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Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter Alphabetic Poem

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Adultery is the sin That HesTer Committed. Boston is the town in which this story takes place. Chillingworth is hester?s evil husband who is bent on revenge. Death is usually the price of the sin hester committed. England is where hester and dimmesdale planned to escape to. Father is what Dimmesdale was to pearl. Guilt is what Dimmesdale felt because of his sin. Hester is the main character in this story. Ignored by the rest of the children, pearl?s only friend was her mother hester. Judgment is what the townspeople put on hester because of her sin. Kissing dimmesdale was the last thing pearl did before he died. Letter of scarlet is what hester had to wear as her punishment. Mercy is what the townspeople showed hester when giving her the punishment.

Symbolism

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What Is Their Meaning? Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a slew of symbols in the Scarlet Letter to show how different Hester and Dimmesdale are from the community they live in. Hawthorne uses the scarlet letter as the most recurring symbol throughout the novel. He also uses nature, such as the forest, rose bush, and meteor, and even uses people -Pearl, the "Black Man", and even Mistress Hibbins.

Minster's Black Veil Analysis

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Parth Trivedi Mrs. Caruso English 11AP 9/16/10 The Minister?s Black Veil The term ?self-image? is perhaps the one of the most misleading commonplace terms used today. Man?s view of himself has always been tainted by how others look upon him. This principle has always dictated how humans strive to live. Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts this concept in his short story, ?The Minister?s Black Veil.?
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