In, The Scarlett Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the life and punishment of Hester Prynne and her companions in the New England Puritan society. In particular, Reverend Dimmesdale and Dr. Chillingworth are two who are punished. They are not punished directly such as a whipping or torture, but are forced to bear guilt and personal shame which can lead to mental torture. These repressed feelings lead to the different eccentric actions though out the book these were first thought to control
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Reverend Hale Reverend Hale had one of the saddest stories in The Crucible. He went to help during the Salem witch trials with good intentions but ended up hurting more people than he could help. That is why Hale is directly relatable to the song “Starting Over”, by Macklemore. Both Hale and the song are sad and miserable. In The Crucible Hale was a sad, gullible, minister who did not know who was speaking the truth. The song itself is about a sad man who relapsed with his drinking
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If you think that what you do is your own business, you are wrong. In this world, your conduct affects not only you but the conduct of other people as well. If you behave in a way that is considered unacceptable and other people copy your behavior, you are responsible for the consequences. A person's action is responsible for others in his surroundings. Examples where someone's action changed was in the novels such as: Night, The Cay and Lord of the Flies. Night has many important actions that
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In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne craftily uses Robert Chillingworth to project his ideas of morality of relationships, revenge, and science on the world. First he uses Hester’s failed marriage to show the importance of proper relationships. Then he uses Dimmesdale to show the effect of revenge and evil sin does to a person. Finally he uses the Puritan’s reactions to his science to show how morality’s need in quests for knowledge. Chillingworth’s quest for science ahead of spiritual or emotional relationships
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In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, both Pearl and Chillingworth serve to represent differing aspects of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale’s sin. Hester, the protagonist, feels immense guilt over her crime of adultery, as she was raised in a strict Puritan society. Internally, however, Hester believes that her act was beautiful and passionate, which is reflected in her daughter, Pearl. Similarly, Roger Chillingworth, Hester's husband, serves to constantly remind Dimmesdale
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Chillingworth prevents Hester and Mr. Dimmesdale from escaping together. Chillingworth prevents Dimmesdale from getting away without public shame. If Mr. Dimmesdale could just leave, he never would have to truly confront the full extent of his sin, not just the adultery, but also his failure to take responsibility for his actions. Chillingworth now despises Hester, despite any early idea of returning to her in marriage. It may be more accurate, however, to call this hate a form of self-loathing.
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“I have one good reason why you should you walk away from temptation right now. One reason: God.Is.Better”- Francis Chan. The Screwtape Letters written by C.S.Lewis is a book about a devil named Screwtape and his nephew Wormwood. Screwtape writes letters to Wormwood to help him tempt his patient into doubting God. Lewis demonstrates that Satan introduces humans to distraction and doubt using devious but subtle tactics so that people fall farther from God. Satan diverts humankind from the Holy
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society remained the same prior to the years of his death. When she returned to her home in the Puritan settlement, she continued the life she had. As I stated in Journal Entry 6, Hester’s role was to aide and guide others that needed her. The Scarlet Letter was no longer an object of regret but rather an object of awe. Her story became a legend to many after the many years had passed. She never thought of herself and never did anything genuinely for herself, which is why it made it easy for people to
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In preparation for career fair, I focused on how to present myself and what companies I wanted to visit. I updated my resume in response to the suggestions made when I turned it in for one of the previous assignments in Business 101. In order to keep a professional appearance, I bought special resume paper at the Illini Union Bookstore rather than using standard paper. Once I had my resume up to date and my business professional attire ready, I researched the companies attending career fair. I looked
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Tateh greatly influenced the identity of Ruth through his unrighteous controlling acts and moral beliefs. Tateh was the father of Ruth, whom originally married Mameh in intentions to bring himself to America. As a man of greed and of complete selfishness, he caused great damage to Ruth’s esteem and general view of herself, which later trailed off to affect the esteem of Mameh as well as Sams'. Causing such great damage to many of his close ones, ultimately lead to their own independent removal of
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