the scarlet letter
The novel The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is set in the mid 1600's. When the first scene opens the main character Hester is convicted of committing the sin of adultery. She is forced to wear the letter "A" on her breast. This letter "A" is a huge part of the story for many people. The "A" is shown as a sin and to certain characters the sin means different things. Through out peoples lives an object or event can create numerous different emotions in people. This event (sin) may be shown or can be hidden, each can be equally painful and will always remain in ones self. This is shown in the three main characters: Hester, Chillingworth and Dimmesdale. Hester is forced to be publicly open with her sin. Therefore, she sees the letter "A" as a form of incredible humiliation. She is seen as an outcast and the "A" makes her feel unwelcome. The "A" is a constant reminder of the sin, "she will be a living sermon against sin, until the ignominious letter be engraved upon her tombstone" (Ch.3). She learns to except the "A" and others see her as "able", but the letter still hangs
"He bids you look again at Hester's scarlet letter! He tells you that, with all it's mysterious horror, it is but the shadow of what he bears on his own breast, and that even this his own red stigma, is no more than the type of what has seared his inmost heart. Dimmesdale as he is revealing the sin to people. In a way the "A" is Dimmesdales enemy. He strives off the "A" and makes goals. This one object could create an infinite number of emotions or meanings, just like the scarlet letter "A". The "A" allows Hester to grow in strength and begin to face her sin. For Hester the "A" was a constant reminder of the sin, but in the end allowed her to grow in strength. First to find out who was the man Hester slept, "it irks me. Chillingworth made the "A" his vengeance, his way of living. Dimmesdale allowed the "A" to eat away at him inside.
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