... , however, never reached the town in time, and the town's consensus is that he has been lost at sea. The townsman then tells of Hester's sin, having an affair, and her punishment, to forever wear a scarlet letter on her breast as an eternal reminder of shame. The deformed stranger ends the conversation with the remark, "It irks me, nevertheless, that the partner of her iniquity should not at ... joy. Dimmesdale regains his vigor and health while Hester flings the scarlet letter off her chest. The mother recovers some of her former beauty, such as described in the beginning of the book. S...

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... provides Pearl with a childhood full of self-discovery, free imagination, and love that knew no boundaries. Any woman who can provide that for her daughter is a heroine, especially given the beliefs and laws or that time period. The legacy left to Pearl was that of a being a strong, passionate, and intelligent woman. Hester saved Pearl from receiving the legacy of the scarlet letter and never being able ... to crawl out from under the shadow it gave off. Some critics of Hawthorne say that he overdid symbolism. ... who can provide that for her daughter is a heroine, especially given the ...

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... the time period he lived in due to the lingering Puritanical outlooks. Whether the plots of his works contain stories of the Puritans, descriptions of witchcraft, or thoughts on Salem, the setting is usually critical to Hawthorne's themes, especially the Puritan aspect. Not only did the era affect the way he wrote; it also affected the content of his works. The Puritans were a big concern in the majority of his writings. Most of the ... forced to wear a red letter made of cloth on her clothes, for the rest of her life. Instead of the society sympathizing toward her and forgiving her, they...

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... . Hester looks out over the crowd and realizes for the first time that her life condemns her to be alone. She looks at her daughter and then fingers the scarlet letter which will remain a part of her from now on. At the thought of her future, she squeezes her daughter so hard that the child cries out in pain. Chapter Three: The Recognition Summary On the edge of the crowd Hester notices an Indian ... accompanied by a white man. She recognizes the white ... shocked by her reply that he is immediately prepared to take Pearl away from Hester. Hester grabs Pearl and screams that she will di...

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... exist against logic or opposing evidence.8 In Detroit, "ghost-busting is back big time," with "at least five "ghost hunting" clubs" springing up in the metro area.9 The Great Lakes Ghost Hunters Society and the Ghost Hunters of Southern Michigan are just two of the organizations that supposedly embrace the unknown, even claiming to have documentation of "floating orbs [and] ethereal specters."10 "Armed with video cameras, sophisticated recording ... personifications [and] marvelous interpretations"32 as to reveal their own morbid fascination with the unnatural. Arthur Miller's The Cruci...

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... hero that some believe. Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister, lives his life under the watchful yet admiring eye of the townspeople of Boston and, as a result, becomes a slave to the public opinion. His sin against Hester Prynne and Pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his lover and daughter in the daylight. In the Puritan religion any one sin could be punished severely, whether it is a ... minor infraction or an offense condemnable by death. He keeps his dreadful secret from all those under his care in the church for seven years for fear that he will lose their love ... Reverend Dim...

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• Grade Level: High School