Alex Almer Mrs. Voshell Honors English 10 8 January 2016 Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Use of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a large amount of symbolism in his book, The Scarlet Letter. “The characters and the action are soaked in symbolism” (Wagenknecht 61). Symbolism is the use of an object, character, or event to represent something else. Hawthorne uses the symbols in the book to convey the meanings of the story in a creative, interesting way. Hawthorne uses all of the main
Guilt has, is and always will be something that costs the world untold despair, pain, and suffering. Nathaniel Hawthorne's renowned novel, The Scarlet Letter, is a story about a girl named Hester Prynne who makes the terrible sin of adultery with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, who is Salem’s town minister. Once Hester becomes pregnant it becomes clear to the whole town what she has done. Typically, when a Puritan committed the sin of adultery they would be killed, but because some of the townspeople
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses an admirable character, Reverend Dimmesdale, in order to portray that being a hypocrite is one of the worst sins that one can commit. Hawthorne uses hypocrisy as a major theme of the novel. Consequently, Hawthorne is able to express his hatred of the Puritanical society, by proving to the readers that the majority of Puritans were hypocritical. Throughout the novel, poor Hester Prynne had to face the evil Puritans by herself, and bravely
of Man in the Scarlet Letter For as long as can be remembered, toddlers are made familiar with biblical stories, and are made to believe there is a heaven and a hell. Famous novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne continues this tradition in his famous novel The Scarlet Letter, where he tells the story of a woman who has committed a heinous sin in her community and is forced to spend the rest of her life in complete isolation from society. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famed novel The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne creates
Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter According to Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne has develop her strength through hardship which is put on her by the scarlet letter. In the story, Hester, the main character is forced to wear a scarlet letter representing the sin of adultery as a
Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, or rules by which everyone should follow. All three religions believe that adultery is a horrible offense that one should never commit. Adultery plays a huge role within The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn, where two of Hawthorne’s characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne, have committed one of the greatest sins known to the Puritan community in which they live. According to the community, Hester is the greatest sinner since they do not know
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, a virus spreads throughout this gothic romance that malevolently affects both protagonists and antagonists, known as moral corruption. This reoccurring theme is most prevalent in namely the three main characters; Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale. Hawthorne creates a dystopia in the small Massachusetts Bay Colony of Salem during the 17th century, where the people condemn and damn such individuals who go against the grain so to speak
cause a dramatic change in lifestyle. Some people may say that keeping a secret is a very simple task and that after time passes people will soon forget that the secret existed. However, in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter, the minister Dimmesdale shows the effects of keeping a secret. The Scarlet Letter takes place during the 1630’s in the Massachusett Bay colony and revolves around Hester Prynne, a puritan woman who keeps the secret that minister was her lover. This secret created an enigma
reputation? In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, struggles to escape her mother’s shadow. Pearl lives a lonely life, an outcast as the result of her mother’s great sin. Not just as a character in the novel, but as a symbol throughout the story. Pearl represents the price of sin in her mere existence, and her fascination for her mother’s “A”; Pearl also stands for hope and redemption of sin. The scarlet letter reminds Hester
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, tells the story of Hester Prynne’s love triangle. Living in a Puritan community cannot be easy, especially if you have committed one of the worst sins, adultery. Hester, and her child Pearl, publically deal with her sin. The Puritan community forces Hester to wear a scarlet “A” on her chest for all to see. While her lover, reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, keeps his part of the sin a secret. Hester is able to deal with her sin and overcome it, while Dimmesdale