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What general symbol has Hester become in The Scarlet Letter?
Hester becomes a symbol of sin and of women's frailty and simple passions.
What general did Caesar deafeted to become general?
He did not have to defeat anyone to become a general. The Senate appointed him to lead an army into Gaul, and he remained at the head of his army all through the civil war.
What year did Robert E Lee become general?
1861
How did Nathanael Greene become a general?
because he liked bananas
Who was the last US President to be an Army general?
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the last former general to become president.
What general symbol has Hester become in The Scarlet Letter?
Hester becomes a symbol of sin and of women's frailty and simple passions.
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.
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.
What effects does the man have on Hester in The Scarlet Letter?
There are two major men in Hester life.Arthur Dimmesdale: an eloquent preacher of high regard who is secretly the father of Hester's child Pearl.Roger Chillingworth: the pseudo-name of Hester true husband who arrives in Boston far too late to be of help and become an antagonist.The effect of Arthur on Hester is to ensure that Pearl remains with her mother, although his failure to confess his involvement perpetuates the situation.The effect of Roger is to intensify the stress on all concerned.
How sincerely concerned are the townspeople of Salem for the souls of Hester and Pearl?
In The Scarlet Letter, the settlement's sentiment towards everything is meant to be hypocritical and to hold double standards. The townspeople try to have Pearl removed from Hester's care. By the novel's end, Hester has become a protofeminist mother figure to the women of the community.
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.
How did roger chillingworth and mr dimmesdale become good friends in the scarlet letter?
In "The Scarlet Letter," Roger Chillingworth and Mr. Dimmesdale do not become good friends. Chillingworth is actually the antagonist who seeks vengeance against Dimmesdale, the father of Hester Prynne's child, and tries to torment him psychologically. Their relationship is one of manipulation and deceit rather than friendship.
In The Scarlet Letter why doesn't Hester leave the colony?
Hester chooses to stay in the colony because she believes it is her moral duty to face the consequences of her actions. She also wants to raise her daughter in the same community where she committed her sin, as a way to atone for her transgression and to teach Pearl lessons about forgiveness and redemption. Furthermore, Hester finds purpose and belonging in her community, despite the isolation and judgment she faces.
What does Hester imagine saying to the townspeople in The Scarlet Letter?
Hester imagines telling the townspeople that her sin has taught her valuable lessons, and that the scarlet letter has become her pathway to understanding the human heart. She also envisions urging them to be more compassionate and less judgmental towards others.
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.
When do you find out dimmesdale is the father?
Well, it depends on what part you're asking about. It wasn't until the end of chapter 10 that Chillingworth was completely sure. He had become Dimmesdale doctor because of this, he had access to Dimmesdale and saw things others did not. However, Dimmesdale did not confess to being the father until Chapter 23.
Why does the jailer call a doctor in The Scarlet Letter?
because the jailer had become sick
