Scarlet Witch

tightly controlled, super “pure” type of Christianity that was present in some colonies during the earliest days of American society. Nathaniel Hawthorne focused on colonial Boston back in its Puritan Era to tell a fictional story of failed love in The Scarlet letter. Hester Prynne faced many obstacles as the protagonist. Her struggles were social and internal, with the guilt of unforgivable sin constantly weighing down on her well-being. However, the true antagonist of this story was Roger…

ultimately becomes the symbolism of a heroic figure. A hero is “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities” according to Merriam Webster. Hester Prynne displays brave qualities with the will to survive under the weight of the Scarlet Letter. An ancient proverb says, “the greatest pains are on the inside”. Hester endures not physical pain but emotional pain. In conclusion, the undeniable fact portrays Hester as a brave character. In accordance with the definition of…

changes the course of a person’s plans. The classic novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne shows a prime example of how one’s mistake, set in the seventeenth century, alters a woman 's life dramatically. The contemporary novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson also take a look at what happens to a high school girl after one unfortunate night. Set in a community of Puritans during the mid seventeenth century, Hester Prynne of The Scarlet Letter has committed adultery. During the setting…

1. The sin Hester Prynne commits is adultery, one of the gravest sins a person could commit in the 17th century puritan society of New England. Hester’s immediate punishment is that she has to wear the scarlet letter, and face the social ridicule that comes with it. Hester will never be able to blend in with the society around her, and instead be required to bear the consequences of her sin at all times. Hester, being cut off from mainstream society moves in to a small cottage outside of…

In The Sign of Four, Arthur Conan Doyle writes about non-European cultures with a negative connotation that is discriminatory towards cultures that are not of European decent. These views are dominantly expressed through either the character Sherlock Holmes or the character Jonathan Small. Jonathan Small’s description and treatment of Tonga, his companion, are the perfect example of how non-Europeans are viewed and treated during the time period in which this novel was written. Small also talks…

2 Page Analysis with Quotes Since the origin of literature, authors have turned to external means to explain the causes of guilt, shame, and conflicts. More recently, however, the authors of many notable works of literature have used Sigmund Freud and his psychoanalytical approach to further analyze their character 's inner thoughts and desires to give reason for their faults and flaws. Psychoanalysis describes searching the subconscious mind to find the origin of all thoughts, behaviors, and…

“Let them love!” This was a common thought that passed through my mind when reading The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Square by Henry James. An inability to love afflicts both of those books’ protagonists, Hester Prynne and Catherine Sloper, respectively. More specifically, the price they pay for their love impairs both of these characters, but the reality of their attractions differs. Hester’s consummates her passion for Arthur Dimmesdale before her story begins. And…

Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale In The Scarlet Letter is considered by everyone as a honorable person in the entire Puritan town. Practically nobody would think that he would be able to do any evil, more so doing the sin of adultery. Unexpectedly, Dimmesdale has the feeling that he is an individual who is much terrible for committing such a sin and not letting it be known to the townspeople. He is affected greatly by this sin but increases his popularity unexpectedly through inspiring him give…

Lindsay Chafizadeh and Olivia Citro Theology : The Problem Of Evil Shams Inati Plotinus, Enneads, First Ennead, 8th Tractate Our presentation was on Plotinus, Enneads, First Ennead, 8th Tractate. The Enneads which is fully The Six Enneads, is the collection of writings of Plotinus, edited and compiled by his student Porphyry. We focused on the First Ennead and the 8th Tractate, which is "On the Nature and Source of Evil". The part that I, Lindsay Chafizadeh, focused mainly on throughout…

The term “Dark Ages” is often used to describe the early Middle Ages, and occasionally the whole Middle Ages, but its usage is controversial due to its implications of backwardness. William Manchester and Gies and Gies provide opposite interpretations of the Middle Ages and on whether they were “dark”. Manchester aggressively criticizes the early Middle Ages as a time of intellectual stagnation and rampant brutality, while Gies and Gies argue that the Middle Ages were not as backwards and “dark”…