Pearl fit in with natural things, which was considered evil to the Puritans, (Encarta) but Pearl is showing them how the forest is beautiful and natural. ... Pearl changes the puritan society because she is the outcome of the scarlet letter, and was rebellious to the Puritan way of life but not evil. ... Through Pearl the Puritans were able to view nature in another way, and she was able to be rebellious to their way of life but still not be evil. ... Hester and Arthur are symbols of sinners in The Scarlet Letter, by it weighing heavily on their hearts or by admitting they are not the wors...

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He shows us this by symbols in nature around the town, natural symbols in the heavens, and nature in the forest. First we see two symbols in the town that show how sin isolates people. ... The next area is symbols in the skies. ... Last to be discussed are the natural symbols that we encounter in the forest. ... It also knows that nothing good can come of this, which is why it forebodes evil. ...

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The symbols of The Scarlet Letter. ... This will tell you about only four of the many symbols. ... The last symbols are the characters. ... He is said to be scary and evil looking person therefore his name is Chillingsworth. ... Its various symbols are interesting. ...

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First, the rosebush outside the prison; in the first chapter, it is used as a symbol of hope, or maybe a symbol of redemption. ... At its first entrance, the letter is used as a symbol of shame, or grief. ... Hester's A transforms from an evil, wicked stigma, into a sign of respect among her fellow citizens. ... Finally, Hawthorne chooses a person to represent all which is evil in the book. ... So consumed by evil near the end of the book, he admits to Hester that Satan is using him as a tool to commit evil acts. ...

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In his timeless novel, Hawthorne uses Pearl as a symbol of living sin. Moby Dick is a timeless tale of man's battle against sin and evil. The men of the Pequod are in a constant evil battle against the white whale Moby Dick. There are many strong symbols in this book, but one of the strongest is Moby Dick being living sin. ... Both authors use strong symbols in their writing's such as the white whale and Pearl. ...

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The many of the symbols in this book deal with sin, punishment and redemption. ... While the scarlet letter seems to be an important symbol, it seems insignificant compared to Pearl who functions as a live symbol and a reminder of Hester's past. Even though Pearl served many purposes in this book, her primary function was as a symbol. ... Also, Hawthorne has Pearl protect her mother from further evil as he states "Even thus early had the child saved her [Hester] from Satan's snare." ... The prison symbolizes the evil of society and the rusted iron door tells the readers that crime is...

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She is also the only living symbol of the scarlet letter "A". ... Pearl is not only a symbol of Hester but also a symbol to Dimmsdale. ... Pearl, is often identified with the color red, which Waggoner identifies as evil. Pearl is not an evil child in the true sense of the word, but she is a reflection of her parent's immorality and their love. ... Waggoner's theory that red in the story is a representation of evil. ...

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For example, the most frequent symbol in the novel is the scarlet letter 'A' itself, where it is a symbol of different things throughout the novel. ... Therefore, it is a symbol of sin and shame. ... The forest symbolises both good and evil, where nature manifests truth and freedom, yet can be dark, foreboding and evil. ... This rosebush is a powerful symbol of survival as it has survived. ... Thus, he turns to an evil person and becomes the villain in the novel. ...

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Hawthorne uses many symbols throughout The Scarlet Letter. ... The most frequently used color symbol by Hawthorne is red. ... Hawthorne also uses black and darkness as symbols throughout The Scarlet Letter. Black is used to represent evil and hiding. ... Black is used to symbolize the worst and most evil part of an object or person. ...

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The biggest symbol of his malice is his physical deformity. ... Where the normal person has an equal balance of good and evil inside them, Chillingworth's over-abundance of evil begins to take a physical being on his body. ... His body has been crippled by the evilness inside of him. ... This evil was hidden within him throughout the book. ... Chillingworth was a symbol in the Scarlet Letter to represent the power of uncontrollable evil as well as the self-destructiveness of obsession and revenge....

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The letter "A" changes throughout the novel and goes from something evil to something good, in this case being "angel." ... Many see the "A" as something evil, as something for which Hester should be deeply ashamed about. ... Serving as a symbol that he shares the same pain as Hester and that Hester shouldn't be the only one who suffers. ... And because of this the town people appreciate Hester and what she has done, proving to Hester that she is ultimately pure and not evil. ... It is the most powerful symbol, out of many, throughout the book. ...

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Throughout the novel, there are many references and associations that confirm the fact that Chillingworth is representative of the ultimate evil. First, Hawthorne sets Chillingworth up as the antithesis of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, the obvious Christ-like symbol of the novel. ... All of this darkness denotes the presence of evil. ...

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Hawthorne uses these many themes and symbols to convey his story soundly and strongly. ... Hester Prynne bears this symbol on her chest for all to see. In the beginning of the story, the 'A' is a symbol of her guilt and shame. ... An imp of evil, emblem and product of sin, she had no right among christened infants.  ... To Reverend Dimmesdale, the meteor is a symbol of his own personal sin. ...

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Hawthorne expresses the good and evil accompanied with human nature and how it not only effects the individual, but how it is reflected in society. ... The Puritan members of society do everything in their power to ostracize, and punish the evil doers, but Hester experiences more freedom when she is isolated, which is exactly opposite of what is intended. ... This backfires in a sense because is becomes a powerful symbol of identity to Hester. ... In human nature there is good and evil. ...

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The girl is the bad result of the adultery between her parents, who can be considered as the symbol of the sin and scarlet letter. ... Dark sides of human nature are presented in this novel, such as Dimmesdale's cowardice, Chillingworth's evilness and the persecution existing for the cruel laws. ... Pearl's innocence and sincereness also serves as a foil to Chillingworth's evilness which is blacker than the sin because of the revenge. ... When she is born, she is regarded as the symbol of sin, but it doesn't stop she being such an lively girl. ...

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This character is shown as a very evil person throughout the novel. ... Hawthorne uses Chillingworth as a symbol to portray the wickedness in man, and how Roger Chillingworth is severely lacking in goodness. ... Perhaps Hawthorne is trying to express that the names and characters within his book can serve as symbols in life. ...

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Hawthorne says Chillingworth's grim and evil nature is exuded as, "A writhing horror twisted itself across his features, like a snake gliding swiftly over them". ... " The scaffold serves as a symbol of Dimmesdale's uneased burden of inner torture that has resulted from his hidden sin. ... In this scene, the scaffold acts as a symbol of escape for Dimmesdale; freeing him from his seemingly endless suffering. ...

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The letter that Hester was forced to wear upon her bosom, the scarlet letter was not only a symbol of her adulterous sin, but of the women herself. ... Also, a rose bush that grew outside the prison was a symbol of survival, that there is life after the prison where Hester spent the beginning of the story. ... Symbols Wild Rose Bush: Located just outside the prison door, it is the only sign of life near the prison, and has a single red blossom on it.The rose may serve, let us hope, to symbolise some sweet moral blossom that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a ...

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Everyone in town thought of pearl as abnormal, unnatural, a demon child, and a symbol of adultery committed by her mother Hester Prynne and Father Dimmsdale (which people did not know of yet). ... An imp of evil, emblem and product of sin she had no right among christened infants" (95).Pearl was different from other children because she was born by a sin of adultery and without a father. ...

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Hence, literature encompasses the quintessential human flaw sin in all of its lineaments through the use of characters, instances, and symbols. Similarly, eloquently within the folds of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pearl subtly becomes the epitome of sin and the embodiment of unrelenting evil, using her actions and impish notions as a medium. Pearl, as a symbol in the story, was one of the inordained union of her mother Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmsdale, outside the parameter of Hester's lacking marriage to Roger Chillingworth. ... Only an atrocity bred of evil could fa...

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In a way, the natural setting of the prison showed the contrast between the utopian Puritan society and the evil, dark place where the audience meets Hester Prynne. ... Hawthorne describes the graveyard in detail to show Chillingworths evil heart, and also to foreshadow the death of Dimmesdale. ... By using the eerie setting of the graveyard, Hawthorne strengthens the plot development by foreshadowing death and evil in the relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale. ... By using nature to drastically affect the characters, Hawthorne is able to tie in the themes by foreshadowing future e...

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From Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl, the illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmsdale. ... An imp of evil, emblem and product of sin, she had no right among christened infants." ...

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People in the community though, looked at her as an evil, elf-child, born from sin. ... Dimmesdale suffered with the symbol of shame burned into his chest never to be revealed, and eating at his conscience. ...

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Through examination of the symbols, character analysis and imagery the reader will see the immoral nature science, and the dangers of using it to correct nature. ... Hawthorne shows the reader the evils of trying to place science over nature. ...

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Hester was forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" on all her clothing, as a symbol for her sin and shame. ... Through his confession, he managed to show that bad and evil doesn't always accompany sin, as Pearl was a gift, a blessing. ...

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