but‚ if entrusted to the wrong set of hands‚ it will lead to major destruction. Power has been given to everyone just in different amounts. What people do with the power they have is up to them‚ but‚ in many instances‚ it is misused. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hawthorne creates a story that shows the abuse of power by people in different social statuses in Puritanical society. The abuse of power between the Puritans in Hawthorne’s story and people in American society today displays
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The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Protagonist: The Protagonist in the Scarlet Letter is Hester Prynne. Hester Prynne is a tall elegant‚ beautiful women. She has dark abundant hair and according to Nathaniel Hawthorne deep dark eyes. Hester Prynne could leave people awestruck. She was such a nice‚ kind‚ and generous woman. She was also the greatest seamstress to most. Hester Prynne is the main focus of our story The Scarlet Letter. (65) Antagonist: The antagonist in the story is Dr. Roger Chillingworth
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identity. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ illustrates how denying the truth affects one’s mental and physical wellness. It is better to be true to one’s identity rather than put up a false identity to please society. Hester and Dimmesdale both bare a scarlet letter “A”. Yet‚ Hester’s is a symbol of beauty in truth and the Dimmesdale’s a symbol for the ugliness of one’s character when one is untrue and ashamed. Hester Prynne’s scarlet letter is a symbol of the beauty in being true to
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Li 10/29/12 Chillingworth and Dimmesdale As Chillingworth grows closer to Dimmesdale‚ their relationship begins to mirror that of Pearl and Hester; like Pearl is to her mother‚ Chillingworth is a constant reminder of Dimmesdale’s past sins and is not only obsessed with discovering the reverend’s secret‚ but is also strangely drawn toward Dimmesdale’s chest (just as Pearl is drawn toward the scarlet A). After returning from the graveyard where he gathered some herbs‚ Chillingworth tries to manipulate
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Tajbik Sheikh The Scarlet Letter Intro In the 16th century‚ Puritans immigrated to America from Great Britain in order to escape religious persecution‚ and by the mid 17th century they had erected a well established society based on their theological beliefs. The Puritan religion was one of austerity and geared towards spiritual devotion rather than worldly possessions. Puritans followed rigid laws which rarely changed with time. They also had little tolerance for anyone who broke these laws
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Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is poisoned‚ or that he merely died of guilty conscience. In the Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Reverend Dimmesdale commits adultery with Hester Prynne‚ and so she bears a child. Dimmesdale does not admit his sin to the people in the community. Keeping the sin a secret for as long as he does creates guilt and suffering which manifests in him until his death. Chillingworth is Hester’s husband who is symbolic of a leech because he lives off of Dimmesdale for a “host”
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Struggle In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter‚ the main characters face the theme of isolation. Every single one of them deals with it internally‚ however‚ two of them must face it externally as well. To feel isolated is like standing in a crowded room‚ constantly filling with familiar faces but yet the feeling of emptiness or aloneness still lingers. It’s a battle with humanity as well as your own mind; in a particular case in The Scarlet Letter it drove a man crazy. Being driven crazy
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Shame of Teenage Pregnancy and the Scarlet Letter Shame affects everyone in their lives sooner or later. People don’t all feel it in the same way. In the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne the main character Hester Prynne knows how it feels to be ashamed or embarrassed. She’s shamed because while she was married she cheated on her husband. She ended up having a baby with another man. To punish her she was commanded to wear a letter “A” for adultery‚ by the townspeople
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Matthew Polito Mrs. Audiffred Honors English 11 Writing Assignment #2 October 29‚ 2012 Sin‚ Guilt‚ and The Scarlet Letter Sin and guilt are themes that are not only central to The Scarlet Letter‚ but to the entirety of Puritan Culture. They come hand in hand‚ and are seen as almost necessary for moral perfection. Throughout The Scarlet Letter‚ nearly every character is changed or at least affected by sin and guilt‚ and for many of them it is in a life changing way. It is an unavoidable side
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be kept unanimous chillingsworth is determind to figure out who it is. He starts to become crazy here of he must know who Hester got pregnant with. "And now‚ Mistress Prynne‚" said old Roger Chillingworth‚ as he was hereafter to be named‚ "I leave thee alone: alone with thy infant and the scarlet letter! How is it‚ Hester? Doth thy sentence bind thee to wear the token in thy sleep? Art thou not afraid of nightmares and hideous dreams?" Since now that the town hates hester for her crime and is
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