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The Scarlet Letter
(1850)
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How to relate characters in the Scarlet Letter to characters in The Crucible
Hey people! I really need help. We have semester exams this week, and I don't really understand the characters that well. We have to relate characters in the Scarlet Letter to characters in The Crucible. I'm really not sure how to do this! I only can really relate John Proctor and Reverend Dimmesdale, and i'm still a bit shaky on this. Please help me out! Thanks!
Posted By jewels390 at Wed 16 Dec 2009, 9:59 PM in The Scarlet Letter || 0 Replies
Symbolism In The Scarlet Letter
Can someone please tell me if Governor Bellingham symbolizes hypocrisy? I have a project due to tomorrow and can't figure out what he is supposed to symbolize. Also how do you write a theme statement? PLEASE HELP!!!:)
Posted By LAUREN8585 at Sun 15 Nov 2009, 11:06 PM in The Scarlet Letter || 2 Replies
Female Anger in The Scarlet Letter
I finished The Scarlet Letter last night. In the first scene, when Hester is coming out of the prison, the women of the town are talking about her. They seem to have more anger about what happened than anyone else in the story. I was hoping someone could shed some light on this for me with some educated speculation... Why where the women of the town the most angry? Shouldn't they have been the most sympathetic?
Posted By privatehelmet at Fri 2 Oct 2009, 11:30 AM in The Scarlet Letter || 0 Replies
The Scarlet Letter- Relating Characters to Themes
I need to relate the three main characters (Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth) to each of the following themes: 1. Revenge destroys both the victim and the seeker. and 2. We must accept responsibility for our actions or suffer the consequences. If you could help me out with any/all of this, that would be great :) thank you!
Posted By lehcar at Thu 20 Aug 2009, 8:14 PM in The Scarlet Letter || 0 Replies
Scarlet Letter - need help
Hi, I'm trying to write a course paper about the Scarlet Letter and the reinvention of Puritanism. Basically, the idea is to point out what stylistic(literary) devices Hawthorne uses to represent Puritanism (how it is represented) in his novel. I find this to be quite a difficult task, and would be grateful for any suggestions or ideas. Thanks in advance heaven
Posted By Heaven at Wed 17 Jun 2009, 3:57 AM in The Scarlet Letter || 0 Replies
I need help!
Hi, I'm Laura and I'm from Argentina. I need to know your opinion about who is guilty in the novel, if it's Hester or the priest (or whatever he is). Tomorrow I have a debate in class and need quotations from the book. Please help me!!!:bawling:
Posted By laurar29 at Thu 7 May 2009, 7:48 PM in The Scarlet Letter || 0 Replies
Scarlet Letter Research Paper Help
Hi everyone! I was just wondering if someone could help to give me a push to writing my research paper for my 11th grade literary research class. I have to write an essay on nature in the scarlet letter, and I am having trouble thinking of what to write it about. I was thinking about writitng it on light and dark and somehow connecting it to the characters or by writing about the vast personification of nature in the novel, but I am having a hard time coming up with a thesis, and rough outline and was wondering if someone could PLEASE help!!! Thanks so much! Hi I was wondering why the narrators view of hester changed throughout the novel. I was also wondering if there is any examples of when light and dark descriptions are made that relates to this issue. Thanks Does anyone have any evidence from the novel where the narrator's view of the characters are shown through the use of light and dark imagery. Thanks
Posted By bbbppp123 at Sun 26 Apr 2009, 1:06 PM in The Scarlet Letter || 1 Reply
A Lil Help With The Scarlet Letter
I have read the book !! but I just read it for the first time and I am 32 years old and have not been in school for over 14 years so I am having trouble with a few questions I had 90 something questions for the whole book but I am down to like 5 questions that I really don't get I don't want an answer I want someone to tell me to go back and re read a certain line and try to explain it to me Please!! 1. Give two examples of how Pearl is the scarlet letter personified? is this saying because she was a love child made through adultry?and is a repressentation of the sin? 2. How is Pearl a symbol of her mothers warring spirit? Is this saying she is a living embodiment of her mothers sin? I am really struggling with this and feel really stupid to have to ask for help. Thanx for any help in advance...
Posted By baseballmam3 at Tue 7 Apr 2009, 7:36 PM in The Scarlet Letter || 1 Reply
Pearl's Childhood Dreams
Hello, For my English class, we are to do a presentation on six of Pearl's childhood dreams. As far as this goes, I'm at a total loss. Could anyone provide some insight on to what some of Pearl's childhood dreams are?
Posted By MHarrisEP at Mon 16 Feb 2009, 3:10 PM in The Scarlet Letter || 3 Replies
Help essay
Can you tell me the sin, and the kind of guilt that Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth have. Also if you could the broader effect of the sin, and how they deal with the guilt.
Posted By zach9191 at Sun 7 Dec 2008, 9:24 PM in The Scarlet Letter || 2 Replies