She becomes a social outcast of the Puritan society and lives in isolation on the outskirts of town. ... On Election Day, he climbs the scaffold with Hester and Pearl and publicly confesses his sin. ... Even on the Election Day holiday, they cannot relax and enjoy themselves. ... One day while the minister is sleeping, the doctor opens his shirt and is shocked by what he sees on Dimmesdale's chest. ... On Election Day, however, a change comes over him. ...

• Word Count: 1285
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

His novel is one of few to tell of the true Puritan lifestyle. ... They decide to run away together on a ship on election day. On election day, Hester discovers that Chillingworth booked a ticket for the same boat that she and Dimmesdale was going to take. Dimmesdale delivers his election day sermon, one of his best sermons ever spoken, and walks up to the scaffold with Hester and Pearl to reveal his sin to all his congregation. ... It symbolizes Judgment Day and repentance. ...

• Word Count: 2338
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Even the puritan community was not perfect. ... It should be mentioned that while Dimmesdale was asleep one day, Chillingworth opened up Dimmesdale's shirt to find the letter "A" across his heart. ... That is exactly what it did to this puritan community. ... During his Election Day sermon, Dimmesdale revealed his sin with Hester to the whole community, and then passed away. ... The puritan community was all old and probably died then or soon after. ...

• Word Count: 1480
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Even the puritan community was not perfect. ... It should be mentioned that while Dimmesdale was asleep one day, Chillingworth opened up Dimmesdale's shirt to find the letter "A" across his heart. ... That is exactly what it did to this puritan community. ... During his Election Day sermon, Dimmesdale revealed his sin with Hester to the whole community, and then passed away. ... The puritan community was all old and probably died then or soon after. ...

• Word Count: 1589
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

According to the law of the Puritan society and the strict interpretation of the Bible, adultery is one of the deadliest sins that led to the deadliest punishment - execution or corporal punishment. ... Afraid of revealing his sin to the Puritan society, he is left alone to hide his sin; this is the punishment for his sin. ... Oftentimes, this Protestant and Puritan divine had plied it on his own shoulders; laughing bitterly at himself the while, and smiting so much the more pitilessly because of that bitter laugh. It was his custom, too, as it has been that of many other pious Puritans, to fa...

• Word Count: 1309
• Approx Pages: 5

Usage of signs is important to Hawthorne because it allows him to show the values and ideals of Puritan society in his work. ... Because Hester Prynne was punished by wearing the scarlet letter on her chest every moment of the day, the symbol reminded her of her guilt and sin she had committed many years past. ... Hester Prynne was allowed to sew for many events such as death, elections, and the birth of a new baby. ... In Puritan society, adultery was clearly unacceptable and looked down upon. ... Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne, is the symbol of the illegitimate relationship Hester had...

• Word Count: 1468
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

Hester demonstrates strength by her daring and dramatic dress, which stepped outside of Puritan code. ... It is bold and stands out from the ordinary clothes worn by the Puritans. ... The way she dressed shows her defiance of the strict and unreasonable Puritan society. ... With the help and strength from Hester, he admits to his sin in front of the entire town at the very end of his election speech. ... Hester's strength goes far beyond what was expected from women in that day and age. ...

• Word Count: 1678
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The scarlet letter is at first imposed on Hester by the Puritan Magistrates, but this does not represent the best form of socialization because Hester does not wear it willingly but bears it as a punishment.""... "In the afternoon of a certain summer's day, after Pearl grew big enough to run about, she amused herself with gathering handfuls of wild flowers, and flinging them, one by one, at her mother's bosom; dancing up and down like a little elf whenever she hit the scarlet letter.""... The second instance that the letter "A- manifests itself on Dimmesdale's chest is after he...

• Word Count: 1529
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School