Hester's Isolation and Alienation in The Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale have committed adultery, an unacceptable sin during the Puritan times. ... Having a heart blinded by love Hester choose to stay in the town and wear the scarlet letter "A" instead of revealing the other adulterer. She faced society only to protect and be close to the man she still loved. ... Assuming the encounters with the scarlet letter would have some kind of effect of immunity was quite the opposite of wha...

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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 Hawthorne creates a story where every emotion is shown. ... The book The Scarlet Letter shows the consequences of peoples actions and how everything does not work out the way one has planed. ... The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. ... Jimmy Eat World's two lines summarize The Scarlet Letter and all the characters, "Someone's gonna ask you what it's all about. ... Both The Scarlet Letter and A Praise Chorus explain how life has unexpected twists and turns. ...

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"Individuals in private life, meanwhile, had quite forgiven Hester Prynne for her frailty; nay, more, they had begun to look upon the scarlet letter as the token, not of that one sin, for which she had borne so long and dreary a penance, but of her many good deeds since " (147). The truth of Hester's scarlet letter changed; it no longer represented her weakness and evil, instead, she was now seen as a hardworking woman who is kind and humble. ... Nature offers a happier alternative to the strict and stressful Puritan life. ... Society does not let her show her strength or permi...

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Arthur Dimmesdale: a modern man caught within the realm of the puritans. ... Throughout the novel Dimmesdale becomes increasingly hurt, as he bears his own scarlet letter within his heart. ... Is it possible to attain forgiveness in a Puritan society after committing such a heinous sin? ... This sermon is like a slap on the face to the Puritans by showing their unbeknownst hypocrisy where they shuddered at Hester's scarlet letter yet, Dimmesdale's letter received no recognition. ... When the townsfolk claim to have seen a scarlet letter imprinted on the chest of Dimmesdale (pg 176). ...

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He has been reared in a Puritan home. The Puritan view stressed rules and regulations with regard to leading a successful "religious" life. ... During the 1850's Puritan goals were to purify the Church of England (Internet Source 2). ... Unfortunately, as in today's society, many children are exposed to an "absentee" father. ... He even took a knife and carved the letter "A" into his chest. ...

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Hester Prynne, the leading character of The Scarlet Letter, and Edna Pontellier of The Awakening, are both women with striking similarities and distinctions. ... Hester lived in the Puritan culture and Edna lived in the Creole culture. ... The Puritan culture is very strict and does not even allow Hester the right to love whomever she"d like. ... Hester first lost her independence to the letter "A" stitched on her chest by the puritans and this left her unable love, but gradually as she became more independent of the culture and her emotions overran her she realized that she must be with Arth...

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