Scarlet Macaw

The four men deciding Pearl’s fate are Governor Bellingham, Mr. Wilson, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth. The men begin to tease Pearl by calling her “ a little bird of scarlet plumage…” and “one of those naughty elfs or fairies” (91). Pearl seems to be most drawn to Dimmesdale, as she takes his hand and gently caresses her own cheek, “a caress so tender, and withal so unobtrusive…” (96). As the men decide Pearl’s fate, Dimmesdale comes to the mother and daughter’s defense,…

William Shakespeare, Hester in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain exemplify adversity. Adversity means overcoming misfortunes through hope and learning from one’s mistakes. Adversity occurs in many different ways; it may happen physically or mentally but both courses can be conquered through hope and learning from mistakes. One example of overcoming adversity can be seen through Hester in The Scarlet…

During the seventeenth century adultery was considered an immense sin in Boston and those who committed adultery were to be punished. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne we are introduced to a young woman who has committed adultery and now has to wear a scarlet letter upon her bosom, throughout the novel we get to see the development of her and the people she is closest to change. In the novel there are four main characters Hester Prynne, Pearl, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger…

of her life. Hester had to wear the Scarlet Letter, which signified the crime she had committed. Attaching this stigma to Hester restricted her freedom in the new world. Hester Prynne felt that “It [the scarlet letter] had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself” (Hawthorn 37.) The scarlet letter restrained her ability to be truly free. Society had taught people that the Scarlet Letter was a stigma, and that she…

are however, a few that stand brave and stand behind what they did and not hide from it. These people are called that brave ones that fight for themselves and not get oppressed by others. This is just like one character in each of these book, the Scarlet Letter and Article 5. They both lived in a place that had rules they couldn’t contain themselves in.…

The Scarlet Letter is much more than a simple story told about a woman that had to go through hardships because of a sin (crime) committed. The Scarlet Letter is able to depict a portrait of the early Puritan ages of the “new” land, America during the 1600s. Although, for present day circumstances the punishment and obstacles that Hester faces are irrational and quite silly, during the 1600s, it was ideal and necessary to form the idea of a Christ centered nation and through punishments, like…

his enemy. God’s fear is unbiased and is never based on fear or mistrust. Mr. Hooper in “The Minister’s Black Veil” reminds the reader that we are all sinners and that we each wear the black veil of sin. Finally, in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book “The Scarlet Letter” we see that Hester Prynne seeks forgiveness from God, but cannot be forgiven by those in her community. Supported by these literary works, we see that man is unable to fairly judge another as he too is a sinner. True redemption comes…

Symbols can be used in any type of literary text. Whether it is a short poem, or a novel or an epic, symbol can be used throughout to show a deeper meaning within the text. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, is no different. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne uses a multitude of various symbol to allow the reader to interpret many different aspects of the novel in different ways. Hawthorne’s brilliance in the use of symbol even extends into the names of his characters, such as Dimmesdale…

Love never dies, but the people who seek revenge do. In two touching stories, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is a lot to fight for. There are several symbols that are similar with these two pieces, but the differences in the stories keep the reader on edge. Love is a sensational strong bond between two people. Love can bring positive feelings, but it can also cause damage to a relationship. Too much love may lead to an affair, which…

→ 1. AGREE or DISAGREE: Hawthorne made it clear that, by the end of the book, the Puritans had learned something from Hester’s punishment. Why or why not? I firmly believe that in his novel, The Scarlet Letter, the author Nathaniel Hawthorne developed the idea that the Puritans had not learned something from Hester 's punishment. The first method that Hawthorne employed to build the concept that the Puritans had not learned something from Hester 's punishment was to describe how the Puritans…