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    happens all around us. In your everyday life‚ in movies‚ on television‚ in literature‚ it’s everywhere! It can change you‚ someone you know‚ or someone you don’t know. It can even change the world! This axiom is shown in the American classic‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ in chapter 13‚ Hester Prynne was shocked by how different the clergyman had seemed. He had nearly lost his nerve. His moral strength had been reduced to that of a child. But then again‚ his mind was as strong as ever. Hester‚ with insight of

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    Carl La Barbera The scarlet letter In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ the author Nathaniel Hawthorne includes a series of meaningful citations‚ which are supported by examples. The quote that I chose to analyze and write about is; “No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude without finally getting bewildered as to which be the true.”  The meaning of this quote is that you cannot be two different people in life. It is not possible to be a different

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    Even in today’s society they are still forms of ostracism and shunning due to undesirable actions of certain people. Much like in the Scarlet Letter as Hester is branded an outcast due to having a baby out of wedlock and out her current marriage to someone who could technically be dead. Similar to Hester‚ teen moms today face a similar form of ostracism due to have babies at such a young age and almost always out of wedlock. Of course‚ there will be snickering and gossip from the students around

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    Throughout the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne emphasizes the intricate themes of isolation and alienation. Using a variety of literary techniques and descriptions of emotions and nature‚ Hawthorne is able to fully depict the inner feelings of hurt suffered by the central characters as a result of severe loneliness and seclusion. This‚ therefore‚ further adds to the overall gloomy and cynical atmosphere of the work. Isolation and alienation‚ two forms of torturous estrangement‚ are

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    on to? Symbolization is used throughout literature to foreshadow and define certain situation or characters. In “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne the main character‚ Hester Prynne is guilty of committing adultery. Hester is punished to stand on the scaffold for three hours to be shamed by the townspeople and to wear a crimson letter A. Hester’s tombstone will have the letter A engraved on it so Hester’s sin will never be forgotten. Hester has an affair with Dimmesdale while being married

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    In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ creative symbols‚ such as radiant sunlight‚ represent perfection‚ truth‚ and happiness thus characterizing Pearl as a perfect and innocent girl who is unmatched in her intelligence or beauty. Throughout the book‚ Hawthorne uses sunlight to convey the “beauty that [becomes] more brilliant [every day]” and the magnitude of intelligence Pearl possesses‚ which together made the sun “[quiver as it] [shines] over” her (Hawthorne 61). The comparison

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    Judgement The main theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is judgement. Because of Hawthorne’s broken past many of his writings focus on sin and judgement in Puritan societies. Throughout The Scarlet Letter we journey with Hester as she returns to her village after being held in jail because of her grievous sin of adultery. Hawthorne uses Chillingworth and the townspeople in order to show that‚ “When we judge others we are not defining them we are defining ourselves.” When

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    Scarlet Letter What comes to mind when people think about the solitude‚ darkness‚ and recovery of sin? In the novel this question is very relevant‚ characters in the book face the solitude and darkness of sin itself. Along the way some of these characters recover their former selves‚ for example Hester Prynne finds her way back in society. “The letter was a symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her‚--so much power to do‚ and power to sympathize‚--that many people refused to interpret

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    Throughout The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne describes the complex relationships between the characters. Of these‚ Hester‚ who commits adultery against her husband with the youthful town minister‚ Reverend Dimmesdale‚ grows and develops throughout this story. Hawthorne puts into words how they develop together‚ which in turn helps the story to progress immensely‚ and is of major importance throughout the novel. The two worry how their sin will affect their appearance toward the townspeople

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ a critically acclaimed American writer of the 19th century‚ was born in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1804. The novelist ’s book‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is supposedly his best work‚ and universally considered a literary classic. Concerned with sin and consequences of dealing with it‚ Hawthorne ’s work relates to his own personal sense of shame about his ancestor ’s persecuting roles in the 17th century Salem Witch Trials. By indirectly dealing with his sense of guilt through fictional

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