... quarrels, and the little domestic traits of her maiden years, came swarming back upon her- (43). This quote establishes lighter side to Hester's character that is built upon in the following paragraph. "She saw again her native village in Old England, and her paternal home She saw her own face, glowing with ... girlish beauty- (43) These two examples help to construct what Hester's life may have been like before her sin. She came from a well-to-do family in England and has many happy memories from her ... extent. Her life following her sin is a hard one, and the difficulty takes its tol...

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... if they learn to accept other people's shortcomings, as well as their own. Failing to do this and trying to mold people into what they want is not only wrong, but shallow. Aylmer is a scientist who stops his study when he fell in love and married his wife, Georgiana. She has a birthmark on her right cheek ... ; and when they sat together at the evening hearth, his eyes wandered stealthily to her cheek- The reader is informed that the birthmark is not repulsive, but is very small. In the beginning of the story the reader is told that men still find her attractive and that women try to use...

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The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne What do you think about when you hear The Scarlet Letter? Many strong emotions are probably stirring up in your mind. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the ... height of a man's shoulders about the street." (51) Another example is when she walks around the town displaying her scarlet letter, and being shunned by the people, especially the other women (nobody else knows what that feels like, having to wear the letter "A"). Mrs. Prynne is also separated from the rest of society (including the elders, women ... and children) when she is released from prison, and mov...

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... all of these factors contribute to beauty, but beauty in its purest form is found in the heart, mind, and soul. Judging someone solely on looks is superficial. That would be comparable to judging a book by its cover before you even read what it is about. External imperfections, such as a birthmark, should not detract from ... temporary, finite, and flawed. The only way for Georgiana to achieve perfection would be to experience toil and pain. In his destructive pride, Aylmer is convinced that his mastery of science will enable him to remove the imperfect birthmark. With much persuasion, h...

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... of its efforts to the cause of defeating society and the conformity it requires. When there is absolutely no basis for an institution or action, yet everyone pays attention and sacrifices their beliefs for it, that is conformity cause by society. This is what Thoreau found to be so repulsive about America and the society it was harboring. A lack of conformity means giving up the ... obsession with what others may think of you, your beliefs, or your actions. "What I must do, is all that concerns me, not what the people think" (Emerson, Self-Reliance, 247). When ... discussed with a tran...

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