Hawthorne's novel is a story of adultery, social judgment, and moral redemption. ... In Chapter 17 Hester tells Dimmesdale about his so-called friend "Thou hast long had such an enemy, and dwellest with him, under the same roof!"... But, with what a wild look of wonder, joy, and horror!" ... By confessing, Dimmesdale redeems himself in front of his own inner moral suffering. ... Whether we are to judge and lay blame on sinners is up to the moral values of each of us. ...

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They would call to each other, "Do you see that woman with the embroidered badge? ... These had been her teachers-stern and wild ones-they had made her strong- (136). ... He never takes a firm stance in the ever-changing meanings of the scarlet letter, yet it is related to his moral vision with the idea of "atonement." ... Hawthorne's tragic moral vision is illuminated in his beloved character and the letter she bore. ...

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In The Scarlet Letter, the audience is "asked to consider things as symbolic; objects, persons and events are called signs rather than being silently presented as such" (Hawthorne 543). ... The letter "A" is the symbol that transformed Hester into what people called her "adulterer" to what was looked at with reverence and made her "able" (Hawthorne 164). ... Throughout the novel, Pearl is described to have very wild and unusual behavior. ... " Hester's purpose of returning to New England was to become an "agent to law" or to serve as ...

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She is very pretty and seems like a moral person. ... It is hard for her to do this because Pearl is a wild child and is a basically the scarlet letter in the flesh. ... She calls Dimmesdale a "strange sad man" because she is not allowed to greet him outside of the forest. ...

• Word Count: 1619
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School