Secret Sin Leads to Guilt In "The Scarlet Letter", Hawthorne depicts a way of life that no longer exists in today's society. ... Hester cannot even bring herself to tell her own daughter the true reason for the scarlet letter, which seems everyone but Pearl knows. ... shows how little the distinction between sinning and breaking the law was (Hawthorne 238). ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
