She is forced to sew a scarlet-colored letter on the front of her dress in plain view of anyone who might encounter her. ... Hester derives her sense of self-identity from the Scarlet Letter. ... Her fabrication of the Scarlet Letter evokes indignation and resentment from the townspeople. ... Wearing the symbol of the Scarlet Letter became an integral part of who Hester believed herself to be as a person. ... Why did she not leave and begin her life anew without the stigma of the Scarlet Letter? ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Scarlet letter: In the world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, he shows the audience a 1600 Puritan society. ... The Scarlet Letter is very distorted in its depiction of the appearance of the letter, the meaning of the letter, and the affect that the letter has on other people. The appearance of the Scarlet Letter is very mysterious. ... The Scarlet Letter is very distorted in the appearance of the letter, the meaning of the letter, and the affect that the letter has on other people. The distortion of the scarlet letter shows how the rest of the story is so distorted...

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• Grade Level: High School

Symbolism in "The Scarlet Letter", whoa just gave one away! ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" contains many symbols, including the forest, Pearl, and the scarlet letter itself, which all contribute to the main theme of sin and its consequences. ... Hester bore a baby from this relationship, and was forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" for adultery. ... In the beginning of the novel, the scarlet letter "A" symbolizes shame and punishment. ... The scarlet letter now attracts hearts looking for love rather t...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author attempts to show the way society casts out individuals simply because their ideas and deeds differ from the common values. ... "Thus the young and pure would be taught to look at her, with the scarlet letter flaming on her breast as the figure, the body, the reality of sin" (83). ... "Children to young to comprehend wherefore this women so be shut out from the sphere of human charities coming forth along the pathway that lead town ward; and, discerning the scarlet letter on her breast, would scamper off with a strange, contag...

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• Grade Level: High School

Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, is a classic tale of human frailty and sin and the hardships that are caused by a single mistake. ... At the same time, The Scarlet Letter, tells the story of one woman's struggle to find meaning in living after disobeying the highly regarded word of God. ... The Scarlet Letter uses dark romanticism as Hawthorne attempts to explain the sinfulness of human nature and why people act as they do. ... It [the letter] was revealed!" ... The obvious symbol is the letter A on Hester's chest. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"The Scarlet Letter" Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "The Scarlet Letter" in 1850 in the highly religious area of New England. ... "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has many different themes contained in the novel, but the themes of Puritanism vs. ... The Scarlet Letter is chock full of symbolism. ... Not only Hester, but also the physical scarlet letter, the badge of shame, is shown through the author's tone and word choice as a beautiful, gold and colorful piece attached with gold thread, thus giving the scarlet letter A a majestic tone when Hester wears it. ... The Sca...

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Obviously what he found should be the scarlet letter carved into his chest, it is the only thing that could bring so much joy to Chillingworth. ... Hester We find out that Hester Prynne has committed the sin of adultery and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter A on her clothing. ... It is hard for her to do this because Pearl is a wild child and is a basically the scarlet letter in the flesh. ... However on her tombstone, the scarlet letter still exists showing how one can never escape sin. ... Pearl gets mad when Hester takes off the scarlet letter in the forest b...

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• Grade Level: High School

The scarlet letter is a symbol which demonstrates that even when sins are committed, they can be confessed and forgiven. ... This letter was very large and was filled with ruby jewels. ... Pearl is the living scarlet letter that was created by sin and to her, the letter worn around Hester's neck, is Pearl's way of saying that what Hester did was wrong. ... In that remarkable forest scene in The Scarlet Letter, the long repressed/suppressed sexuality of Hester is suddenly exposed when she releases her hair. ... The scarlet letter had taken over her appearance."...

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• Grade Level: High School

In "The Scarlet Letter," the sin of adultery has had an enormous effect on two main characters in the book, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmsdale. ... The scarlet was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. ... It was the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed with life. ... Instead of her scarlet letter standing for "adultery," it starts to stand for "able." ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It was more important to consider justice served by outward ridicule, mockery, and branding the letter "A" on a person's garment, which stood for Adulterer, than to try to redeem the person through forgiveness, prayer and personal involvement. ... These actions illustrate well in the fact that she unashamedly embroidered the letter "A" on her garment in a 5 very fancy and beautiful pattern. ... He even took a knife and carved the letter "A" into his chest. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Barbara Kingsolver is the author of many well-written pieces of literature including The Poisonwood Bible. This novel explores the beauty and hardships that exist in the Belgian Congo in 1959. Told by the wife and four daughters of a fierce Baptist, Nathan Price, Kingsolver clearly captures the rea...

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