The Scarlet Letter Symbolism The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. ... In The Scarlet Letter, Hester, for her sins, received a scarlet letter, "A" which she had to wear upon her chest. ... One final way in which Pearl symbolized something in the novel was with her association with the scarlet letter. ... From being a rose, to representing the scarlet letter "A", she was a kind of burden, yet love for Hester. And as a final note, Pearl was more then her mother's only treasure; she was her mother's only source of survival. ...

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Sin and the Scarlet Letter In our imperfect world, it seems as though sin is around every corner. This holds true no matter what time period one examines, as Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates in his book The Scarlet Letter. The novel's main character, Hester Prynne, commits the cardinal sin of adultery and is forced to bear the shame of the scarlet letter. ... It is interesting to note that all three characters are held captive by forces from their own minds. ...

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Such is the case with the youthful Pearl from the novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorn. ... " "Nay, Mother, I have told all I know," said Pearl more seriously than she was wont to speak-But in good earnest now, Mother dear, what does this scarlet letter mean? ... In fact, Pearl is not the demon many consider her to be; instead she is intelligent and sensitive towards her surroundings and can thus understand much about the scarlet letter her mother wears. ... While Pearl's natural curiosity drives her on the quest of discovering the truth behind the scarlet letter, it is h...

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An Analysis of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel of conflict between a woman in love and the stern Puritan community in which she resides. ... In The Scarlet Letter, images increase the reader's understanding of the characters. ... Gomez 3 On the scaffold, the entire town sees the scarlet letter on Hester's bosom for the first time. ... Only now, "the scarlet letter ceased to be a stigma which attracted the world's scorn and bitterness, and became a type of something to be sorrowed over" (1473). ... The scarlet letter...

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"The Scarlet Letter" Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "The Scarlet Letter" in 1850 in the highly religious area of New England. ... "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has many different themes contained in the novel, but the themes of Puritanism vs. ... The Scarlet Letter is chock full of symbolism. ... Not only Hester, but also the physical scarlet letter, the badge of shame, is shown through the author's tone and word choice as a beautiful, gold and colorful piece attached with gold thread, thus giving the scarlet letter A a majestic tone when Hester wears it. ... The Sca...

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To Pearl herself, the scarlet letter is part of her life which followed her to grow up. ... In The Scarlet Letter the nature of evil is shown to the readers through the characters of Pearl and Chillingsworth. ... Pearl is both her mother's punishment and joy and can be seen by the readers to be the living scarlet letter. Pearl James states as Pearl dances by, "It was the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed with life.  This shows that Pearl is naturally evil due to the fact that she is the living form of the scarlet letter so she is to be a punishment. ... We...

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In an attempt to portray both the cause and the effects of committing a sin, Nathaniel Hawthorne writes the book The Scarlet Letter. ... The town does not give her much support either; instead, the town punishes her to wear the letter "A" on her chest for every person whom she meets will know that she has committed the grave sin and to feel "unutterably grievous to be borne"(65). However, one should note that Hester need not have gone through all those punishments if she had not married without love. ... Through The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne tells us how different people suffer differently aft...

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Hester continuously felt the "burning shame" (84) that the scarlet letter caused her. ... All Hester can see is the scarlet letter, and she herself is hidden behind it. ... That shows how the scarlet letter is the most "prominent feature" (102) of Hester, and she is practically "hidden behind it." (102) Thus, the scarlet letter concealed who Hester really was. ... However, everything Hester is viewed as is due to its connotation with her scarlet letter. ... However, the society didn't take note of her "warm and rich" (158) nature. ...

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Chillingworth as Satan in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a novel packed with religious symbolism, and Hawthorne subtly assigns the role of the devil to Roger Chillingworth. ... Symbolically, on another more obvious note, Chillingworth steals one of Dimmesdale's gloves and drops it on the scaffold where sinners are shamed in front of the town. ...

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Miller, the author of The Crucible, and Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, use literary techniques to emphasize the reconciliations of their characters. ... He keeps his scarlet letter hidden under his clothes, a symbol of his sin. ... The Scarlet Letter revolves around sin and its consequences. ... The decision to welcome death, rather than abandon the community, helps John make his moral reconciliation, and to end the novel on a happy note. ...

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It is important to note that Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author, writes from a 2 Puritan frame of reference. ... It was more important to consider justice served by outward ridicule, mockery, and branding the letter "A" on a person's garment, which stood for Adulterer, than to try to redeem the person through forgiveness, prayer and personal involvement. ... It is important to note that even though Dimmesdale is not Hester's husband she views him as the father of her ch...

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They were also very strict in their obedience to laws, which will later be addressed in reference to society's treatment of the young woman in the novel, The Scarlet Letter. ... It is interesting to note often contained such intense emotions as jealousy, lust, and revenge, Hawthorne never allows these to appear. ... In The Scarlet Letter, a young woman has committed adultery. ... He made them the villains in The Scarlet Letter and created in Hester a somewhat Transcendental heroine (Waggoner 14). ... "Young Goodman Brown" is a short story that demonstrates hypocrisy in a dif...

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"(Letter 4 pg. 18) This was when Walton found Victor on a sheet of ice and only one dog remained alive out of the whole team. As Harold bloom describes it in Frankenstein Blooms notes "The next letter, written on August 13th, begins with another declaration of Walton's great affection for his new "guest," a man for whom he feels both respect and compassion, one who spoke affectively and artfully.... Weeks before Victor would go to college Elizabeth contracts scarlet fever and nursed back to health by Caroline who unfortunately contracts it and dies. ...

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Pearl sees Hester's reflection in the armor and points and Hester sees her scarlet letter. She thinks the scarlet letter stands out and is very noticeable. ... Pearl asks Hester again what the letter "A" means but Hester still doesn't tell. ... Hester tells Pearl that she has met him once and that the letter "A" is his mark. ... Hester takes her letter "A" off and throws it away. ...

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Most people know him only for his work The Scarlet Letter, but there is much more to this man than just one book. ... Nathaniel didn't had the most normal boyhood, but he did note later on in his life that some of his happiest years were spent in Raymond, Maine. ... It wasn't until his most famous book, The Scarlet Letter, that his literary career picked up again. ... Published in 1851, at the time it was better received than The Scarlet Letter. ...

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Notes on Contemporary Literature. 1979 v9 n4. ... Notes on Contemporary Literature. 1979 v9 n4. . ... Williams notes what he takes to be a flaw in the two-stage process by which the victim is selected.... ... Many of the names within the story have Puritan, Biblical or Scarlet letter connections. ...

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Also, while I read through my textbooks, I find it helpful to highlight certain concepts which I find important, and I also like to jot down notes and questions to myself in the margins. ... Although both readers, the Microsoft and Adobe programs, both have a highlight feature and a way to create notes, it is more difficult to accomplish than simply doing it with my own hand. ... These free websites had small collections of e-books, though much of the collected works was composed of books considered classics, such as "Tom Sawyer" and "The Scarlet Letter." ...

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Community plays a large role in everyone's life; Pearl and Hester of The Scarlet Letter, LeAlan Jones, Lloyd Newman, Eric Morse and his killers, of Ghetto Life 101 and Remorse, and the rest of the world. ... Some may think that the simple task of wearing a scarlet letter is no big deal, but try to raise a child who questions almost everything while wearing the letter. ... Not only does he bare a hidden scarlet letter but also he must have at least one heart attack due to the unneeded stress he has put on himself and that faith has increased ten folds. ...

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As a child, Herman suffered from extremely poor eyesight caused by a bout of scarlet fever, but he was able to attend Male High School despite his difficulties. ... In the summer of 1850, under the influence of Nathaniel Hawthorne's, "The Scarlet Letter," Melville bought the Arrowhead farm near Pittsfield so that he could live near Hawthorne, and the two men, who shared similar philosophies, became close. ... He published some poetry in his remaining years, but these works were of little note. ...

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