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is a comic depiction, it is what the majority of children grow up thinking a hero looks like. Similarly, a hero, or heroine, is defined as someone who is “admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities”. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, plays with the idea of heroism, making it a subtle, yet effective quality, rather than a career. The novel follows the story of Hester Prynne, a young mother who committed adultery in a Puritan society. She is outcasted…

not normal man and recognizes him as her husband, who has been told to be lost at sea. When the husband is astonished to see her on the block, he asks someone in the crowd about what she had done to be up there and is told the reason why she has the letter and is up to more than likely to be guilty. He exclaims that the father should be punished as well and sets out on a journey to find him and get him punished as well.. He decides to go undercover” as Roger Chillingworth to help him keep his…

believe what was going on in front of her own eyes, a reality almost as if she was in hell. She thought to herself “Could it be true? She clutched the child so fiercely to her breast, that it sent forth a cry; she turned her eyes downward at the scarlet letter, and even touched it with her finger, to assure herself that the infant and shame were real. Yes!-these were her realities-all else had vanished”(117).With this imagery, it shows realization that she has not fully caught on with the impact…

The Bible says, “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”, therefore there is no one character in ‘The Scarlet Letter’ who is without fault or should be excluded from some type of judgement. On this note this paper will be a general documentation of the sins of the Puritan people of the town, and a brief summation of the sins of the main characters. To put the sins implicated in this book in ascending order this paper will start with explaining the sins of the young Pearl, go…

Sin in the Scarlet Letter: The Use of Masks and Secrecy Vs. Open Confession “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” (Proverbs: 28) These words embody the underlying morals of The Scarlet Letter, an American novel published in 1850, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter presents the unfortunate situation of Hester Prynne, an adulteress in a Puritan community. Hester’s husband, Roger Chillingworth, seeks revenge…

Since the agricultural revolution, women have held subservient positions in society. Even today, inequalities such as gender bias and slut-shaming are constant injustices most women face in their lifetimes. In The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and originally published in 1850, Hawthorne comments openly and often about the infringement of Hester Prynne’s rights as a human and a citizen. He discusses the torment and abuse she endures after being found guilty of adultery, and…

Hawthorne first introduces Roger Chillingworth in the The Scarlet Letter, he describes his physical appearance as mildly deformed. 2) Body Paragraph 2: However, Roger becomes consumed by revenge and as a result, transforms into a decrepit, uglier, more deformed man. 2) Body Paragraph32: Roger is also initially presented as an incredibly bright man who loves reading and knowledge. As the novel progresses, however, Roger loses this love, and a burning desire to punish Arthur replaces…

In Nathaniel Hawthorne 's The Scarlet Letter, there are many events in which he uses to contrast one another in order to highlight certain aspects of the message he is trying to convey. Some people might say that the Scaffold would prove to be a suitable contrast to the Forest, however, the Town provides a much better contrasting element to the Forest; as truth is welcomed in the Forest and punished in the Town. That opinion is evident throughout the novel as the themes of secrets, nature, and…

Contrasting Dimmesdale and Hester It is merely human nature to commit sin. With this being true, how one deals with his or her sin determines his or her ability to achieve peace. Throughout the book, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne have sinned together in adultery. However, both characters have different approaches to how they cope with their wrongdoings. Even though they both have the same sin, Hester is the only character who has to deal with her…

please in society because you have the right to. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the entity of two different laws of nature, Puritan and natural are represented by Hester’s instinct to follow the laws of nature rather than the laws of the Puritans and their society, to earn her own contentment. A woman named Hester has a baby with someone who is not her husband, gets locked up, put in jail and is forced to wear a Scarlet letter “A” on her chest for the rest of her life to due…