“[Hester] bore in her arms a child…its existence, heretofore, had brought it acquaintance only with the gray twilight of a dungeon, or other darksome apartment of the prison” wrote Nathanial Hawthorne in The Scarlet Letter about the child born beneath that letter: Pearl (57). The main character Hester Prynne’s illegitimate daughter substantiates herself in the novel through the persistent questioning of her birth story—“Tell me!”—along with providing an unlikely perception unparalleled to the other
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In the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hawthorne uses many symbols throughout the book that help give a contrast to the outside world. One of the symbols that he uses is the woods that represent a place of evil but also privacy. When Hester enters into the woods with Pearl, Pearl mentions a story about a Black Man who “ haunts the forest and carries a book with him... this ugly Black Man offers this book and an iron pen to everybody that meets him here among the trees; and they are
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Wisdom in Essences Confucius saies that, “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” Nomatter a revenge successes of no, it harms the person who does it. In a Nathaniel Hawthorne’s fiction book The Scarlet Letter, the character Roger Chillingworth represents someone who twists his purpose of life and tries to ruminate on Dimmesdale when he realizes his wife Hester Prynne commits adultery with Dimmesdale and has an illegitimate daughter, Pearl. When Chillingworth comes back to the
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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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