element of overall sin and to illustrate conflicts between characters. A comparison of chiaroscuro in Rembrandts paintings and Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ provides a deeper understand of how light

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    book‚ The Scarlet Letter tells the story of the conflicts between Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth and how their sins affect themselves and their community. All three have committed grave sin in the eyes of the Puritans‚ but the most evil sin was committed by Roger Chillingworth. The opening of the book focuses on Hester Prynne being publicly shamed for the sin that she committed. She was released from jail and made to stand in front of the public wearing the letter “A” embroidered

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    “The Scarlet Letter” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is based off the early colonial age of New England‚ where religion played a huge role in shaping society and life. Throughout the book‚ sin was a constant factor that plays a role in Reverend Dimmesdale’s life. Committing one of the unforgivable sins‚ adultery‚ with Hester‚ he lets his guilt control his life. However‚ it is better that Dimmesdale doesn’t confess his sin because it leads to Dimmesdale having greater influence over the community

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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 how

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    The Symbolism of Red in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the color red to represent passion‚ the need for beauty‚ and individuality in The Scarlet Letter. In the story‚ Hester Prynne‚ a young woman living in a Puritan community during the mid-17th century‚ is convicted of adultery and forced to live her life in a state of exile‚ branded by the Puritans through the embroidery of a scarlet A on her chest. Her and her child Pearl live in the outlying forest and are

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    occurred. He further comments that even if that is not the reason‚ Hester may have been inclined to remain in Boston because her secret lover still lived there. Hester’s skill at needlework‚ earlier shown in the fine way that she displayed the scarlet letter‚ allows her to maintain a fairly stable lifestyle. However‚ her reputation as an outcast and loner causes a certain aura to be cast around her. Thus‚ Hawthorne points out that young children often crept up to her house to spy on her while she

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    The understanding of varied historical and cultural meanings associated with ‘walks’ aid the 21st century reader in interpreting how Nathaniel Hawthorne purposefully characterizes Hester and Dimmesdale to unify a thematic concern for The Scarlet Letter. Solnit’s diction develops important imagery (specifically metaphors) to guide the reader’s understanding of ‘walking’. “Walking becomes testifying” (Wanderlust: A History of Walking) The denotation of the word ‘testifying’ means to serve as evidence

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