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Hypocrisy in "The Scarlet Letter", 2005.
The paper describes how Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys hypocrisy in the novel, "The Scarlet Letter," through the character, Dimmesdale.
1,009 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper describes the struggles that Dimmesdale goes through to keep his reputation as a loyal and honest minister in the Puritan community. The paper gives examples of the things that Dimmesdale is exposed to, using actual quotes from the novel.
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"The character, Dimmesdale is first introduced while Hester Prynne is publicly being criticized on a scaffold in front of the entire Puritan community. The role Dimmesdale plays in this scene is the "remorseful hypocrite" (Brodhead, 157). Melissa McFarland Pennell of the Student Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne on pages 67-87 explains that, Dimmesdale presents himself to his congregation one way while he reveals another in private; this concealment reflects hypocrisy in Dimmesdale's character. His congregation sees him as saintly and as the perfect husband for some village maiden. Dimmesdale goes to great pain to keep this image, even though showing signs of inner struggle. He knows the truth and longs to expose it, naming himself "a pollution and a lie." Michael J. Colacurcio who wrote, "Footsteps of Ann Hutchinson: The Context of The Scarlet Letter" in the book, Modern Critical Interpretations, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter page 21 says, "He is an enforcing agent of public discipline who has himself sinned against a clear and serious public law whose absolute validity he (unlike Hester) never questions for a moment; and who refuses to confess and submit the to discipline he has sworn by a covenant to uphold and enforce""
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2004.
An analysis of the "The Scarlet Letter", by Nathanial Hawthorne, and how the author's Puritan background is seen through the novel.
1,679 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that Hawthorne was known to have researched his own Puritan ancestry, on which he based "The Scarlet Letter". It discusses how "The Scarlet Letter" takes place in 1642 in Boston. The main character is convicted of adultery and must do public service, which entails being forced to wear a large scarlet letter ?A?, which stands for "Adulteress". It looks at the way the novel provides an insight into the Puritan concept of law in 1640, which is obviously very different from today?s accepted norms.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Plot
III. Setting
IV. Theme
V. Conclusion
VI. Bibliography
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"The Scarlet Letter takes place in 1642 Boston where at that time the community was nothing more than a tiny Puritan settlement. ?Hester Prynne enters this small Puritan town in the colony of Massachusetts alone and determined to live her life as she sees fit. She undermines many of the stifling rules that serve as moral guidelines for women. She buys a house on her own, explaining that her husband would arrive shortly. She also begins women's meetings with other ladies of the town.? (When Love Becomes Sin) The main character, Hester Prynne, has been convicted of adultery and as the punishment of the time suggests she is to do public service. This public service is nothing like our chain gangs picking up litter on our highways. In fact, a small band of onlookers was awaiting the adulteress to be publicly humiliated as only the puritans could do. Hester appears before the crowd carrying a baby and on her clothes is a badge of disgrace ? a large scarlet letter ?A? which stands for Adulteress."
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2002.
A paper which introduces, analyzes and discusses Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, "The Scarlet Letter".
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Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," concerning Hester Prynne's rejection by a New England town due to adultery, is clearly a call to readers to alter their Puritan attitudes, and become freer with their thoughts and ideals. This paper discusses the themes of sin, criminal rebellion, evils of isolation and the symbolic meaning of the scarlet letter itself. It shows how Hawthorne's story clearly speaks out against the rigid mores of Puritan times, plainly illustrating why people felt they had to rebel in order to live their own lives. He also calls into question the values of a society that so rigidly adheres to its principles, at the expense of its humanity.
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"The saddest part of Hester and Pearl's lives is their isolation caused by their total rejection by the community. Pearl grows up alone, missing the warmth of childhood friends and acquaintances. In effect, Pearl is being punished for her mother's sin, which doubles the evil of the isolation she feels, for she did nothing wrong, but must pay for it according to Puritan principles. Hawthorne is showing how ridiculous this is, and how the punishment is as morally and ethically wrong as the sin."
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2005.
A review of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, "The Scarlet Letter".
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This paper discusses Nathaniel Hawthorne's, "The Scarlet Letter". The paper claims that, although there are multiple themes and recurring ideas throughout the novel, Hawthorne most exquisitely presents the theme of development through anguish, with such elements as character development, symbolism and conflict. The paper focuses on the character of Hester Prynne and her development with the scarlet letter.
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"Hester Prynne is a superb illustration of the way one progresses through misery and the alteration they endure through suffering. When Hester is first introduced in the novel, Hawthorne first describes her, after her bout in prison, emerging "as if by her own free will." This act displays Hester's superiority to the situation at hand, and defies the idea that she would emerge weak, and defeated by the judgment of the people in the town. However, as the novel progresses, Hester does begin to physically embody the typical Puritan woman. After a few years have passed, her character is described as "withered up," which left a "barren harsh outline." This indicates the metamorphosis she has undergone from being superior to her sin, to becoming overshadowed by the supremacy of its ignominy. This change also occurs with Hester's new focus in life, pertaining more so "thought", than "passion and feeling." The most vital shift in Hester's character occurs after Dimmesdale's death, which Hawthorne exhibits as not "for her own profit and enjoyment," and leads to her sought-after wisdom."
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2008.
An analysis of the importance of the setting in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter".
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This paper examines how Hawthorne intertwines the values of Puritan communities and human nature with such efficiency that "The Scarlet Letter" has become an American classic criticizing our Puritan ancestors. It contends that the setting of Hawthorne's classic is important because it sets the foundation for how the Puritan people react to the main character's sin and that Hawthorne uses the setting as a way to give the reader a sense of severity in the community of "The Scarlet Letter".
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"It is clear that Hawthorne disapproved of the Puritan's lifestyles. "The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project..." (Hawthorne 47). This statement alone sets the book up for a grim and dismal mood. Hawthorne also adds s sense of irony by having the people who want to purify the church immediately build a prison. This goes to show that the Puritans were not actually too pure. The prison becomes a large part of the plot symbolizing sin and consequence. The rosebush in front of the prison runs parallel to The Scarlet Letter in resembling hope in a bleak place. Another mentioning in the beginning of the book is the cemetery. This introduction to a book undoubtedly shows the reader that the book will not be a happy one. "
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"The Scarlet Letter" and "Tess of the d'Urbervilles", 2002.
This paper discusses Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" and Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the d'Urbervilles".
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This paper demonstrates that the principles of hypocrisy exist within both Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" and Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the d'Urbervilles". The author stresses the presentation of sexuality between the genders in these classic novels.
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Hawthorne?s ?The Scarlet Letter?, 2004.
This paper discusses the themes of retribution, justice, and the human condition in Nathaniel Hawthorne?s ?The Scarlet Letter?.
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This paper explains that, since the 1960s, there has been a significant change in the way men understand right and wrong; and, with this new understanding, readers lost the ability to understand some of the deeper ethical themes in Hawthorne?s ?Scarlet Letter?. The author points out that modern criticism of this novel revolves around its depiction of the harshness of Puritan ethics and its hypocrisy. The paper contends that, in the Puritan world, the nature of man is one who struggles with right and wrong, prospers when he does what is right, and suffers when he does what is wrong; but, when the ?wrong? man confesses his deeds to himself, his community, and his God, then he is freed.
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"The plight of the hypocritical minister ? does Hawthorne painfully create this man in order to encourage castigation of the religious ideals for which he stood? No, Hawthorne?s feeble protagonist was not meant to be the downfall of religion, but as an example of how every man suffers with the inability to live up to noble desires. We share a common, incurable pestilence with the reluctant hero. We fail at our desires for good, and while we do, we suffer and sink away from what we could be into a silent and ineffective oblivion. The Puritan ethic of Hawthorn?s novel was part of the social order at the time of his writing. If Hawthorne has struck a rebellious attack against the church, and all its members by his tale, he would never have been accepted as the great literalist."
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2004.
This paper discusses the use of symbolism in the "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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This paper explains that "The Scarlet Letter" is an important work of fiction because it relates how people lived in Puritan times and shows how unbending the Puritan religion was when one of its members made a mistake. The author points out that the main symbol is the child, Pearl, who represents Hester's unending punishment even more than the letter "A" she wears on her chest. The paper relates that Pearl also symbolizes the devil and the intolerance of the Puritan religion, which would not even accept an innocent child who was the product of a mother's mistake.
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"A symbol in literature is something that represents something else to the reader, or the character of the book. It is usually something important that the author wants the reader to understand or recognize. Hawthorne uses numerous symbols in "The Scarlet Letter" to represent many things that happened in the 1700s, when the book takes place. Religion was the most important thing to the people of the time, and the Puritan religion was very strict. Therefore, Hester Prynne is punished for her sin in the book, and many things throughout the book are symbols of her sin. The biggest symbol of her sin is the daughter she had because of her affair. Hester is the main character of the book, and the Puritans in her town of Boston have discovered she had an affair, and so, she goes to prison."
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2005.
A literary analysis of "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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The paper discusses the book "The Scarlett Letter", by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The paper analyzes how Hester's resilience as a condemned woman in her town is also extremely heroic, as it is clear that she will never be free from the scarlet letter. The paper examines how Hester undergoes an extreme and unnecessary humiliation under strict patriarchal rules. The writer proposes that she is a hero, since she also must follow rules that place an extremely harsh punishment for women for the crime of adultery.
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"The evolution of the symbol of the scarlet letter changes dramatically throughout the novel. Hawthorne makes initially makes it a symbol of the penalty of adultery, which Hester must wear in order to identify her crimetp the townspeople. In this manner, she appears victimized by her 'badge', but is able to win their tolerance because her sincere respect for breaking marital tradition. In Chapter XIII, Hawthorne writes on how Hester felt about her badge: The effect of the symbol--or rather, of the position in respect to society that was indicated by it--on the mind of Hester Prynne herself, was powerful and peculiar (para.6). The 'power' of the symbol is initially strong, and Hester bows to the town's laws. This reflects the societal view of the adulteress symbol, through Hester's initial response to the scarlet letter."
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The Scarlet Letter, 2002.
Analyzes Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, "The Scarlet Letter".
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This paper examines The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It focuses on appearance and reality in the character of Roger Chillingworth.
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2006.
A review of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter".
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This paper reviews and critiques "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, focusing on the character of Pearl. The author of the paper focuses on Pearl because she is the character most affected by the sin of her mother, Hester Prynne. The paper demonstrates how Pearl is central to the novel's themes of good and evil, love and hate and puritanical suppression. The paper discusses Pearl's physical traits -- she is beautiful -- and how those traits enhance her symbolic significance to the novel. The paper also analyzes her personality traits, noting that at times she is a bit 'devilish'. The paper cites literary critics to supports its theses.
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"The child Pearl is the enduring reminder of her mother Hester's affair with the Reverend Dimmesdale, and so she is a consistent token of sin to Hester. She is a striking child and she is as unique as her mother. Hawthorne describes her as "the beauty that became every day more brilliant, and the intelligence that threw its quivering sunshine over the tiny features of this child!" (Hawthorne 109). Even her name is important, as continues. He says, "she named the infant 'Pearl,' as being of great price - purchased with all she had - her mother's only treasure!" (Hawthorne 109). In fact, she is just about the perfect infant, as Hawthorne notes, "By its perfect shape, its vigour, and its natural dexterity in the use of all its untried limbs, the infant was worthy to have been brought forth in Eden: worthy to have been left there to be the plaything of the angels after the world's first parents were driven out" (Hawthorne 110). It is easy to see that Pearl is the epitome of perfection and yet ultimate sin in the book, but she also symbolizes the great love between Hester and Dimmesdale that culminated in the birth of their love child, but ended their romance. It is true their love can never be acknowledged, but it is always there in the background, and so, it is quite difficult for Hester to look at her beautiful and willful daughter without remembering her love for the minister."
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2002.
This paper looks at importance of Dimmesdale's confession in the novel "The Scarlet Letter."
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This paper is an exploration of the impact of speech and silence in the novel, "The Scarlet Letter." It pays special attention to the centrality of Dimmesdales' confession. The paper discusses the issues of sin and confession in the novel, with a unique approach to the meaning of sin to Hester and Dimmesdale. According to this author, Dimmesdale, and not Hester is the key to this story, since his silence and refusal to confess control the story, its outcome and as such, the development of the other characters.
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"Dimmesdale finds inspiration and power in the act of sin; he is most potent when he is most perverse. It is a passionate sexual transgression that produces Pearl; it is his failure to confess his adultery and the resultant hypocrisy that gives force to his sermons and gains him respect in the eyes of the community; his decision to leave with Hester and his sexual excitement ?lent him unaccustomed physical energy? (2347); his incitement to do ?some strange, wild, wicked thing? (2348) allows him to write ?with earnest haste and ecstacy? a sermon ?with such an impulsive flow of thought and emotion, that he fancied himself inspired? (2352)."
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "A Scarlet Letter", 2006.
An analysis of the main protagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "A Scarlet Letter' and how he portrays her character.
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This paper analyzes the character of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, "A Scarlet Letter" and explains how he uses her outward appearance to depict her inner character and identity.
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"A common notion in literature is that the outward appearance of an individual often expresses an inward reality of character. Personality frequently displays itself in the countenance or demeanor of a figure, but is more subtly portrayed through clothing. Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his classic novel, The Scarlet Letter, exhausts the power of this literary concept in his recreation of the Puritan society, a community bent on assessing and shaping character and personality by observing and dictating outward apparel. Hester Prynne, one of the primary characters in the novel, enfleshes this idea, elucidating her own personality by the dramatic image embroidered on her bosom. Her dexterous handiwork also vivifies other characters, displaying their inner emotions and thoughts. In addition, by employing images of sewing, Hawthorne demonstrates the tension between Hester's internal nature and the established order of Puritan society."
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"The Scarlet Letter", 2006.
A review of the 19th century American classic "The Scarlet Letter", written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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This paper reviews the novel "The Scarlet Letter", written in the 19th century by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The paper looks at how the novel turns every notion the reader has of good and bad on its head. As the author states in his conclusion, those judged to be weak, like Hester, turn out strong; while those Men of G-d, representing morality, turn out to be weak.
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"Hawthorne is a master story teller. This story is so "real" that one senses it really did happen as the narrator describes it. At the same time, his style is so difficult to pin down as to the meaning of what is happening and what people are doing and saying and feeling. It is possible, for example, to see that red A as a symbol of Hester's hope, not just her shame. Perhaps one of the best ways to judge the effects of a writer's style is to see what critics through the years have said, and how they have disagreed about meaning and symbolism."
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The Scarlet Letter, 2004.
This paper analyzes Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter."
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This paper analyzes Hawthorne's characterization of Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth in the novel "The Scarlet Letter." The paper examines the concept of sin, judgement and punishment as illustrated in Hawthorne's characterization of these characters. The paper argues that while all three are guilty of sin, only the evil deeds of Chillingworth are without redemption or salvation.
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"The Scarlet Letter. Introduction. The Puritan era during which the action of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" takes place embodied a society in which the individual and his or her actions were often pitted against a social order determined to stamp out behaviors it considered immoral. Hester Prynne is pilloried by the town fathers for having committed adultery."
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