Scarlet Letter's Use Of Symbolism To Show Psychological Effects Of Sin "The act gross and brief, and brings loathing after it." ... She wears her scarlet letter among the solemnly dressed Puritans as this rosebush wears its scarlet blossoms amidst a small plot of grass and weeds. ... Hester has already been discovered and is receiving her punishment by wearing the scarlet letter branding her as an adulteress and keeping her socially isolated. ... In a moment of joy, Hester removes the scarlet letter and tosses it away from herself. ... We later see this is true as she lives...

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She is forced to sew a scarlet-colored letter on the front of her dress in plain view of anyone who might encounter her. ... Hester derives her sense of self-identity from the Scarlet Letter. ... Her fabrication of the Scarlet Letter evokes indignation and resentment from the townspeople. ... Wearing the symbol of the Scarlet Letter became an integral part of who Hester believed herself to be as a person. ... Why did she not leave and begin her life anew without the stigma of the Scarlet Letter? ...

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The Scarlet letter: In the world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, he shows the audience a 1600 Puritan society. ... The Scarlet Letter is very distorted in its depiction of the appearance of the letter, the meaning of the letter, and the affect that the letter has on other people. The appearance of the Scarlet Letter is very mysterious. ... The Scarlet Letter is very distorted in the appearance of the letter, the meaning of the letter, and the affect that the letter has on other people. The distortion of the scarlet letter shows how the rest of the story is so distorted...

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The Scarlet Letter Least Moral Essay Is literature in school graded fairly? ... From my perspective, Hester is the most moral character in the Scarlet Letter. ... She was even able to hold on to the scarlet letter so well; the original purpose had reversed itself. ... Roger Chillingworth, the actual husband of Hester Prynne, is the antagonist of the Scarlet Letter. ... Arthur Dimmesdale, a weak character, mentally and physically in the Scarlet Letter. ...

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Symbolism in "The Scarlet Letter", whoa just gave one away! ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" contains many symbols, including the forest, Pearl, and the scarlet letter itself, which all contribute to the main theme of sin and its consequences. ... Hester bore a baby from this relationship, and was forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" for adultery. ... In the beginning of the novel, the scarlet letter "A" symbolizes shame and punishment. ... The scarlet letter now attracts hearts looking for love rather t...

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The Scarlet Letter By: Nathaniel Hawthorne Period 4 Adv. English 11 November 2, 1999 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn begins by dealing with Hester Prynne's crime and sentence. ... Pearl's role in the story, I felt, was the scarlet letter come to life. ... The ending to The Scarlet Letter sends a message of how great the power of confession and unburdening the soul is. ... Bibliography The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorn ...

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In The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne creates a story where every emotion is shown. ... The book The Scarlet Letter shows the consequences of peoples actions and how everything does not work out the way one has planed. ... The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. ... Jimmy Eat World's two lines summarize The Scarlet Letter and all the characters, "Someone's gonna ask you what it's all about. ... Both The Scarlet Letter and A Praise Chorus explain how life has unexpected twists and turns. ...

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The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne's crime had several effects on her character including the ways she relates to other people in the book including her daughter, Pearl, husband, Roger Chillingworth, and the other people of the colony. ... Pearl touches the scarlet letter and says that he didn't send her. Pearl enjoys touching her mother's scarlet letter. ...

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In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author attempts to show the way society casts out individuals simply because their ideas and deeds differ from the common values. ... "Thus the young and pure would be taught to look at her, with the scarlet letter flaming on her breast as the figure, the body, the reality of sin" (83). ... "Children to young to comprehend wherefore this women so be shut out from the sphere of human charities coming forth along the pathway that lead town ward; and, discerning the scarlet letter on her breast, would scamper off with a strange, contag...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, is a classic tale of human frailty and sin and the hardships that are caused by a single mistake. ... At the same time, The Scarlet Letter, tells the story of one woman's struggle to find meaning in living after disobeying the highly regarded word of God. ... The Scarlet Letter uses dark romanticism as Hawthorne attempts to explain the sinfulness of human nature and why people act as they do. ... It [the letter] was revealed!" ... The obvious symbol is the letter A on Hester's chest. ...

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"The Scarlet Letter" Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "The Scarlet Letter" in 1850 in the highly religious area of New England. ... "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has many different themes contained in the novel, but the themes of Puritanism vs. ... The Scarlet Letter is chock full of symbolism. ... Not only Hester, but also the physical scarlet letter, the badge of shame, is shown through the author's tone and word choice as a beautiful, gold and colorful piece attached with gold thread, thus giving the scarlet letter A a majestic tone when Hester wears it. ... The Sca...

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Secret Sin Leads to Guilt In "The Scarlet Letter", Hawthorne depicts a way of life that no longer exists in today's society. ... Hester cannot even bring herself to tell her own daughter the true reason for the scarlet letter, which seems everyone but Pearl knows. ...

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She goes on to say that if her sentence to wear the scarlet letter was over, the letter would disappear naturally. ... Although the scarlet letter may not be the sentence of God, it does help Pearl redeem her soul. ... Dimmesdale says, "Happy are you, Hester, that wear the scarlet letter openly upon your bosom! ... I agree with the statements that Wagenknecht made about The Scarlet Letter. He says that the scarlet letter was not the punishment of God, but of the Puritan citizens; that Chillingworth and the Puritans that punished Hester stole one of the duties of God; and that by wearing t...

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The Scarlet Letter can be considered a satire of Puritan beliefs because the book is full of angry people who mock and ridicule the unfortunate one who bears the letter "A" on her chest. ... The Puritan community is said to be one of strict and proper manner though when one bearing the scarlet "A" on their chest was to walk through the town, they were pointed and taunted at, as though they were not a human being but of some sort of horrifying existence. The Scarlet Letter could have been written to show others of Puritan ways and beliefs but one who reads this would go on believing th...

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One of the main topics of The Scarlet Letter was the guilt that Hester Prynne felt and repented for and the guilt that Arthur Dimmesdale felt and tortured himself with. ... In fact, her punishment worked so well that many people of the town refused to interpret the letter as it's original meaning, instead saying that it meant Able. Even at the end of the book when Chillingworth and Dimmesdale die, she still wears the letter to remind herself of and learn from her sin. ...

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Two literary works which support this quote are A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry and The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Another work of literature which supports this quote is the novel, The Scarlet Letter. ... Through characterization, Hester shows she can turn the letter "A" she wears to mean able instead of adulteress. ... In conclusion, the quote, "The test of a courageous person is the ability to bear defeat without losing heart", is supported by two works of literature, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, and The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ...

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The character Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter first appears as a beautiful and defiant young woman, but as the story progresses Hester matures and becomes devoted and strong. ... Hester Prynne is charged with the crime and sin of adultery, bears an illegitimate child, is made to stand on a scaffold to be publicly ostracized, and made to wear a scarlet A on her chest for the rest of her existence. ... Hester's letter also changed in meaning, it was first a sign of an adulteress, then of an able woman, and finally "the scarlet letter ceased to be a stigma w...

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The first few chapters introduce the theme of sin, when they tell the reader about the prison, the scaffold, and how Hester is being publicly condemned for adultery. These chapters also show the reader that the society is depicting the political reality of Hester's World, the Puritan society. The...

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Hester is plagued with more than just a letter "A"; she is given a child from her affair who is just as much a reminder of her sin as the scarlet letter. Ultimately Hester overcomes the shame associated the scarlet letter and creates a sense of family for herself and Pearl. ... Although Pearl is definitely a positive, spirit building, influence on Hester's life, Pearl's main role as the scarlet letter proves to challenge Hester's resolve. Pearl is "the scarlet letter, only capable of being loved, and so endowed with a millionfold the power of retribution- (p64) As a symbol of he...

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Obviously what he found should be the scarlet letter carved into his chest, it is the only thing that could bring so much joy to Chillingworth. ... Hester We find out that Hester Prynne has committed the sin of adultery and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter A on her clothing. ... It is hard for her to do this because Pearl is a wild child and is a basically the scarlet letter in the flesh. ... However on her tombstone, the scarlet letter still exists showing how one can never escape sin. ... Pearl gets mad when Hester takes off the scarlet letter in the forest b...

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Sin, Punishment, and Redemption In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne many themes are presented .The Scarlet Letter is a very complex and can be interpreted in may ways. ... "Not a stitch in that embroidered letter, but she has felt it in her heart"(54). ... Pearl was metaphorically linked to the scarlet letter . Pearl was considered an extension of the letter, and reminded her mother daily of her sin. ... Eventually, even her punishment, the letter received a positive meaning. ...

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The scarlet letter is a symbol which demonstrates that even when sins are committed, they can be confessed and forgiven. ... This letter was very large and was filled with ruby jewels. ... Pearl is the living scarlet letter that was created by sin and to her, the letter worn around Hester's neck, is Pearl's way of saying that what Hester did was wrong. ... In that remarkable forest scene in The Scarlet Letter, the long repressed/suppressed sexuality of Hester is suddenly exposed when she releases her hair. ... The scarlet letter had taken over her appearance."...

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Because Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale committed adultery, they both went through appearance and personality changes. Through out the book (The Scarlet Letter) examples and reasons are given to prove that their changes did leave a message. Once the town had known Hester's sin, her personalit...

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In The Scarlet Letter, Minister Dimmesdale becomes a greater sinner than the two other main characters, Hester and Chillingsworth, because he does not confess and take the blame for the sin that he committed. In The Scarlet Letter, Minister Dimmesdale has an affair with Hester Prynne, which results in the birth of the baby, Pearl, and leads to the deterioration of Hester's husband, Chillingsworth. ... Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale has many opportunities to acknowledge his wrongdoing. ... She wore the scarlet letter, only once in seven years lying about its meaning. .....

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Character Analysis: Hester Prynne The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an objective description of the life of Hester Prynne, who is an adulteress. ... From the moment Hester Prynne is introduced into the plot of The Scarlet Letter in chapter 2, "The Marketplace", the reader realizes she is very prideful and strong. ... Hester exhibits great courage all throughout The Scarlet Letter. ... From the outside, the scarlet A on her chest would seem like it did not do anything to hurt her pride. ... It is apparent that Hester did indeed feel the brand the letter put on her deep in...

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