Nathaniel Hawthorne used his writing skills to appropriately show the strict intolerant ways of the disciplined Puritan America of 1850, with his novel The Scarlet Letter. ... The Scarlet Letter is a novel that is set in Salem, Massachusetts, the Puritan New England of the seventeenth century. ... She continues to wear the scarlet letter there. ... The Scarlet Letter is overflowing with symbolism. ... Later on, the letter comes to stand for "Able," as Hester is "Able" to Talbert 5 overcome hardship, Talbert 5 live through the shame, and thrive in the hypocritical Purita...

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The Scarlet Letter Least Moral Essay Is literature in school graded fairly? ... Viewed from a Puritan perspective, she is a sinner, and sinners are the least moral and basically useless to the Puritan community. From my perspective, Hester is the most moral character in the Scarlet Letter. ... Arthur Dimmesdale, a weak character, mentally and physically in the Scarlet Letter. ... He may be harming the good side of society, but who determines that? ...

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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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In the novel "The Scarlet Letter", the author Nathaneil Hawthorn's depiction of the two male characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, emphasizes the moral problems of the seventeenth century puritan society. ... Since Dimmisdale was a very respected person, his hideous adultery crime of forbidden love was totally unexcitable, and his fear to face his society reflected his weak character. ...

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This quote clearly reminds a reader of a main character in the novel The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Even though Chillingworth is the most reasonable sinner, he has stolen Hester Prynne youth, another sin Chillingworth did was tricking the heart of a fellow mate and sacrificing a friendship to satisfy his own selfishness, and he also has lied to a society of Puritans which is a huge sin because in the Puritans' eyes committing a terrible sin is failing to admit to it. Roger Chillingworth is twisted and in the puritans society he was consider a dark soul. ... Puri...

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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. ... While the sins of the other characters were sins against society, Chillingworth's sin is a sin against another person's heart and soul. ... 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 ph...

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