The Scarlett Pimpernel

The Scarlet Letter is a well known novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The novel is composed and written in Salem and Concord, as well as Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1840's. The narrator of the novel is in an omniscent state, meaning he knows more about the characters than the characters know about themselves. Although the narrartor is omniscent, he also makes sure to include his ideas and opinions on situations, making him also greatly subjective. Being subjective, as well as omniscent, historical fiction along with a story displaying constant symbolism is evident.

For the purpose of this assignment, I watched the 1995 version of The Scarlet Letter movie. This was a previous novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The movie tells the story Hester Prynne, a woman who was harassed and antagonized for conceiving a baby through an affair and the struggles she phased living in this new town. The movie was centered around a time where the early Puritans who first came to America founded a colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts during the 17th century. While half of the colonists died that first year, the other half survived and began to make settlement. Over the years, these first settlers were followed by a wave of more Puritans that would arrive every summer by ship. Some settled in an area near present-day Boston

From a timeline of the Reign of Terror, in 1789 the French country had an absolute monarchy. Then in 1792, the goal of having a Constitutional Republic was completed (Document B). From 843 AD to 1792 France had a monarchy and the move from a monarchy to a republic was a huge step in the right direction for France. The Reign of Terror was necessary to help the change become smoother because there was a strong revolutionary government and had a humane way of keeping the government alive by killing some of the enemy “citizens”. One of the leaders of this revolutionary government was Maximilien Robespierre, he believed that the most effective way of governing, comes from the people. In 1794, he made a Report of the Principles of Public Morality to the National Convention. His most powerful weapon, wasn’t the guillotine, but his words. He describes how one must finish fighting for liberty against tyranny to complete a revolution and to complete the goal of having a Constitutional Republic. He also reports that the only citizens in a republic, are republicans, so the conspirators are no longer citizens, but enemies (Document G). Some of these enemies are the nobility and the clergy, because they only wanted what was best for them and their social groups, not what was best for the Republic. The fight against tyranny was not over till there were only republicans in the republic. The government leaders and courts made sure of this by using the guillotine. By getting rid of their enemies, France had a Constitutional Republic after the Reign of Terror. This is justified because the Constitutional Republic’s leaders were making sure that they got rid of all the Republic’s enemies and keeping their government safe, just like countries want to do

In the novel The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, all of the characters possess specific traits of the seven deadly sins which are lust, gluttony, greed, pride, wrath, envy and sloth. My character Roger Chillingworth possesses the sins, greed, wrath and pride. I will attempt to make a connection between the sins committed by Chillingworth and his motivation behind those sins and sins committed by people in our world today. For example, one could compare wrath to the destructive and horrible feats of today’s murders that feel they have been treated unjustly, therefore, take the lives of those they feel have wronged them. Another comparison is the effects that pride can have on today’s role models such as professional athletes and the result of greed on some of today’s entertainers who need more and more stuff, such as cars, homes, jewels and the list goes on and on.

Many people feared the French because they knew the power the French had and how much rule they could obtain. “Yet the greatest of our misfortunes was a certain fear of the concentration of authority necessary to save the state” (Document 5). The citizens’ armies were being beaten and were taken down slowly. In total, 13,347 people had died within the Terror and 10,456 of those killings were because of hostile acts against the state (Document 2). As noticed, the French use of guillotine was very successful in enforcing law and letting the people know where they stood. The French were going around and were murdering everyone who tried to go against them. They had zero tolerance and made sure nothing would stop their plans. “What a pity that a people capable of such incredible energy, should be guilty or rather be governed by those who are guilty of such unheard of crimes and cruelties” (Document 13). The French were absolutely ruthless by killing their own people but were unaware that the killings caused the significant decrease in population. The French believed that what they were doing well but did not realize they were slowly killing their own population. The French way of ruling was the greatest people have ever seen anyone rule, “But their efforts are merely the result of a system of restraint and oppression, the most terrible and gigantic, that has,

1. Hester Prynne is portrayed as a Christ figure in The Scarlet Letter. She displays self-sacrifice, saintlike features, and exemplifies some biblical teachings throughout the book. The first, which is self-sacrifice, is shown when Hester is standing on the scaffold in front of the whole town and will not uncover the other participant in the adultery. Reverend Wilson questions her of this man that helped commit this crime, “Speak out thy name! That, and thy repentance, may avail to take the scarlet letter off thy breast” (60), with the attempt to bribe her by promising the possible removal of the scarlet A. She refuses to sell out her secret lover with the responses “Never” and “I will not speak!” (60) but the young clergyman keeps questioning Hester. She is willing to take the fall for the both of them and stand up there with the humiliation of their actions. “It is too deeply branded. Ye cannot take it off. And would that I might endure his agony, as well as mine!” (60). This reinforces her firmness in protecting Dimmesdale and from completely razing his name as a minister by telling the public. She is willing to endure the ignominy from the public without exposing him, which is an example of self-sacrifice. With saying that, Hester is like Jesus Christ because he was crucified for our sins as a form of self-sacrifice so we could have eternal life and go to Heaven. Hester's actions for Dimmesdale caused her much more agony and humiliation by the public because of the

Often times, children remind their parents of the mistakes they previously made. However, if the adults gain enough courage and learn to stand up to their wrongdoings, their children will help them see and reach their upmost greatness. Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the life of Pearl, a young girl, in his novel, The Scarlet Letter. Initially, Hester Prynne, Pearl’s mother, marries Roger Chillingworth; however, she soon meets the Puritan Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and Pearl results 9 months later. The Puritan society forces Hester to wear a scarlet and gold colored “A” on her chest as a reminder of her crime - adultery. In society’s eyes, Pearl serves as a reminder of Hester’s sin, establishing Pearl as a living scarlet letter, although

Today I met a nice Man his name was Modesto he taught me a few tips on making food and I helped him with dinner.

Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is looking despite the consequences that may transpire from performing the action. In today’s society we tend to look at the easiest way to complete a task or the easiest way to make money despite employing the use of integrity. Your value of integrity typically portrays what type of person you are. The people you social with have an immense impact on your value of integrity. Integrity is the value you put on life, which is typically determined by the people you surround yourself with and portrays the type of person you are to others.

The difference between prides is that; respectable pride symbolizes ones dignity and confidence and bad pride represents the fatal sin of power that is conceit and overconfidence. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter the author coveys that the protagonists and antagonists form a theme that is related with the Biblical story of original sin. This novel is about how a woman who is named Hester Prynne wears the letter ʹʹAʹʹ to show everyone in the Puritan society, that what she has done was very wrong. On the other hand her husband, who is Roger Chillingsworth, is out to seek revenge on her lover who is Arthur Dimmesdale. The author of this novel Nathaniel Hawthrone conveys this novel by stating this quote in the twentieth chapter,

Life in France during the Seventeenth Century was volatile in that there were many changes to the central ideology of society. Focusing on the time immediately before and during King Louis XIV’s reign, intellectual curiosity peaked. People began to wonder about the world and even questioned religion. Right before King Louis XIV was officially crowned, Europe was just coming out of the Thirty Years war. This war occurred in the Holy Roman Empire between 1618 and 1648 and was a war between the Catholics and the Protestants (Wilson). Although the war didn’t occur directly in France it definitely had an impact on the way France would be ruled since it was a Catholic nation (Damerow 2009). As a direct result of the closer examination of religion,

The Scarlet Pimpernel exceeded my qualifications. A hero does the things ordinary people wouldn’t. They are willing to sacrifice themselves for the greater good. The Scarlet Pimpernel was not afraid to be captured, or even killed as long as he was rescuing aristocrats from the guillotine. Although he acted dumb and lazy, his alternate ego made him a hero. His identity was kept anonymous, and no one suspected him as the Pimpernel. The Scarlet Pimpernel had many responsibilities. He had to hide his identity, rescue condemned French aristocrats, and to do this all while being undercover. The Scarlet Pimpernel was a great man, but a greater

In his novel, the Scarlett Letter, author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850), shows the ugly truth about society. This is done through the use of the “A” and the scaffold scenes. Hawthorne does this to show how society over exaggerates the crimes of others.

Who is this notorious Scarlet Pimpernel? Imagine a 14th century Superhero, saving victims from the French Revolution’s Madame La Guillotine. If one desires to know the answer, one must read the classic book that will leave people with their mouths hanging. Baroness Orczy. the author of this successful book, came from a wealthy Hungarian aristocrat family, living from 1865 to 1947. She was a talented writer who wrote this book in an impressive 5 weeks; capturing the media’s attention, making her rise to fame. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a compelling novel of thrilling action and scenes full of twist.

The French Revolution was a gruesome part of history for all French aristocrats of all wealth and is considered one of the worst events to happen in the history of France. Baroness Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel perfectly portrays what it was like during the French Revolution for Aristocrats. This portrayal is seen through a few different characters but one character that depicts the revolution through neither nobility nor commoners, but through an Englishman. The Englishman is none other than Sir Percy Blakeney.