1. Why I Like Hawethorne Why Other's Don't (Scarlet Letter)
... and cruel world around it. When Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold, connected to Hester by Pearl, another symbol of their love, "there [comes] what [seems] a tumultuous rush of new life, other life than his own, pouring like a torrent into his heart and hurrying through all his veins" (140). Thus, love, life-giving and sustaining amidst the pain and cruelty of the ... punishment causes anger and hate rather than contrition. She develops a bitterness toward those punishing her, realizing they are as guilty as she. "[Hester] forbore to pray for her enemies [the other Puritans]; lest, in sp...
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- Grade Level: High School