1. Irony of the Scarlet Letter
The man, Reverend Dimmesdale, hides his sin from the world, is almost worshipped by the townspeople, but is filled with the shame of his action. ... The towndesire to seek out and personally condemn sinners is also the source of conflict in The Crucible. ... In The Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale hides his sin to prevent punishment, but this was not the only reason. ... He does not want people to think his daughter actually signs the Black Manbook, and wants to hide her mysterious illness from the parishioners. ...
Reverend Dimmesdale would not have any sin to hide that would almost cause him death by not admitting to the sin. ... Lastly, Roger Chillingsworth would not have caused himself an early death by making it his sole purpose in life to seek revenge on Reverend Dimmesdale for inpregnating Hester. ...
"It is a testimony at once to Hawthorne's ambivalence, his seeking to cover with one hand what he uncovers with the other, and to the persuasive sexism of our culture that most readers would describe "The Birthmark" as a story of failure rather than the success story it really is--the demonstration of how to murder your wife and get away with it" (Fetterley, 164). ... Hooper wears the black veil over his face to hide his sin from the world. ... "Beloved and respected as you are, there may be whispers that you hide your face under the consciousness of secret sin" (Hawthorne, 14). ...
This only seeks to add an increasing amount of depth and understanding of the character Hester. ... She is unwilling to succumb to the notion that she should hide and be ashamed for decisions she has made in her life. ... She has chosen not to hide the part of her life that has been demeaned by others. ...
Reverend Parris, one of characters who seek power within all the hysteria that has swept the town, is a prime example of a Puritan. ... For example Hester and Dimmesdale prove to the townspeople that they don't always have to be perfect in a sense where they must hide how they really feel and live false lives. ...
But never wrong that he would seek revenge. ... Be not silent from any mistaken pity and tenderness for him; for, believe me, Hester, though he were to step down from a high place, and stand there beside thee on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart through life." ...
Hester first appears in the story emerging from her jail cell with her bastard child, at first she clutches the child to conceal the A on her chest but then "In a moment, however, wisely judging that one token of her shame would but poorly serve to hide another, she took the baby on her arm, and, with a burning blush, and yet a haughty smile, and a glance that would not be abashed, looked around at her townspeople and neighbors." (50) She is not proud of what she has done, but refuses to be belittled by the gossiping people of the village. ... And my child must seek a heavenly father; she sha...
He watches Hester suffer and face her sin while he hides his inside like a coward. ... One single choice, the choice to seek revenge changed everything he was. ... Chillingworth goes far enough to follow Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl to Great Britain to seek his revenge. ... He is dedicated to seeking his revenge and it is scary in a way. ...
The Scarlet Letter, a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, clearly shows the different ways a society and its members face sin. His work also shows how hidden sin can cause a man to perish, as well as the possibility of redemption. This is a story of Hester Prynne, who is the main character, and he...
Although he has done many great things as a scientist, he refuses to recognize "the truth "against which all seekers sooner or later stumble "that our great creative Mother . . . is yet severely careful to keep her own secrets . . . ... He has the means to hide it cosmetically, but wants to go deeper to be rid of it for good. ...
Her silent and brazen act of rebellion proves that Hester can keep her pride even through the toughest trials; she confronts the crowd with defiance rather than hide from it. ... Because she cannot undo the past, Hester seeks to refine the future. ...
When she walked down the street from the prison to the scaffold, the narrator talks about her realization of how foolish and cowardly she would be if she were to try to hide her mark with the product of her sin, her baby girl. ... At first I thought that Chillingworth might have tried to seek revenge against Hester, but then came to the conclusion that he viewed her public disgrace as more punishment than he could ever have managed. ...
David Leeb wrote a very compelling, unpublished paper titled "Shades of Goodman Brown". In this paper, Leeb discussed a common "yarn" that presented itself in Young Goodman Brown, The Man that Corrupted Hadleyberg, Monster, and The Devil and Daniel Webster. He writes that "It is truly curious that ...
As for her child, Hawthorne writes "that look of naughty merriment was likewise reflected in the mirror, with so much breadth and intensity of effect, that it made Hester Prynne feel as if it could not be the image of her own child, but of an imp who was seeking to mold itself into Pearl's shape." ... In chapter fifteen, Pearl "flirted fancifully with her own image in a pool of water, beckoning the phantom forth, and--as it declined venture--seeking a passage for herself into its sphere of impalpable earth and unattainable sky. ... The very limited light that shines onto the looking glass...
Because of the strong feelings Hester has for her lover, it is easy for her to hide the truth from the Puritans. ... Chillingworth has said that he would not seek revenge on the person who took his wife from him, he only wants to know who the man is. ...
Shouldn't man seek out the sunshine, instead? The remedy is very simple: Avoid the darkness and seek the light. ... Children will always be afraid of the dark and men will always shudder at what they do not understand, yet everyone will continue to seek it.5 Perhaps it is because society, particularly American society because of its history, believes the final horrors are ghosts and demons, when truly it is the hidden aspects of its own soul.6 As reflected by its literature, American society has always held a deep fascination with the supernatural. ... Prynne, her presumed-dead...
Introduction In this research paper, we are going to deal with the short story 'Rappaccini's Daughter'. It is the work of the American romantic writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. Our topic is built around symbolism. In fact, after a first reading of the short story, we have noticed a list of symbols...