Original sin

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about Hester Prynne, who’s the protagonist. Overall, she has been branded with the letter A, which signifies adultery, for the wrong that she has done in her life. For the rest of her life, and till death, she is forced to wear forever her public shame. Now, in the society that we live in currently, people aren’t branded, but if I was branded with a letter that shows my flaw, what would it be? What letter would I have that would shame for the rest of…

Billy died an innocent man who did not have the capacity to do evil intentionally. Jesus died a man who knew no sin. Furthermore, The spar on which Billy hung was revered among sailors like Jesus' cross. Billy was remembered as the kind of man the other sailors wished they could be. He possessed traits that were hard to live up to because they were so incorruptible…

the benefits of handling anger, and the unfortunate consequences when someone allows fury to over take them. In the book of Genesis, God dealt with his anger calmly and judiciously. He identified the he identified the source of his anger, humanity’s sin, and made a plan…

the role of sin and man’s capacity for evil. He is both enthralled by it and at the same time repulsed. But he is acutely aware of its existence and uses this knowledge to highlight the hypocrisy and insincerity of a religion suffused with tyrannical clergy and populated by a disingenuous society intent on purveying saintliness and devout lives while hiding their truest human natures. The “Veil” represents many things but the most prevalent are guilt and the fear of revealed sin. It was just…

forced to live by. Hawthorne uses the main character Hester Prynne to depict his inner struggles in writing, of what he sees as the hypocrisy of puritan society. Hawthorne uses syntax, tone and imagery to convey this hypocrisy through Hester’s supposed “sin”. Hawthorne utilizes syntax to structure The Scarlet Letter as a plane of fiction set in reality. His use of syntax portrays the changes that occur in specific people throughout the story through Dimmesdale, the Villagers, Pearl, and…

of the Earth. We journey into the inferno alongside Dante, who represents sin, and our guide, Virgil, who represents human reasoning. As we travel deeper into the inferno, the punishments become more severe as the sin becomes more grievous. In the beginning, Dante pities the plight of the sinner, much to Virgil’s dismay, however, as we continue on our journey, Dante slowly recognizes that the punishment is fitting of the sin and finds himself to be disgusted with the sinners. Circle I,…

uses Dimmesdale’s sermons, relationship to other characters, and internal conflict to show how there is no way to rid organized religion of all hypocrisy because all men are sinners; humans cannot decide which man is less sinful than others because sin is a common and equally expressed trait among men. The pressure to preserve the purity of Dimmesdale’s congregation dictates his behavior. BODY PARAGRAPH ONE: Topic Sentence: Although Dimmesdale…

person. She helped others and was better off than if she had not confessed her sin. In the end The “A” became something more to others than just a symbol showing that she had committed a great sin. People in the town and in Hester’s life realize she is not any different than before she sinned. They learned that it is not wise to judge someone before you get to know them. It Proved to people that just because you sin does not mean you are not a righteous…

throughout the text: Secret sin of any one person has the ability to eat away at him or her, causing an overwhelming sense of guilt that can control and overtake his or her life; but can also become a necessary evil and a positive good at the same time. The image of secret sin that captivates Parson Hooper isolates his relationships from his congregation, Elizabeth, and God. In “The Minster’s Black Veil,” Parson Hooper wears his black veil to represent his own private sin, in hopes of receiving…

a slave to sin and only because Jesus died on the cross is a sinful person redeemed from sin. Fortunately, since Christians believe that Jesus’ death is enough to redeem all sins forever, it is not necessary for each individual to go through such a difficult process. However, sometimes, like in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner the main character, Amir, believes that only if he takes action will he be able to attain full redemption for his past wrongdoings. Amir too is a slave to sin, because of…