Two works of literature that display both aspects of this society very accurately are The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. The Scarlet Letter displays a society that treats two people very differently who commit the sin of adultery together. The woman, Hester Prynne, admits her sin, is forced to always wear a scarlet letter A on her bosom, and is ostracized from society. ... Hawthorne illustrates how insensitive a Puritan society can be t! ... Both demonstrate the true aspects of a Puritan society very accurately. ...

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The book entitled, The Scarlet Letter, revolves around three main scaffold scenes. ... The first scaffold scene in The Scarlet Letter is the most important, because it introduces the plot, shows the pressures of a Puritan society and the type of strong-willed character Hester Prynne is. ... This quote truly portrays the severity of a Puritan society. ... The mere fact that Hester was in jail for adultery should show how harsh a Puritan society can be. ... That, and thy repentance, may avail to take the scarlet letter off thy breast" (59). ...

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A Dissection of the Various Insignias Present within Masterpieces of the Written Word and Film The Scarlet Letter, The Scarlet Letter (movie version), and Chocolat all contain a conspicuous amount of symbolism that is peppered throughout these works. ... The Scarlet Letter offers four distinct symbols: the scarlet letter, the meteor, Pearl, and the rosebush next to the prison door. The scarlet letter is definitely the most pronounced symbol within this novel. ... Although, as the novel continues, it metamorphoses from an indication of deviation from Puritanism to a representation of good dee...

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In 1666, there was a puritan colony in Massachusetts where The Scarlet Letter took place; this was a time of new English settlement. ... " (The Scarlet Letter). ... " (The Scarlet Letter). ... " (The Scarlet Letter). ... Faith was central to the puritan experience; it was a source from which all other aspects of their society and values emerged (Gundersen, J.R., 2014). ...

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On the other hand, The Scarlet Letter was an old-fashion, fiction novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Both of these books consist of abundant similarities such as, they deal with the guilt of committing adultery, both focused on the Puritan culture, and the characters were made outcasts of society. ... In The Crucible, as well as in the Scarlet Letter both groups of people were told to abide by certain rules of the Puritans. ... Although The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter consist of numerous similarities, it had a few differences, as well. ... The Scarlet Letter is a fiction story of Hest...

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Essay: Public Humiliation and The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter deals with the controversial issue of adultery in puritan society. ... Hester sees the scarlet letter as a representation of her character. ... To remove the scarlet letter would be like denying a part of her identity. ... Therefore, the scarlet letter was ineffective in changing the way either character felt. ... And so it seems that public humiliation might benefit our society. ...

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The scaffold scenes are one of the most important events in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... The first scaffold scene in the scarlet letter focuses on Hester Prynne. ... He had the scarlet letter on his chest. ... Hawthorne described the strictness of puritan's society from beginning to end of the book. ... This two scenes show, you can't get away after committing a crime, you must get punished and that's how the puritan society is in this book....

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There are many images of truth shown in Hawthorne's novel, "The Scarlet Letter." ... Even in certain passages of the novel, she is shown as being ahead of her times, being born to early is this puritan society. ... She shows this through her scarlet letter, and she insists on it being exposed. To conclude, there are many situations in the Scarlet Letter where truth is shown, exposed and hidden. The Puritan society in which the characters live in do their own part to show or hide the truth as well. ...

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The Scarlet Letter is a novel that's deals with the topic of sin in Puritan society. ... The Scarlet Letter is a novel that deals with the theme of sin. ... In The Scarlet Letter, the idea of sin and punishment is the main theme of the novel and how Hester Prynne, the main character, has been punished for her sin of adultery. ... When the townspeople become aware of what Hester has done, they forced her to wear an ultimate sign of punishment, the scarlet letter. ... When one analyzes the punishment inflicted upon her, it may seem harsh and cruel, especially for a Puritan society. ...

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Dimmesdale: The Bearer of the Scarlet letter Who should bear the stigma of sin? ... Hester cannot hide the consequences of her mistake, so she is exposed to public judgment and forced to wear the scarlet letter. ... The townspeople, who represent the Puritan society, play a decisive role as the second antagonist in the story. ... If we can a parallel between the townspeople and the Puritan society as a whole, we can also draw a parallel between that Puritan society and our society today. ... In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Hester P...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter", life is centered around a rigid, pure society in which one is unable to show his or her deepest thoughts and secrets. ... Unfortunately, Puritan society did not permit this expression, so characters had to use different ways to relieve themselves. ... In the Puritan society, individuality is stressed among many other things. ... This is possibly one of the reasons that Puritans won't accept these displays, because the society is so socially oriented. . ... Puritan society can be harsh and crippling to one's inner self. ...

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The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is a story about Hester Prynne, a woman who commits a sin. ... Hawthorne uses many symbols throughout The Scarlet Letter. ... Red most obviously represents Hester's sin, as shown by her scarlet letter. ... Hawthorne also uses black and darkness as symbols throughout The Scarlet Letter. ... The Puritan's describe Satan as the Black Man in the forest. ...

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Some sins are committed out of love, like that of Hester and Dimmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... On the other hand, I must bear "H" (hate) in order to transform myself into a better person and to gain more knowledge of things that I wouldn't be able to see for myself without my Scarlet Letter. ... Another Puritan belief, which is hardly even known in our society, is the idea of "election". ... Dimmesdale was a very cowardly person when it came to the sin and his very soul burned for he had no scarlet letter. ... In short, "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawth...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's work The Scarlet Letter the main character, Hester Prynne, is outcast from a puritan society and forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her chest. ... Hester's personal strength allows her to reverse the intended punishment of the scarlet letter. ... The scarlet letter Hester is forced to wear allows her to be more independent over time. ... Hester's actually physical removal from society, like her moving to her new home and the scarlet letter she must wear, remove her mindset from one that must act in a society. ... Hester's independence would never have ...

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"The Scarlet Letter," is one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's most eminent masterpieces. ... The girl is the bad result of the adultery between her parents, who can be considered as the symbol of the sin and scarlet letter. ... Hester dresses up Pearl to look nice just like she does to the scarlet letter itself. ... "(p177) Pearl's capriciousness and wild is the expression of her mother's anger about puritan society hidden in the heart. ... In addition, these actions are regarded as Hester and Hawthorne's dissatisfaction about the brutal laws in the puritan society. ...

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In The Scarlet Letter Hester is convicted for a crime she never committed. The only "crime" she commits is one that is based on the laws and morals of the Puritan society. ... She wears the scarlet letter with no shame. The scarlet letter is extravagantly sewn and placed on her bosom. ... The book persistently repeats how Pearl is the embodiment of the scarlet letter. ...

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The Scarlet Letter: Essay (4) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is wholly symbolic. ... Amidst the stern, grey, Puritans she stood out like a star does in the night, sky, both personality wise and physically. ... Despite the infamy it took to sew the letter, Hester did not let it get to her. About seven years after receiving the letter Hester was not so callously looked down upon. ... In contrast, Hester not only prevailed but also grew stronger as a result of wearing the scarlet letter, and became a shining star amidst the dark sky of society. ...

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Freud's ideas and assumptions can be perfectly linked in a psychoanalysis of The Scarlet Letter. ... His ideas about the id, the ego, and the superego are extremely significant when taking a look at characters in The Scarlet Letter. ... The forest in this case represents the subconscious mind of the Puritan society because to them the forest is the place of the devil and witches. ... Happy are you, Hester, that wear the scarlet letter openly upon your bosom! ... Freud's theories are especially interesting when applying them to The Scarlet Letter and their characters because it...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was an anti-transcendentalist and believed in the dark side of man, hence his dark romantic novel The Scarlet Letter. ... The Scarlet Letter defines the American Romanticist movement while using symbolic characters and places that give the book seemingly two different stories. ... In a strict society, such as the Puritans, Hester disobeys the laws. ... Being "natural" in the Puritan society can be a very hard thing to do, and a hard thing to get away with. ... Without having done anything to the Puritans she is already, like her mother, pushed into the society. ...

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Guilt in Puritan Society The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, deals with crime, punishment, and guilt in Puritan society. ... Hester's sin plays a major role in leading on the sins of others in The Scarlet Letter. ... The most least guilty of the characters in The Scarlet Letter has to be Chillingworth. ... The main characters in The Scarlet Letter are bound into feeling guilt by their own crimes and punishment. ... The Scarlet Letter shows that there are consequences for the actions we take....

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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. ... Arthur Dimmesdale is the reverend of the small puritan society, and Hester's partner in sin. ... 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 fo...

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Freud's ideas and assumptions can be perfectly linked in a psychoanalysis of The Scarlet Letter. ... His ideas about the id, the ego, and the superego are extremely significant when taking a look at characters in The Scarlet Letter. ... The forest in this case represents the subconscious mind of the Puritan society because to them the forest is the place of the devil and witches. ... Happy are you, Hester, that wear the scarlet letter openly upon your bosom! ... Freud's theories are especially interesting when applying them to The Scarlet Letter and their characters because it...

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For example, he utilizes imagery to convey that Dimmesdale can represent Puritan Society rather than the round character that can be seen on the surface level. ... Through this imagery that parallels Dimmesdale to Jesus Christ, we can see that Dimmesdale represents a Christ figure for the Puritan society, and Hawthorne uses this to criticize Puritan society. So, through the symbols of hypocrisy, Christ, and The Scarlet Letter we can see that Hawthorne uses Dimmesdale as a symbolic character of Puritan society, rather than the personal character that is seen without looking into Hawthorne'...

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In an attempt to portray both the cause and the effects of committing a sin, Nathaniel Hawthorne writes the book The Scarlet Letter. He sets the book in seventeenth-century Boston, then a strict Puritan society, where a lady, Hester Prynne, has committed the grave sin of adultery. ... Just like in a corrupted society, the crime will involve both the corrupted and the corrupter to sin. ... Arthur Dimmesdale is a highly regarded Puritan clergyman in the town of Boston, and he is the person whom Hester commits adultery with. ... Through The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne tells us how different people ...

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The ambiguousness of The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne leaves many of the actions, events, and issues involving the characters up to the reader's own assumption. ... Hawthorne's story begins in seventeenth-century Boston, then a Puritan settlement. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is led from the town prison with her infant daughter, Pearl, in her arms and the scarlet letter "A" on her breast. ... Dimmesdale was capable of such a sin as adultery; so then surely other members of the Puritan society must be vulnerable to extreme sinfulness. ... Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Le...

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