One work of literature that I feel truly does illuminate several of these great quests is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... This woman has committed the sin of adultery and is forced to wear a scarlet A upon her bosom to constantly remind her and the rest of the community of her terrible sin. ... After Dimmesdale's death, he was thought of as a strong and honorable man, while Hester , still adorning the scarlet letter was looked upon with sorrow, as someone who has gone through tough times. ... Another technique that Hawthorne used was theme. ... The Scarlet Letter by Na...

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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the great novels in American Literature. Hawthorne's use of symbolism in the novel is very significant. ... "The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. ... To resonate the "A" in the mind of the reader Hawthorne displays the letter in a variety of altered profiles. ... The synopsis of the scarlet letter is quite ambiguous. ...

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In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses many different objects and people as symbols to express his message throughout the book. ... Perhaps the most complex symbol in the book is the most obvious and prevalent one, the books namesake, The Scarlet Letter itself. ... A third symbol Hawthorne uses in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, Hester's daughter. ... Finally, Hawthorne chooses a person to represent all which is evil in the book. ... In Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, there are many more than just these four prevalent symbols. ...

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One of the recurring themes is the story of The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is that of identity and society. ... She is not physically imprisoned, and leaving the colony would allow her to remove the scarlet letter and resume a normal life elsewhere. ... One of Hawthorne's underlying message is in the Scarlet letter is that, as human beings we are capable of sins and from these sins we learn and gain valuable experience leading to knowledge. ... Instead, Hester reconfigures the scarlet letter as a symbol of her own experiences and character. ... She creates a life in which th...

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Protagonist role in The Scarlet Letter " But (Hester) is not the protagonist, the chief actor, and the tragedy of The Scarlet Letter is not her tragedy but Arthur's. ... The argument over the protagonist role in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne runs undeniably deep. ... He waited with open arms and Hester, the protagonist, initiated the building of the infrastructure of The Scarlet Letter. ... All qualities of a protagonist, who initiates the action in a story and allows for forward movement, As Hester Prynn does in The Scarlet Letter. ...

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In the novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale has committed the sin of adultery with Hester Prynne. ... She is made an outcast and to show this he was forced to wear the letter "A" for adulterer upon her chest which forced her to live with the guilt and shame openly. ... Pearl first points to the scarlet letter on Hester's chest then she points to the reverend's chest. ...

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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, expresses the aspects of a strict Puritan community of 17th century Boston. ... The scarlet letter, which Hester has to wear, signifies the town's view of her sin. ... People now interpret the scarlet letter "A- meaning able instead of adultery. "The scarlet letter had the effect of a cross on a nun's bosom. ... - (p. 195) Hawthorne said, "the scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not to tread. ...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorn's, "The Scarlet Letter," the main characters undergo tribulations that help highlight the major issues of American identity. ... She is sentenced to the scarlet letter 'A' which is known for "adulterer." ... The scarlet letter "was her passport into regions where other woman dared not to tread. ... Through his internal suffering, it is believed that his own scarlet letter is formed. ... She portrays this when she sees that Hester has removed her scarlet letter. ...

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Character Analysis: Hester Prynne The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an objective description of the life of Hester Prynne, who is an adulteress. ... From the moment Hester Prynne is introduced into the plot of The Scarlet Letter in chapter 2, "The Marketplace", the reader realizes she is very prideful and strong. ... Hester exhibits great courage all throughout The Scarlet Letter. ... From the outside, the scarlet A on her chest would seem like it did not do anything to hurt her pride. Hawthorne does not really go inside of Hester's mind so we never really know what...

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Devin McNamara American Lit 10/30/03 Character Analysis: Hester Prynne The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an objective description of the life of Hester Prynne, who is an adulteress. ... From the moment Hester Prynne is introduced into the plot of The Scarlet Letter in chapter 2, "The Marketplace", the reader realizes she is very prideful and strong. ... Hester exhibits great courage all throughout The Scarlet Letter. ... From the outside, the scarlet A on her chest would seem like it did not do anything to hurt her pride. Hawthorne does not really go inside of Hester&...

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