It represents a glimmer of happiness outside the grim, ugly walls and heavy oaken door of the prison. ... Hester's A transforms from an evil, wicked stigma, into a sign of respect among her fellow citizens. ... Finally, Hawthorne chooses a person to represent all which is evil in the book. ... So consumed by evil near the end of the book, he admits to Hester that Satan is using him as a tool to commit evil acts. ... The rosebush to show love and hope, the letter itself to show hatred, grief, and respect, Pearl to show salvation, integrity, and pride, and finally Chillingsworth, to sho...

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The situations presented in the novel either have a light side, thus meaning good, or an evil darker side. ... The use of light and dark is frequently used to represent good and evil, in the novel The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... It is this obsession that makes him so evil or dark. ... The main location represented with darkness is the gloomy forest. ... The use of light and dark is used to represent good and evil, which in turn sets the mood and setting for the story. ...

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Red most obviously represents Hester's sin, as shown by her scarlet letter. ... Black is used to represent evil and hiding. ... Hawthorne explains black weeds growing from a sinner's grave as evil coming out and dying. ... Black is used to symbolize the worst and most evil part of an object or person. ... Darkness represents a poor state with self-denial, as well as representing simple evil. ...

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Hawthorne expresses the good and evil accompanied with human nature and how it not only effects the individual, but how it is reflected in society. ... The Puritan members of society do everything in their power to ostracize, and punish the evil doers, but Hester experiences more freedom when she is isolated, which is exactly opposite of what is intended. ... The rosebush next to the dark prison door represents the classic "light at the end of the tunnel" theme. The rosebush represents so many different things; purity, optimism, and the ability of nature to endure and outlast man's activ...

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(Hawthorne, 2000, p. 45) Hester herself often glimpses flashes of this evilness in her child. ... Moby Dick is a timeless tale of man's battle against sin and evil. The men of the Pequod are in a constant evil battle against the white whale Moby Dick. ... In Moby Dick, the symbolic message is that sin threatens to destroy the world, which in the story is represented by the Pequod. ... (Melville, 1851, p. 174) It often seems as if some evil spirit, possibly the devil, possesses Moby Dick. ...

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Because of that, Chillingworth represents evil in the novel. ... Even from the beginning, when there is a beautiful rosebush surrounded by "evil", which previews what is to come in the book. ... Pearl represents Hester's sin. ... The scaffold also represents an important part of the book. It represents the public forgiving of sins. ...

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The letter "A" changes throughout the novel and goes from something evil to something good, in this case being "angel." ... Being a mere badge, this letter represents an identity, a mark, and a way of justification. ... Many see the "A" as something evil, as something for which Hester should be deeply ashamed about. ... And because of this the town people appreciate Hester and what she has done, proving to Hester that she is ultimately pure and not evil. ... This letter represents the novel as a whole; it gives the story and characters life. ...

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A delicate balance between forces that are good and those that are evil hangs within every beating heart. ... Both the potential for good or evil dwells within each of these characters; however, it is their choice whether or not to give into the anger which will cause the evil within to grow. ... Evil has proven to be just as consuming as Dimmesdale's sin, if not more. The evil within Chillingworth has transformed him into the being from which all evil is rooted: the Devil himself. ... Despite the evil found in Pearl through the pain she caused her mother, she has come to repres...

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The letter on his chest also represents that his sin will never leave because it is a part of his body rather than Hester's is only a piece of cloth. ... It symbolizes that Chillingworth was already evil when he came to the village. ... Chillingworth knows what he has become yet he still persists to do evil, he does not repent or feel sorry, he jus recognizes the changes in him and blames it on others. ... This is because Dimmesdale had already confessed so Chillingworth had nothing to live for and his motive to do evil had faded with Dimmesdale's death. Or it may kind of shows...

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It means adultery because Hester Prynne commits adultery and has to wear the letter every day to represent that. ... The letter then represents able. It represents able because Hester has been very dignified and honorable while she wears it and she works hard and has became saint like. ... Pearls name represents the treasure that Hester has and is such a high price. ... He is said to be scary and evil looking person therefore his name is Chillingsworth. ...

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Where the normal person has an equal balance of good and evil inside them, Chillingworth's over-abundance of evil begins to take a physical being on his body. ... His body has been crippled by the evilness inside of him. ... It seems like his evilness has filled the void where his compassion should have been. This evil was hidden within him throughout the book. ... Chillingworth was a symbol in the Scarlet Letter to represent the power of uncontrollable evil as well as the self-destructiveness of obsession and revenge....

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For example, he utilizes imagery to convey that Dimmesdale can represent Puritan Society rather than the round character that can be seen on the surface level. ... Through this imagery that parallels Dimmesdale to Jesus Christ, we can see that Dimmesdale represents a Christ figure for the Puritan society, and Hawthorne uses this to criticize Puritan society. ... Pearl, is often identified with the color red, which Waggoner identifies as evil. Pearl is not an evil child in the true sense of the word, but she is a reflection of her parent's immorality and their love. ... Waggoner's the...

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Another romantic nature symbol is the forest, which symbolizes both safe and evil aspects. An instance of the forest being evil can be revealed when Mistress Hibbins approaches Hester to invite her to "dance with the dark man", this goes with the setting of the forest. ... Hester, in this novel, represents the individual. ... Hester represents neutrality against morality. ... Her existence came from what Puritanism deems "evil". ...

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In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses evocative names to portray the characters' inner self and what they represent in the story. ... This character is shown as a very evil person throughout the novel. ... Hawthorne shows how names not only express the uniqueness of his characters, but also can represent the main ideas within his novel. ...

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Abrams (1999) defines Romanticism as how we believe it should be rather than what it actually is, creating heroes who completely lack human shortcomings and villains who are completely evil. ... The forest symbolises both good and evil, where nature manifests truth and freedom, yet can be dark, foreboding and evil. ... Moreover, the wilderness seemed to have some paranormal powers of its own as a place where the 'evil people' meet. ... Thus, he turns to an evil person and becomes the villain in the novel. ... Moreover, everyone adores Dimmsdale due to what he represents, which is a ...

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The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter is a story that shows a love that cannot be. "Mother," said little Pearl, "the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom. It will not flee from me, for I wear nothing on...

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From Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl, the illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmsdale. Because Pearl was born from a man other than Hestor's husband, the townspeople call her the devil child. At first, P...

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The truth of Hester's scarlet letter changed; it no longer represented her weakness and evil, instead, she was now seen as a hardworking woman who is kind and humble. ... Are humans born innately good, evil or both? ... " he demanded, looking into her face, and permitting the whole evil within him to be written on his features. ... On the other hand, Pearl was considered to be born evil because she was the product of her mother's sin. ... No one is born completely evil or completely good, their environment shapes them and they choose whether to be good or evil . ...

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Hawthorne uses symbols to represent a forgiving nature, a punishment for a sinful act, and as living reminders of human foibles. ... Also, Hawthorne has Pearl protect her mother from further evil as he states "Even thus early had the child saved her [Hester] from Satan's snare." ... The prison symbolizes the evil of society and the rusted iron door tells the readers that crime is an ancient aspect of human life. ...

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Dark sides of human nature are presented in this novel, such as Dimmesdale's cowardice, Chillingworth's evilness and the persecution existing for the cruel laws. ... Pearl's role is to represent the nature which should not be limited by society pressure. ... Pearl's innocence and sincereness also serves as a foil to Chillingworth's evilness which is blacker than the sin because of the revenge. ...

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Chillingworth, Hester's wronged husband pretends to be his friend, but he actually plays an evil game with Dimmesdale throughout the whole story. ... On one hand, there is Chillingworth; Hester's wronged husband who wants to take revenge against him, on the other hand there is the Puritan society that is represented by the townspeople. ... The townspeople, who represent the Puritan society, play a decisive role as the second antagonist in the story. ... Chillingworth's evil ploy fails when confronted with Dimmesdale's confession. ...

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It represents the sin Hester has committed, and is a constant reminder of that sin to both herself and the community. ... Just as the A, Pearl represents adultery and sin. ... An imp of evil, emblem and product of sin, she had no right among christened infants.  ...

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The preachers would see her walking down the street and stop her and gather a crowd around her and preach that she did an evil thing. ... Hawthorne's strategy in The Scarlet Letter is to enclose his human dilemma between the extreme positions represented by the black puritan and the fair puritan and to investigate a range of consequences within those boundaries. ( Stubbs Caldwell) The day that Dimsdale confessed he was filled with energy and was ready to tell the world what he had done. ... They could not believe that a priest so holy as he could do an evil sin. ...

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Everyone has committed a sin either knowingly or by accident. Some sins are committed out of love, like that of Hester and Dimmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. While others commit the sin of hate just like Chillingworth. Hester was forced to bear the letter "A" (adultery) as...

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The Scarlet Letter Least Moral Essay Is literature in school graded fairly? Shouldn't most writings be speaking from the spirit and elaboration your own thoughts? How could that be graded on a letter grade if the teacher doesn't agree to that opinion? What if the writing is not moral to the...

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