Superficial Moral Systems Exposed in Lord of the Flies, Crime and Punishment, The Scarlet Letter, and Pygmalion "The superficial nature of human moral systems" is a valid concern in society today. ... A perfect example of this human hypocrisy lies in The Scarlet Letter's Arthur Dimmesdale. ... Svidrigailov gives in a capricious way, with little thought either way for the good of the people to whom he gives. ...

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It was then she decided not to tell [Richard] yet about [his child John]. ...That night [Richard] cut his wrists with his razor and he was found... dead among the scarlet sheets." ... The little things add up to the one big issue for John, his father resents him. ...

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By speaking to God in his diary he says, "I find my heart prone to take secret pleasure in thinking how much I do for others good: but lord how little of it is done for thee." ... In the Scarlet Letter Hester mentions a Black man who gives her the scarlet letter on her chest. ...

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William a young boy with little or no education at all, from London. ... The best way to describe William, before he was living in Weirwold was that he was very disturbed boy and had little or no education at all. ... He been lonely ever since his wife and daughter died of the scarlet fever back in the first World War and has never been able to move on from there death. ... Another theme is about how people cope when they receive a little bit of love and attention. ...

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