various characters goes through experiences that allow them to look at things differently than the rest of the town and therefore, changes their whole outlook on life. This is shown from the beginning of The Scarlet Letter with the embroidered “A” on Hester Prynne’s chest. The town folks view this symbol as a mark of shame, having grown up puritan, and lacking sympathy since they have never personally
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John Proctor, a symbol of strength in Salem, was a prideful man. Proctor displayed himself as a righteous man who worked hard, raised wholesome children, and followed the Lord’s laws. What the community of Salem didn’t see was the ongoing internal battle Proctor endured on a daily basis. “He is a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time, but against his own vision of decent conduct,” (Miller 18). Proctor committed the act of adultery with Abigail Williams, which haunted him
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Allister felt troubled that a church member told Tank, his problem was the result of sin in his life. He wanted to speak with him to try to reverse the damage done to his friend. He dropped by for a visit. “Bro, the other day you shared a number of concerns that are bothering me greatly.” Allister sipped on a coffee nervously. “I’m honored that you were able to trust enough to disclose those private moments.” Tank listened with trepidation. He wondered if Allister was there to lay an additional burden
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to describe peal and this is why Pearl deserves more sympathy because she didn't ask to be a product of sin, she is both a blessing and curse and she has to live with a broken family. Pearl is a product of sin of Hester and Dimmesdale. Hester and Dimmesdale are both sinner but Hester is the only one that has to express her wrong doing to everyone by wearing a badge “A” for adultery. The towns people automatically make assumptions and judgements about pearl based on her mother's actions. The towns
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The Scarlet Letter, a book of guilt and confession, shows the effect of guilt through Dimmesdale and Hester. Hawthorne illustrates the awful effects of guilt, and freedom through confession. The book can either be seen as a comparison of suppressing or admitting sin, or of Hester and Dimmesdale. The ideas of keeping in and openly admitting sin contrast each other. Guilt is only in society, and cannot be seen in the forest. Society does play a major role on guilt, but guilt is only torturous if kept
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bell hooks is a cultural critic, scholar, and prolific writer who focuses mainly on race, gender, politics, and popular culture in her works. In her essay “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor,” hooks expresses her view about poverty. Primarily, she begins by describing how society avoids the issue of the poor and how she was raised in a family that lacked wealth, but not morals. Likely due to being raised in this setting, she does not view the poor without morals as the media portrays
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In The Knight’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer, Arcite and Palamon are two knights who got imprisoned by Duke Theseus after being found on the battlefield of the Thebes. Although the majority of the tale centers around Palamon, Arcite, and their love triangle with Emelye, their role in the tale seems to serve more being rivals in love. The unique characteristics of Palamon and Arcite contrast from Theseus, therefore, highlighting the specific qualities of Theseus; such as having great tolerance and morality
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had intentionally given the reader the choice to decide whether or not Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale were forgiven by God in The Scarlet Letter. From Evidence collected from instances in the book, God has unmistakably pardoned the pair. The act of adultery, one of the most vile crimes to possibly commit of this period, was carried out by both Prynne and Dimmesdale. Resulting in harassment and maltreatment towards Hester. Also bringing about her daughter Pearl, a witty young girl. Considered
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throughout the book. The two types of guilt mentioned throughout the story include: external and internal guilt. Hester Prynne, the able adulteress, seems to struggle less than Dimmesdale, the cowardice adulterer. Internal guilt seems to do more damage to a soul in everyday life than external guilt. The first type of guilt displayed throughout The Scarlet Letter is external guilt. Hester is the character associated with this type of guilt. Her
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Dimmesdale makes it clear that he thinks that Hester should be punished for her crime; this is both ironic and unfair because Dimmesdale helped her commit the crime, yet he isn’t punished for it and nobody knows that he committed the crime. Additionally, everyone in Hester’s community treats Hester as an outcast. An example of this is at the procession - everyone gives her a lot of space and stares at her. This is hypocritical because they label Hester by her sin, but no one else in the community
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