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- 131: Hawthornes Life Versus Life In
- ... on Dimmesdale. . .Hester s dark glossy hair shines in the sunlight as though it were surmounted by a halo, making her almost an image of the divine maternity ; but the Puritans look at he only as an adulteress, and the reader is likely to feel that she is only a suffering woman. Though the novel shows us good coming out of ... could, because Hester has a riddle which needs Daniel to interpret it. The most obvious religious symbol used is the devil in Hawthorne s novel. The devil, Cain, fascinated the Puritans which made it a relevant topic in The Scarlet Letter. Religion was a significant topic in Puritan communities which is why Hawthorne used it so frequently in his novel. Hawthorne ...
- 132: Heart Of Darkness And Apocalyp
- ... a fear of contamination and loss of self that leads us to discover more about our true selves, often causing perceived madness by those who have yet to discover. The Puritans left Europe in hopes of finding a new world to welcome them and their beliefs. What they found was a vast new world, loaded with Indian cultures new to them. This overwhelming cultural interaction caused some Puritans to go mad and try to purge themselves of a perceived evil. This came to be known as the Salem witch trials. During World War II, Germany made an attempt ...
- 133: Pearl's Contribution to the Scarlet Letter
- ... her mother the other kids shout and curse at her. Pearl takes it in stride and defends her mother and fends off the evil children. The adults of Boston, mostly Puritans, talk behind Hester's back about the child being one of a sinner. Another common stereotype filled by Pearl is whenever an adult is occupied with something then the child ... being "elf-like" and that she would be void of "human joy and sorrow". Although she may have been supernatural to the readers of the novel and perchance to the Puritans of Boston, this all is washed away in the final chapters as she begins to show warmth and caring. This was the completely different than the image created at the ...
- 134: The Scarlet Letter: An Analysis of Symbolism
- ... the A can also stand for "Angel" and "Able". Angel, for it appears in the sky after Governor Winthrop's death. Able, for Hester has won the respect of the Puritans even if she has sinned terribly. Hawthorne uses the prison building to describe crime and punishment in contrast with the tombstone at the end of the novel. This statement suggests ... encasements of a dark prison, a true diamond in the rough. The symbol for Puritanism, according to one critic, is when Hawthorne uses the beadle. I can see how the Puritans are compared to minor parish officials in the Church of England by the way the society follows their lead. The Puritan children are taught to scorn Hester for her adultery ...
- 135: The Effects and Implications of Sin in The Scarlet Letter
- The Effects and Implications of Sin in The Scarlet Letter Author: Winnie Yang Sin is the transgression of a moral code designated by either society or the transgressor. The Puritans of Boston in the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, establish a rigid moral code by which to purge their society of deviants. As this society is inherently theocratic ... of her confinement ends, she moves into a remote, secluded cottage on the outskirts of town, inducing a physical separation from the townspeople. Because of this seclusion from society, the Puritans regard her with much curiosity and suspicion: “ Children...would creep nigh enough to behold her plying her needle at the cottage-window...and discerning the scarlet letter on her breast ...
- 136: Hester Prynne
- Hester Prynne The character of Hester Prynne changed significantly throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an extreme sinner; she has gone against the Puritan ways, committing adultery. For this irrevocably harsh sin, she must wear a symbol of shame for the rest of her ... which people believe would cause misfortune and unrest in their marriage. They knew that the Seventh Commandment was thou shalt not commit adulteryö and they stuck by those rules. The Puritans were truly a people governed by God. The novel explains that the Governors repeatedly attempt to take the child away from Hester, as she has been deemed unfit to raise ...
- 137: Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne: Romantic Style of Writing
- ... you read deeper into his colorful portrayals, you understand his concepts of the human consciousness. This is best exemplified in, "Young Goodman Brown." In "Young Goodman Brown," Hawthorne analyzes the Puritans' consciousness and the hidden wickedness of their nature. He takes a naïve Puritan man and takes him on a journey into the dark forest to meet an old man whom ... overwhelming feeling of guilt as he is entering the forest to meet with the Devil. He realized what he is doing was forbidden and none of his forefathers or fellow Puritans would ever commit such a sin. During his meeting with the Devil his naïveté dissolves. He sees Deacon Gookin, his old catechism teacher, and other upstanding members of the community ...
- 138: Reflections of Milton in is Works
- ... work, Milton begins with a civil war in Heaven during which Lucifer and Beelzebub are defeated and banished to Hell. This event parallels the civil war within England with the Puritans as Lucifer, and the rest of England as God. The Puritans tried to take over England, but they were defeated after a number of years. Most of the Puritan's were killed, Milton was banished from society. Lucifer was banished to ...
- 139: The Journey To New England And Religion's Future
- The Journey To New England And Religion's Future The voyage across the Atlantic was a long and sometimes very dangerous journey. The puritans were set to make a migration to a land were they could practice their religious beliefs in peace. Their migration to this “New England” had a major impact on their ... early in their childhood, different from their parents that did the majority of their work in the new land in the middle of their adult years. This is what the Puritans did not take into consideration when they were concerned about how they were living their lives. The Puritan leaders were just concerned about the church community staying intact throughout the ...
- 140: Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness
- ... a fear of contamination and loss of self that leads us to discover more about our true selves, often causing perceived madness by those who have yet to discover. The Puritans left Europe in hopes of finding a new world to welcome them and their beliefs. What they found was a vast new world, loaded with Indian cultures new to them. This overwhelming cultural interaction caused some Puritans to go mad and try to purge themselves of a perceived evil. This came to be known as the Salem witch trials. During World War II, Germany made an attempt ...
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