Scarlet

→ 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…

The Scarlet Letter focuses heavily on the romantic movement and what conflicted it at that time. Hawthorn uses these characters as outlets for showing the romantic movement and how it was put into action while also being ridiculed. Hawthorne wrote the Scarlet Letter to communicate how following the beliefs of the Romantic movement helps lead people to achieving their best moral life; their passion is the most natural feeling, how society ridicules the people who: believe in the romantic movement…

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,…

Setting and Character Development Contribute to Theme: An Analysis of “The Scarlet Ibis” Mackenna Boone Several themes emerge from “The Scarlet Ibis”. The main theme explained in this story is pride. Doodle’s brother feels ashamed because Doodle is unable to walk, which, in a sense, makes him the crippled one because he he shows that he can not ‘stand up’ to the pressures of society. The motivation behind doodles brother teaching him to walk, is his pride, which is clearly illustrated when Hurst…

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses three major characters to show that change can lead to a great or terrible outcome. He uses Hester Prynne, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Robert Chillingworth to prove this. Hester, after becoming an outcast because of her sin, transforms into a figure that the citizens begin to grow fond of. At first, after receiving the scarlet letter, the people see Hester, “as the figure, the body, the reality of sin.” (Hawthorne 70). This ultimately leads…

revenge, determination to redress a wrong, or some other emotion may conflict with their moral duty. In the novel, The Scarlet letter, Hester Prynne, Reverend Author Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth are used to portray this theme. They all have their own duties and responsibilities yet they let their passions come between what is right. Hester Prynne is the main character of The Scarlet Letter and her story starts in Boston where she was suppose to be waiting for her arranged husband, Roger…

The Scarlet Letter is a story of sin, guilt, love, and revenge set in a strict Puritan community shortly after the Salem witch trials. However, the story is more than it appears to be. Beneath its sinful cover, it uses psychological elements to portray a deeper understanding and meaning. Nina Baym’s article, The Scarlet Letter in the Scarlet Letter, examines the importance of the scarlet letter in the story and how it rejects Puritan laws and beliefs. Baym’s article explains why the scarlet…

The Scarlet Ibis The Scarlet Ibis is a story about two young boys, the narrator, and Doodle - formerly named William Armstrong. But that’s not all that the Scarlet Ibis is about. The Scarlet Ibis is also about the Sin of Pride, and how Pride brings with it two seeds - life and death. This theme is one of the core aspects of the Scarlet Ibis. The narrator’s pride is what sets in motion this story in the first place. He was ashamed of Doodle for being physically disabled and unable to walk at the…

Hook. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a historical fiction novel that follows Hester Prynne, an adulterer, through her life with her daughter, the father of her daughter, and her husband that she cheated on. Taking place in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, Hester is released from prison and lives and provides for her daughter solely alone, which is a complete contradiction to the standard conventions in her community at the time. As part of her punishment Hester is forced to…

Nathan Smearsoll Mrs. Porter English 9 Honors October 7, 2015 “The Scarlet Ibis” – Symbolism and Simplicity “The Scarlet Ibis”, by James Hurst, is a wonderful tale. One might read through it, finish, and weep with rage at the ending, but in the end they will love it. One might read through, and see it solely as literal, and in the end they will love it. One might read through, and see it all as allegory, taking nothing literal, and in the end they will love it. They then can read through with a…