In the Scarlet letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the three main characters all struggle with sin. Hester not only committed adultery against her husband Chillingworth, but also had a kid with a minister named Dimmesdale. When Chillingworth finds out that Dimmesdale is the father, and the other participant in the sin, he devotes his life to the torment and death of Dimmesdale. Hester and Dimmesdale committed a sin of love and passion, and they end up hurting themselves more than anyone else. Chillingworth
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In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Reverend Dimmesdale as a man who cowardly strays away from the truth and, consequently, cannot manage the shame that he has brought upon himself. In a state of vulnerability, Dimmesdale has an affair with Hester Prynne, who then bores his child out of wedlock. In the eyes of this puritanical community, Hester has sinned against God. To punish her, the heads of the town force her to wear a scarlet “A” for adulteress. She must stand upon a scaffold
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There are many different points in the story Into the Wild where things Chris McCandless does and ways that he acts suggest that he had a transcendentalist way of thinking about things. From his distaste for money, need to find his true self, and his views on how society was corrupt and impure, Chris exemplifies his high moral standings and his outlook on how things should be. There are many good examples that help to prove that McCandless was a transcendentalist in the essay Self-Reliance by Ralph
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In Spoon River Anthology written by Edgar Lee Masters he creates many themes on being peace through death some examples of this theme are these following epitaphs; Wendell P. Bloyd, Fiddler Jones, Washington McNeely. You might ask how do these epitaphs relate to peace through death, Bloyd examines death after life as a why of god’s punishment. Jones ended his life with happiness even though he didn’t accomplish much, just forty acres and a broken fiddle. McNeely wanted success for his children but
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In spite of his sins, John Proctor is a proud man who cares about preserving his reputation and self image. After ripping up his confession to being a witch, Proctor exclaims “ How may I live without my name! I have given you my soul; leave me my name.” Proctor cannot bear to live the rest of his life as a lie, as it would ruin his opinion of himself as a good person. Also, the judge threatens to hang John’s confession on the door of the church, which John does not want as it would diminish his
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In the “Scarlet Letter”, Nathaniel Hawthorne narrates his life as a surveyor in the custom house. “A Custom House is a governmental building situated near a port or a wharf. All sailors, sea captains, merchants, and sea traders are required to report directly to the Custom when they land to pay tax on their imported goods.” In his narration he uses many rhetorical strategies such as metaphor, irony, and juxtaposition, to create a vivid and clear picture of his life. The Custom House in itself is
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The readings that this essay will go over are “Sonny’s Blues” & “How it feels to be Colored Me”; and more specifically, how music is used within the two. Music is something that transcends people’s preconceived notions, cultural differences and personal schemas; and for those reasons can be very beneficial to use as a literary device. While the two short stories have more similarities in how they use music, they are not without their differences. “Sonny’s Blues” and “How it feels to be Colored Me”
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In a character analysis, the writer explains how a character and his or her conflict(s) helps readers understand a major theme. Whether it is a major or minor character, either one can illustrate important key themes. In a short story, novel, poem, play, etc., based on a character’s words, thoughts, and actions, one can comprehend their value, and the strengths and weaknesses of their personality. In The Crucible, Miller, Arthur. John Proctor, the play’s tragic hero and a man that lived during
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M Scott Peck once said, “Share are similarities and celebrate our differences.” One of the first societies in America was the Puritans in the 1690s. There are many differences between the Puritans’ society and our culture today including the importance of religion and the relation of church and state; however, there are also similarities between 1692 and 2017 societies, as is evident in how marriage is viewed. One way today’s society differs from the Puritans is the view of religion and the importance
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Truly the darkness can shatter one’s hope, convincing them that there is no room for light in the darkness. Palmer contends that is not ever the case and uses his experiences to prove it. He heartens his audience who may be struggling with their own internal darkness, that there is always room for light as long as one has hope: “and then moves out with healing power into a world of may divides, drawing light out of darkness, community out of chaos, and life out of death” (Palmer 4). Palmer goes on
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