... strong affection, which needs only to be awakened by sympathy" (4) but Hester wants so much more for her daughter. Never did it occur to me that Hester wanted to keep Pearl from her father though it may appear that way at times during the novel. What she did want was for Pearl to ... a good, and in the end becomes admired by the people who made her an outcast in the first place. If this is not one of the best comeback stories ever then I do not know what is. Hester's selflessness is a quality all people, not just women, should emulate. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary on-line defines ... ...

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... forest was "the Devil's last preserve."33 Hence, when the Salem minister, Reverend Parris, discovers a group of girls from the town, including his daughter, Betty, and niece, Abigail, dancing and "conjuring up spirits"34 with his slave girl, Tituba, "the rumor of witchcraft [spreads] all about."35 ... to suffer his guilt and shame.46 Chillingworth becomes an almost supernatural being, part devil, part medieval alchemist, and part evil scientist.47 Hester's daughter, Pearl, is described as a "demon child"48 who constantly taunts her mother. She is also another unnatural link to this story...

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... very intensity of their faith, so admirable in a way, made them, he thought, liable to bigotry" (Waggoner 15). In most of his novels and stories, there is a strong display of the Puritan society's reaction to a certain primary character's struggle. Hypocrisy being a major element, Hawthorne also used guilt, confession ... of the society sympathizing toward her and forgiving her, they shun her and humiliate her whenever she does choose to go out in public. Her daughter, who was born as a result of the adulterous relationship, is treaded with the same disrespect. This connection between pe...

• Word Count: 3188
• Approx Pages: 13
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• Grade Level: High School