It seemed to me "the reader may smile, but must not doubt my word "it seemed to me, then, that I experienced a sensation not altogether physical, yet almost so, as of burning heat, and as if the letter were not of red cloth, but red-hot iron. ... A red cloth can last forever if treated and stored properly but not all of the manifestations of the scarlet letter will last forever. ... "The physician advanced directly in front of his patient, laid his hand upon his bosom, and thrust aside the vestment, that hitherto had always covered it even from the professional eye. ... "We impu...

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People such as Hester Prynne, who committed adultery with Author Dimmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter," were made well known to the public eye. ... Dimmesdale's health suffers as he deals with guilt and Hester must face the wrath of the Puritan community by wearing a red "A" upon her chest as a symbol for what she had done. ... This reveals that elite people, like ordinary people, will go through extreme measures to appear to be just and right to the public eye, even though they too are suffering from past mistakes that make them the type of person they are. ...

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