Possible Short Answer Questions for the Scarlet Letter
The Puritans in the story where very judgemental. If something bad happened, in their eyes, there is no forgiving it.
No, I would not call her a hero, but she did endure a lot of attention that women in the 1800s would not normally go through.
Yes, he was important in the story.
Hester wore the letter on her chest because it was a symbol of the crime that she had committed with was adultery. The letter signified that Hester was a criminal, she committed a sin and could not be trusted with anyone. The letter functioned as a title for who she was suppose to be forever and she could not be forgiven. As time went on, Hester changed the meaning of the letter when she showed people what her personality …show more content…
He and his wife ended up helping Eliza and her son.
Tom was hurt, but he was in disbelief.
Plantations below the river were known for the hard labor, in some case slaves would die.
Early American Literature Possible Questions
Nathaniel Hawthorne; Emily Dickinson; Herman Melville
Mark Twain; Henry James, E.W. Howe
Max Jacob; Stefan George; Fenton Johnson
Nathaniel Hawthorne Walt Whitman; Henry David Thoreau
20. Scarlett Letter Quotes
Allusion
Is an indirect reference to something
“She never created a friend, but seemed always to be sowing broadcast the dragon’s teeth...”<- A reference to Athena (Mythology)
Metaphor
Comparison between two things that are not related
“...it needed only to know the spring that controlled the engine”
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor that is continuous throughout a story
“See ye not, she is the scarlet letter”
Imagery
A description that appeals to the five senses
Diction
Style that a speaker of character uses
Personification
When non-human things are acting like humans
“He had been driven hither by the impulse of that Remorse which dogged him everywhere”
Hyperbole
Extreme Exaggeration
Paradox
A Contradiction
Double Consciousness
Feeling of having more than one social
The Puritans in the story where very judgemental. If something bad happened, in their eyes, there is no forgiving it.
No, I would not call her a hero, but she did endure a lot of attention that women in the 1800s would not normally go through.
Yes, he was important in the story.
Hester wore the letter on her chest because it was a symbol of the crime that she had committed with was adultery. The letter signified that Hester was a criminal, she committed a sin and could not be trusted with anyone. The letter functioned as a title for who she was suppose to be forever and she could not be forgiven. As time went on, Hester changed the meaning of the letter when she showed people what her personality …show more content…
He and his wife ended up helping Eliza and her son.
Tom was hurt, but he was in disbelief.
Plantations below the river were known for the hard labor, in some case slaves would die.
Early American Literature Possible Questions
Nathaniel Hawthorne; Emily Dickinson; Herman Melville
Mark Twain; Henry James, E.W. Howe
Max Jacob; Stefan George; Fenton Johnson
Nathaniel Hawthorne Walt Whitman; Henry David Thoreau
20. Scarlett Letter Quotes
Allusion
Is an indirect reference to something
“She never created a friend, but seemed always to be sowing broadcast the dragon’s teeth...”<- A reference to Athena (Mythology)
Metaphor
Comparison between two things that are not related
“...it needed only to know the spring that controlled the engine”
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor that is continuous throughout a story
“See ye not, she is the scarlet letter”
Imagery
A description that appeals to the five senses
Diction
Style that a speaker of character uses
Personification
When non-human things are acting like humans
“He had been driven hither by the impulse of that Remorse which dogged him everywhere”
Hyperbole
Extreme Exaggeration
Paradox
A Contradiction
Double Consciousness
Feeling of having more than one social