the problem is or what is going to happen for the rest of the story is the gun going off. The climax is the final stretch where the racer uses the last of his strength. The end‚ when the author raps everything up‚ is the awards ceremony. In “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne there are three scaffold scenes scattered throughout the novel. The three scaffold scenes are similar in the fact that someone is being humiliated and the
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out that the former is true of all people in the novel The Scarlet Letter. In this novel‚ there are three main characters who commit evil and sinful acts‚ but each act is at a different degree of sinfulness (i.e. the sins get worse as the story goes a-long). These three sinners‚ in the eyes of the Puritan community‚ are the beautiful Hester Prynne‚ the esteemed Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and the cold-hearted doctor‚ Roger Chillingworth. Like Hawthorne‚ I believe that evil is the nature of man but
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redemption? This was a question Hester Prynne in the timeless classic The Scarlet Letter. It is debated whether Hester should have left to another town‚ it is agreed however that Hester indeed did stay despite given the option to leave. Some would argue that Hester should have stayed‚ while others‚ as with all such views‚ would argue the other side that Hester should not have stayed. Numerous arguments can be made as to why Hester should have stayed‚ but will be limited to three reasons: she loved
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The Outcome of the Choices Made “You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.”-Ray LaMontagne The main characters in The Crucible‚ Easy A and The Scarlet Letter all had to deal with particular situations that got them into quite a bit of trouble along with other relating topics‚ such as public shaming‚ sin‚ secrecy and gender roles. The Crucible by Arthur Miller takes place in a Puritan New England town of Salem‚ Massachusetts
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constantly judged for every sin they committed. For example‚ religious conflict takes place in literature such as “Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God” and The Scarlet Letter. Real historical figures include Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams. Religious conflict has shaped American society. In The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne is publically shamed by being branded with the scarlet A for committing adultery for as long as she lives. However‚ many people think that she deserves a bigger consequence
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She’s carrying her child and wearing a scarlet letter “A” attached to her bodice with gold embroidery. Her initial reaction was to run and hide; but she walked with grace and beauty to the scaffold and began her three hours of public humiliation. As Hester is standing there soaking in all that she can‚ she notices someone at the end of the crowd. Her husband‚ who was held hostage by the Indians. He recognizes his wife after a while but says
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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 Sins of the Scarlet Letter Those who have a spiritual background would argue that all sin is equal‚ and that no sin is greater than any other. However‚ others would argue that committing adultery is greater than gossiping‚ or telling a lie. The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne emphasizes the difference in sins. Although each of the characters commits their own sin‚ each of them could be argued as the one with the greatest. Through Dimmesdale’s hypocrisy‚ deception‚ and adultery
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The Crucible vs The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter‚ and the Crucible are two literary works set in the early days in the mid 1700’s and 1800’s of Massachusetts colony. During this time period‚ many people had their town rules‚ were highly religious‚ and believed that things that could not be explained by normal means of witchcraft. Hester Prynne and Abigail Williams of the Scarlet Letter and Crucible are very similar in the ways they both committed sins in their societies. However‚ both women
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The Scarlet Letter – Journal #1 In chapters four through seven‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a plethora of rhetorical strategies to convey his purpose of emphasizing the character’s opinions and also to describe what is taking place in the particular chapter. In chapter four‚ there are many times when Hawthorne uses parallelism to emphasize the character’s opinions. For instance on page 51‚ paragraph one‚ Hawthorne quotes Roger Chillingworth using parallelism‚ “…in the eyes of men and women‚ -in the
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