... between the two of them and for Pearl, their daughter. Darkness and light symbolize the ongoing struggle between good and evil. The darkness is generally associated with Chillingworth, and the cold acts of revenge he exacts on Dimmesdale. The light stands for truth and purity and Pearl's free nature. A major theme in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the consequence ... , Chillingworth's physical deformities become more noticeable. This causes the town's people to gradually separate from him. Dimmesdale says that Chillingworth's sin is even greater than his and Hester's becaus...

• Word Count: 2338
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School

... to know it" (194) Pearl also fit in with natural things, including the forest, as seen in many parts of the novel. " A squirrel, from the lofty depths of his domestic tree, chattered either in anger or merriment, -- for the squirrel is such a choleric and humorous little personage, that it is hard to distinguish between his moods, -- so he chattered at the ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... a new colony was by no means an easy transition and adjustment for these people. They were in a new land with new rules, new resources, and new neighbors. The colony faced a cold winter in shabbily built homes with a famine that led settlers to eat mussels and acorns to live. By spring, Puritans learned to depend on farming as a necessity for survival. Everyday ... ...

• Word Count: 1790
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• Grade Level: High School

... 's role in Puritan society. Mary was made to do hard work as punishment, this was something that she had never encountered in her Christian society. One night when Mary was cold she moved a stick from the fire to keep her warm. According to Mary, "a squaw moved it down again, at which I looked, and she threw a handful of ashes in mine eyes ... ...

• Word Count: 1420
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... her beauty came back"(191). By freezing her world into a small circle containing only Pearl and herself, she shields the two of them from the scorn of an upright and cold society. Through her life of suffering, she emerges a stronger person, a "with a woman's strength" better able to handle life's painful moments (150). Hester's strength of character in public her way of ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... didn't get to the point until much later in the story, but besides that, and being a bit on the boring side through parts of the book, the book was an overall success. This book also relates to what we have learned in American History I in many ways. It relates to our history class by its time period for one thing. It ... ...

• Word Count: 1497
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School