1. The Scarlet Letter
Looking Deeper Into the Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was a well written book. ... Before the class discussion, I enjoyed the book, but did not feel there was any other symbolism than the scarlet "A" representing Hester's sin. ...
Arthur Dimmesdale In The Scarlet Letter, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is considered a very honorable person by almost everyone in the Puritan town. ... Following the example of Hester's scarlet letter, Dimmesdale decides to make the scarlet letter appear not just in his heart, but on his chest as well. ... Whipping himself, Dimmesdale soon creates a mark on his chest that he could consider as his scarlet letter. Nevertheless, this scarlet letter is always hidden underneath a shirt. ... They also include Hester with Pearl pointing to the scarlet letter on her ches...
Both Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter, show that one person with his or her own views may contradict a society. ... Not many people would go out of their way to help someone else and that is illustrated in the novel The Scarlet Letter. ... As of this, Hester wore the Letter A, which symbolized adultery. ...
Secret sin is one of the themes most focused on in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. ... Although Hester is protagonist, and her sin is very influential, Dimmesdale's sin is probably the most important sin in The Scarlet Letter because it started the whole story. ... Chillingworth's view of confession, which is that each sinner must confess his sin and that if someone does confess his or her sins, that person would be physically healthier, is ironic because his sin is the most severe of all the sins discussed in The Scarlet Letter. ... Even though secret sin is a main...
Shame is a painful sense of having done something wrong, improper or immodest. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to overcome sin, guilt, and public shame in Puritan society. Arthur Dimmesdale reveals his guilt and shame towards the end of the novel when H...
Guilt is a powerful feeling that evokes suffering of many souls. Dimmesdale's guilty conscience causes him much pain and results in his self-mutilation, periods of vigil, and deprivation of sleep. Hawthorne's use of omniscient narration creates a powerful image of Dimmesdale's feelings. With use of sympathetic tone Hawthorne creates an obscure atmosphere for the discussion of Dimmesdale's feelings of guilt and how he bears it. The feelings of torment and suffering experienced by Dimmesdale are delicately conveyed into the content of the novel by using complex diction a...