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- 241: Scarlet Letter 3
- ... that he is morally higher than Hester, but here, he admits that she is an equal, or even above him. These political positions are possibly one of the reasons that Puritans refuse to accept these emotional displays- because the social status is their basis of society. Hester assumes her new position of power and gives a heartfelt, moving speech. The eloquence ...
- 242: Secrets In Scarlet Letter
- ... certain token, which was wrought or fastened into her dress. While she experiences immense humiliation from wearing the scarlet letter, she does not lash back, she accepts the abuse of Puritans, child and adult alike, all the while keeping an almost prideful manner about herself, desperately trying to keep some dignity. She remains silent and finds strength from inside; since she ...
- 243: Pleasantville and The Scarlet Letter
- ... sinned. These utopias were totally unnatural and unreal, which is logical considering Pleasantville was not natural, it was a television show, created by producers, and was black and white. The Puritans utopia was unreal, as the towns people lied uncontrollably and sinned in secret. It was also based on religious writings, the Bible, which was unreal. Utopias such as these can ...
- 244: A Comparison and Contrast of the Supernatural's Active Role in the Lives of Mary Rowlandson and Benjamin Franklin
- ... comparisons between these two individuals related to their perceptions of God. Religion was a vital part of life in colonial America. A shift from theism to deism was occurring. The Puritans of this time were fleeing the Church of England. Their hope was to return to the more primitive ways, to reject the churches hierarchy and ritual. Mary Rowlandson, a puritan ...
- 245: The Capitalist Future: A Consequence of Calvinist Annunciation
- ... of its highest development, in the United States, the pursuit of wealth, stripped of its religious and ethical meaning, tends to become associated with purely mundane passions." (182) While the "Puritans wanted to work in a calling, we are [now] forced to do so." (181) Calvinist-inspired asceticism had created "the tremendous cosmos of the modern economic order" (181) which now ...
- 246: The American Dream
- ... all non- whites which they refer to as un-Americans. The KKK sees themselves as the only real Americans. The idea of a "Ciity upon a hill" originated with the Puritans and their idea of creating a perfect society in America which would serve as model for the rest of the World to follow. The KKK uses this original "American Dream ...
- 247: Symbolism In The Scarlet Lette
- ... to confess his part in the sin, Pearl was really the only thing that Hester had in life. Hester cherished Pearl s existence, though she was born out of what Puritans considered a sin. Here, Pearl symbolizes a person that Hester can hold on to and call her own, when it seems as though she has nothing left in the world ...
- 248: An Analysis of Hawthorne's Short Stories
- ... is a good example of how Hawthorne uses a woman to symbolize a deeper significance, in this case, it is to evoke the hypocrisy of the Puritan people, that is, Puritans are really not as pure as we all think, they also contain evil characteristics, in this case, exploited at night. We cannot justify Hawthorne's usage of Faith as misogyny ...
- 249: A Comparison and Contrast of the Supernatural's Active Role in the Lives of Mary Rowlandson and Benjamin Franklin
- ... comparisons between these two individuals related to their perceptions of God. Religion was a vital part of life in colonial America. A shift from theism to deism was occurring. The Puritans of this time were fleeing the Church of England. Their hope was to return to the more primitive ways, to reject the churches hierarchy and ritual. Mary Rowlandson, a puritan ...
- 250: The Allegory Of Young Goodman
- ... company, thou wouldst say, observed the elder person, interpreting his pause. Good, goodman Brown! I have been as well acquainted with your family as with ever a one among the Puritans; and that s no trifle to say. I helped your grandfather, the constable, when he lashed the Quaker woman so smartly through the streets of Salem. And it was I ...
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