Scarlet Letter Chapter Summaries

The three main points of the Scarlet Letter final project are the character developments of Hester, Chillingworth and Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale had the most character development out of the three characters because he went from refusing to acknowledge that he has committed a sin to both himself and to the public. In the second scaffold scene, Dimmesdale is able to admit to himself that he has transgressed, but still is not able to face the public, and by the end of the novel Dimmesdale is able to face his sin in front of the public. Dimmesdale has become stronger throughout the story, and has grown as a person, hence, he is able to own up to his actions. Inversely, Chillingworth has also shown a great deal of character development, however, he

3. They are literary allusions from passages from the bible. He uses prisons and graveyards as a symbol of the Gods justice. .

This leads to her idea of selling her most prized possession: her hair, to get Jim his present. Meanwhile, Jim decides to sell his most prized possession which was a pocket-watch that was passed down from his grandfather to his father and then to him. He sells that watch and buys Della a set of beautiful tortoise shell combs for her hair. Thus leading to the use of situational irony in which they both receive gifts for something they gave up in order to give the other a gift.

1. As the story opens a throng is gathered.  Who are these people?  Where and why are they gathered?

Randy Wilkerson, a young boy, walked the cold streets of New York on a school night after dinner. He stumbled upon an old woman with a beautiful old ring. After time went on, the old woman told Randy the back story of just how significant that ring was to her and her life. Randy, a lot like Greg Ridley, understood the importance of his life after hearing a back story from Lemon Brown’s perspective. In the story “Treasure of Lemon Brown” Walter Dean Myers, the author, establishes the theme by showing readers that what's important to someone, isn't something that has to do with money.

Alexis Byrd 20 August 2015 The Scarlet Letter, chapters 1-4 Plot 1. Pgs. 55-59- In Massachusetts Bay Colony, the narrator starts telling us about the town.

Thesis - Through Pearl’s thoughts and questions that hold symbolic significance, we can understand the connection of the Scarlet letter to the Black man and to Dimmesdale’s burden and the forest, helps better portray Hester and Pearl’s juxtaposed character.

16) When Pearl is grown, she thinks she will develop a scarlet letter like her mother.

The conflict in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, written in 1840, reaches a climax in chapter 23. Arthur Dimmesdale finally decides to confess his sins in front of the entire community, after waiting years to do so. The author uses the literary strategies of mood, symbolism, and characterization to add to the climactic impact of chapter 23. One of the main literary strategies used to add to the zenith of chapter 23 is characterization. In this quotation Dimmesdale is described as an angel after his sermon, “it was as if an angel, in his passage to the skies, had shaken his bright wings over the people for an instant,-at once a shadow and a splendor,-and had shed down a shower of golden truths upon them” (Hawthorne 168).

Bella creaked the door open. Inside there was what looked like a library...but with empty shelves, all except one, On the one shelf, the one book, was glimmering mysteriously. She walked toward the book and picked it up. As soon as she did, she heard a whisper.

I never thought I could love anyone, even with my eyes just landing on someone whom I know nothing about. It just happened, the love feeling, the wanting to get closer feel. Thinking about her constantly. I tell myself I shouldn't of fell in love with her, but how can you not with a girl like her?

People have different cultures and experiences throughout their lives; therefore, they all have different perspectives of the same object. Various authors use different perspectives of people to make objects mean different based on how people approach it. Not only the readers see the object in different ways, but also the characters in the story. The Scarlet Letter uses various symbolism such as ‘A ', rosebush, the forest and more which might mean different to each person. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, uses the symbolism of ‘A ' to indicate different meanings throughout the story. However, some readers get confused what exactly ‘A ' means

The Scarlet Letter has two essential settings. They include the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the mid 17-century (the town), and the forest which surrounds the town. Hester, Dimmesdale, Pearl, Chillingworth and the other characters all live in the town. It is Puritan town, and they really believe in purity, and punishments for not being “pure” were extremely harsh. The entire Puritan community is based heavily around enforcing law and religion. The forest/woods that surround in the town is also a major setting. The forest that surrounds the town is thought to be the devil’s place.

Throughout life, every person lives through peaks and valleys of emotions. Weeks turn into months then into years, all filled with nothing but happiness and bliss. All this joy makes a person feels as if nothing could ever go wrong, but every time anything travels up, it must come down. This downward spiral can occur in an instant, sticking out of thin air like a curse meant to ruin your enjoyment of life. Valleys are the worst part of the cycle. Shame, despair and solitude are enough to tear anyone 's feelings apart. These feelings make people want to pack up and leave without saying a word to anybody. An onslaught of hate from others and oneself as well forces people to change their beliefs and outlooks of what life truly has to offer them. Many will start to question whether they could ever feel happiness again. The ending of The Scarlet Letter goes through the peaks and valleys of Hester, Pearl and Dimmesdale’s emotions as their plan to leave for a new life fades away in an instant. The struggle these characters have to endure for it all to fall apart proves why it is, in fact, a sad ending.

“Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted for too long a series of generations in the same worn-out soil. My children have had other birthplaces, and, so far as their fortunes may be within my control, shall strike their roots into unaccustomed earth.” (23)-Nameless narrator’s narration