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Who does Hester try to give money and support to in The Scarlet Letter?
Hester tries to support and help other outcasts and marginalized individuals in The Scarlet Letter, including the poor, sick, and elderly members of the community. She also dedicates her time and resources to charity and helping those in need.
What is hester's attitude toward both her sin and punishment?
Hester, sentenced to wear an A on her chest for the rest of her life, is prideful in the sense that she intricately fashioned the A onto her clothes. Her shame is revealed as she clutches her baby to her chest when being heckled.
Why and how do the townspeople come to interpret the scarlet letter differently over time?
When Hester is first forced to wear the "A", it was a punishment so that all would know of her sin. The townspeople saw it as a mark of her adultery. As the years go by, Hester cares for the sick and the poor and the townspeople begin to see it as a symbol of her generosity. They begin to think of it as standing for "Able" rather than "Adulterer".
Why did Hester prynne marry roger chillingworth?
Hester Prynne marries Roger Chillingworth out of need, not love. Hester was poor and the sound of a future with someone rich sounded much more promising than her current life. Hester may have believed that they could fall in love one day, and they might have. Chillingworth's was so busy with work he had no time for Hester.
Why does Hester feel she is to blame for Dimmesdales poor condition?
Hester feels responsible for Dimmesdale's poor condition because she believes her decision to keep his identity as Pearl's father a secret contributed to his suffering. She believes that had she revealed the truth earlier, Dimmesdale may have found relief from his guilt and despair sooner. Hester bears the burden of their shared secret and feels responsible for the consequences that Dimmesdale endures.
How was Hester Prynne regarded in the community?
Hester becomes something of a novelty in town. Her needlework becomes sort of Puritan trendy. Her work for the poor becomes the stuff of legend around town. She sews pretty much for free. Hester takes her penance humbly which goes over well in town. Hester's "A" becomes known as "able" rather than adulterer.
What did Henry VIII do what was cruel?
He treated the poor horible
What was unfair about the laws in mesopotamia?
that the wealthy were treated better then the poor
Why were peasants treated badly?
because they were low class and poor
What suggestion does Hawthorne make with the rosebush in The Scarlet Letter?
Hawthorne employed many literary elements into The Scarlet Letter. On almost every page you can find one. Two common examples are: "He now dug into the poor clergyman's heart, like a miner searching for gold; or, rather, like a sexton delving into a grave, possibly in quest of a jewel that had been buried on the dead man's bosom, but likely to find nothing save mortality and corruption" (Hawthorne 117). - Simile "We have as yet hardly spoken of the infant; that little creature, whose innocent life had sprung, by the inscrutable decree of Providence, a lovely and immortal flower, out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion" (Hawthorne 81). - Metaphor
Why is chapter nine in Johnny Tremain called The Scarlet Deluge?
because "scarlet deluge" means red flood, or allot of blood. in the chapter poor pumpkin bleeds to deaf for deserting the British.
How were wealthy Jews treated different form poor Jews in the Holocaust?
In the Holocaust itself rich and poor Jews were treated alike: they were slaughtered. (One could not buy one's way out of the Holocaust).
