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What does the small children think about doing to Hester and Pearl in chapter 7 of the Scarlet Letter?
In Chapter 7 of "The Scarlet Letter," the children want to harm Hester and Pearl by throwing mud and flinging epithets at them. They view Hester and Pearl as outcasts because of Hester's scarlet letter and their sense of moral superiority.
What does the stranger make Hester promise to him in The Scarlet Letter?
The stranger, Roger Chillingworth, is Hester's husband. He does not want people to know that he is her husband.
In Scarlet Letter why does pearl not recognize her mother when she sees her with Dimmesdale in the forest?
Hawthorne makes it fairly explicit that Pearl is the symbolic representation of Hester Prynne's scarlet letter: she is the product of her adultery, and as she grows, Pearl comes to embody the letter itself. When she sees her mother and Dimmesdale in the forest, then, the absence of the scarlet letter makes her mother foreign to her. The scarlet letter is her connection to her mother; in a way, she is the scarlet letter. To see her mother without it, then, is as if to see a stranger. The letter has consumed and subsumed Hester so much that without the letter, she is not the same person. Any distance between Hester and letter is, to Pearl, an impossibility, so thoroughly has Hester's life become her adultery, and taking it off is to make her unrecognizable to her daughter.
What is Hester never asked to make?
She is never asked to make a wedding dress
How is pearl a symbol for Hester and dimmesdale?
Pearl is the daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale and therefore resembles their sin of adultry. Hester dresses pearl in a scarlet colored dress to show this and make her look more like the letter "A" which also resembles their sin.
What specific meaning do The Scarlet Letter make?
In regards to Nathanial Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" and puritanical times, the scarlet letter was the letter "A", which stood for adulteress. However, within the novel, it takes on several different meanings as the story takes place. At first it was symbolic of Hester's alienation, then her admiration, and angel. These meanings are only in regards to Hester, whereas for other characters, there completely different meanings. I hope anyone having trouble, finds this helpful. In regards to Nathanial Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" and puritanical times, the scarlet letter was the letter "A", which stood for adulteress. However, within the novel, it takes on several different meanings as the story takes place. At first it was symbolic of Hester's alienation, then her admiration, and angel. These meanings are only in regards to Hester, whereas for other characters, there completely different meanings. I hope anyone having trouble, finds this helpful.
What sign did the meteor make in the sky in The Scarlet Letter?
In The Scarlet Letter, the meteor forms the letter "A" in the sky, mirroring the scarlet letter that Hester Prynne wears as a symbol of her shame and sin. This event is seen as a supernatural sign or a symbol of God's judgment and serves to heighten the sense of guilt and isolation felt by the characters.
What is remarkable about the Scarlet letter Hester makes what do you think is Hawthorne suggesting I having Hester make such a letter?
Hester's letter in the scarlet letter is extraordinary because even though it is a symbol o her shame, it turn out that it is er 'pride'. she took so much time to decorate her letter into something that would stand out once lace on her bosom. the letter, the book states, is decorated with fine thread and done with such skill work that, even as Hester stands on the platform to show of her sin, the letter fascinates and draws the attention of the audience in the crow; particularly the women. latter on in the book, Hester's letter is symbolized into a different meaning- an "able" person. when the town people See's her, they no longer cast her away put praises her. They Bragg to all who come to their town of Hester. To Dimmesdale, Hester's letter has given her strengh it had been her teacher and because of it, she has become a stronger, wiser, and better person. The letter to Pearl is a part of her mother...it is who her mother is and always will be. without the letter, a Young Pearl was unable to recognize her mother. To Hester, her letter what make her well her. with it she is loses her feminist and without it she is set free.
In The Scarlet Letter Why did Hester have to wear The Scarlet Letter?
In the Scarlet Letter, Hester was forced to wear the red letter A indicating "adultery" (which in the strictly religious community was a sin and therefore nominally a crime). She secretly slept with the preacher in the town, and became pregnant, and because no unmarried man came forward, they correctly assumed a married one was involved. The town believed her punishment should be to wear the letter A as a sign of her sin, which made her an outcast in a society that prided itself on conformity.Adultery.
Why does Hester come to dread children in the scarlet letter chapter 5?
Hester dreads children in Chapter 5 of The Scarlet Letter because they have a tendency to be brutally honest and perceptive, which makes it difficult for her to conceal her secret sin. Their innocent curiosity often leads them to ask uncomfortable questions or make judgmental comments about the scarlet letter she wears, which adds to her feelings of shame and isolation. Additionally, she may feel guilty or responsible for potentially corrupting the children's innocence with her own sinful actions.
What is the one item Hester is never asked to make?
wedding clothes
Hawthorne mentions three occasions for which the people of Boston made use Hester's sewing skill.what are theyand what is the occasion for which Hester is never asked to make clothing?
They were for funerals, ordination of priests and baby cloths. One occasion in which Hester is never asked to make clothing is a wedding dress.
