... identity and has sworn to secrecy that he will not tell another. Several years then pass by and Hester is then supporting herself as a seamstress and Pearl grows into a stubborn, naughty child. Since they are shunned by the community, they live on the outskirts of Boston. Later, community officials attempt to take Pearl away from Hester, but with the help of ... everything, but I was hoping it was all just psychologically and that he would feel better after releasing he was the father to the public. I thought it was him keeping it in that was really killing him. I thought there would be...

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... longer looked in the same light in society, and in the mirror, "she seemed absolutely hidden behind it (the scarlet letter)." As for her child, Hawthorne writes "that look of naughty merriment was likewise reflected in the mirror, with so much breadth and intensity of effect, that it made Hester Prynne feel as if it could not be the image of ... ...

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... that everyone commits sins and they should be confessed and let out so there is no guilt left. Hester showed this and did not care what the Puritans thought of her. In Hester's heart she loves Dimsdale and has a beautiful child whom she hopes will grow up to marry for love and not follow the ... far away in the woods. There she could live peacefully and cleanse herself from the sin and not be the center of attention. Hester was upset because she thought by confessing and letting the sin out, peoples view of her would be different. She wants Dimsdale to confess instead of keeping the sin a...

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... scripture (Hudson 62-64). This relates to Dimmesdale because the puritans believed very strongly in a strict catholic church. They were very mean and harsh to people they thought or knew sinned. They had very strong faith in the church and followed the examples of the leaders of the church (Hudson 65). So to have a ... town trusted him. They think that a man of the church would never have any thing to do with an affair. The people of the town just thought that Dimmesdale was very upset because such a scandal had taken place in his church. This hurt Dimmesdale because he knew that the peo...

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... survive those things. They worried and felt that the Native Americans, who in Bradford's opinion were, "cruel, barbarous and most treacherous," would always threaten them (169). He along with others thought that they were "furious in their rage and merciless where they overcome; not being content only to kill and take way life, but delighted to torment men in the most ... to travel with the Indians she learned much more about their lifestyle. She saw "the roaring, and singing and dancing, and yelling of those black creatures in the night" and thought of the place she was kept as a "live...

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... awe, such as much always invest the spectacle of guilt and shame of a fellow creature" (63). They almost took a delight in her punishment, having thought they cleansed the town, and therefore only leaving a "pure" society. They thought that if they treated her so horrible that no one would ever even think of breaking the law again. As the story begins the townspeople ... ...

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... with the birth and death of the figures. The actions of the sinners put a shadow on the lives of those around them. All view their effrontery in different ways, some thought they had the right to sin and shame other. Sin was the major topic of Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter. Hester sin of adultery was the focus of this novel ... . With out her husband, whom she the thought died, she committed adultery. Refusing to give up his name as Pearl's father, wanting her to "never know [her] earthly one," only her "heavenly Father" show her determination to stay ... ...

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... is in the safety of the forest and no one else is able to hear them, he is freely able to get more in depth into the conversation. Just the thought of Hester engaging in a talk with Dimmesdale in their society is un-mentionable. Yet, in the forest, they may feel free to do as they wish and not have to ... novel. As seen through the forest, Pearl, and the scarlet letter "A". The forest which symbolizes the freedom and solitude that someone can have, even in a Puritan society is a very promising thought from Hawthorne. This shows that even though, in a Puritan Society, where living in tru...

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... Prynne becomes less of an outcast in the public eyes. Seven years after she has stood on the scaffold as a criminal, her letter is thought by the people to mean able as opposed to adulteress, and she is thought of as an angle. It basically comes down to this: Hester accepted the evil, or "forest" side of man, and is secretly respected ... ...

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... , to a higher point" (Hawthorne 109). Dimmesdale tries to confess his sin to the community during his sermon, however this only leads the community thinking of him as a holier minister. Dimmesdale thought the people would "tear him down out of the pulpit which he defiled" (Hawthorne 95). The reaction of the community was contrasting with his prediction, "'The godly youth!' said they ... ...

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... referred to the baby as "twenty-seven several lumps of man's seed." Hutchinson's beliefs varied from the Puritans, and they saw this event as God's punishment for Her. The Puritans thought God was interfering with her life to punish her for her blasphemy. Many interesting Puritan laws were made regarding marriage. The husband was obligated to provide financial support to both ... ...

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... of love. Her salvation lies in the truth, the truth of love and passion. The scarlet letter could represent Hester's confinement and solitude in her own world of grief and thought regarding her action. The single time in the novel that Hester removed the letter from her bosom she seemed to explode with youth, freedom, and passion. Yet once it was ... ...

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... -working Christian. People can rise out of adversity by earning respect. Hester rose out of adversity to have the Puritan people believe that she is not as they had once thought. Hester is strong to love Pearl for who she is, and keep her dearest secret to herself. And out of the turmoil and torture that the Puritans put her through ... ...

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... who has had Mrs. Hutchison violated the churches beliefs and the governments regulations, she was starting to spread her word to others in what she believed was right, and she thought she is being discriminated against her gender. The local government was also stopping these issue because it could of caused the union and the church to lose its union together ... ...

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... two's sin and has been tormenting him with it. After the two have talked Dimmesdale is relieved and a little happier. Do I feel joy again?" cried he, wondering at himself. "Me thought the germ of it was dead in me! Oh, Hester, thou art my better angel! I seem to have flung myself--sick, sin-stained, and sorrow-blackened--down upon these forest ... ...

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... woods can be shown through the black man that Pearl sees, who was the people's symbol for the devil. The woods at that time were very dangerous and the Puritans thought that people went in and then came out corrupted. An example of this would be Mistress Hibbins, who was a witch and outcast to society, like Hester. She tries to turn ... ...

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... than herself, and who not unfrequently insulted the hand that fed them"(87). Even the poor consider themselves better off than Hester. They may have been financially poor, but they thought that they were richer than her morally. As time goes on, Hester's good deeds finally are condense noticed by the community and life takes a turn for the better for her ... ...

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... so strong and sincere that Dimmesdale became very sick and depressed. As the novel continued, he got sicker and sadder, while becoming darker and darker. The people of the town thought it was Chillingworth making Dimmesdale sick and depressed and that Chillingworth himself was a messenger from the black man. Dimmesdale knew this was not true and knew he was feeling sick ... ...

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... then just cloth. "When Wilson spoke, the scarlet letter seemed to derive its scarlet hue from the flames of the infernal pit-(P.74) When Hester returns to the prison, some thought the letter "threw a lurid gleam along the dark passageway of the interior.""(P.75) These two passages show the letter as being almost unreal. The people seem to be emotionally agitated ... ...

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... a threat to his authority as the minister. That is one reason he p! resses the execution of John Proctor. Another reason he presses the executions is because he cannnot bear the thought of witches in his parish. If there are witches, this would prove he is not performing his job as he should. Besides the parallel of ministers, there are also other ... ...

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... was very tasteful, but far beyond what was allowed in her community (50). The "A", although a magnificent creation, was supposed to be a disciplinary action, and because it was so detailed, many thought Hester was making a mockery of the system that punished her. The women called her a "brazen hussy" and felt she was not taking the sentence seriously (51). Although her clothes were ... ...

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... to his breast, a motion that he carries out as "if afflicted with an importunate throb of pain."(Hawthorne 119) Arthur does this frequently, and the reader is presented with the thought that this gesture possibly is not done as much out of physical suffering as spiritual suffering. Not only is the health of Arthur's body in question, but the condition of ... ...

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