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…The Character of pearl was used to Symbolize many things in The Scarlet Letter. One of the main things she was used to symbolize was the joy and sorrow of Hester. Her sins where embodied in the actions of Pearl, Her joy in Pearls and Her sadness…

…In chapter 20 of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, Hester and Dimmesdale plan to leave the colony on the fourth day en route for the Old World. Dimmesdale's decision to leave with Hester fills him with a sense of freedom from his place…

…QUOTATIONS 1) "O father in heaven- if thou art still my father-what is this being which I have brought into the world!" P.66 2) "Behold, verily, there is the woman of the scarlet letter; and, of truth, moreover, there is the likeness…

…Dimmesdale, illustrates Hawthorne's theme of the negative affects of a sin-stained conscience and a life of secrecy in The Scarlet Letter. In this story, an anguished Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to pacify his conscience and withhold the secret of his sin from…

…to lead false lives, under the public spotlight, concealing their personal travails. In literature, the preceding statement has held true numerous times, in works such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Minister and respected citizen, Arthur…

…are crucial in the life of a town. Son there is another sad story that I must tell to you. That is that I have received a letter that in one more year’s time I will have to leave home again. This fact is very challenging because it posses a strain onto…

…"To be fully human is to balance the heart, the mind, and the spirit.” One could suggest the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, that one should not violate the sanctity of the human heart. Hester was well ahead of her time…

…The Scarlet Letter has been considered a landmark in literature for years and years. Part of the reason for this is because of its message to “be true, be true.” This novel demonstrates this moral through the actions of the two main characters, Hester…

…or most relevant commentaries are depicted by the style of rhetoric. Likewise, through the use of tone, diction, sentence structure, and imagery, Nathaniel Hawthorne's prime purpose in the excerpt from The Scarlet Letter is to foster in the conceiver's mind…

…or most relevant commentaries are depicted by the style of rhetoric. Likewise, through the use of tone, diction, sentence structure, and imagery, Nathaniel Hawthorne's prime purpose in the excerpt from The Scarlet Letter is to foster in the conceiver's mind…