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(Hawthorne 108). The rosebush is referenced in Chapter 1 as a permanent structure outside the prison, yet the Puritans did not plan the rose bush’s growth. In fact, it is rumored that the rose bush “sprung up under the footsteps of the sainted Ann Hutchinson, as she entered the prison door,” (Hawthorne, 47). Like Pearl, its growth was unintentional, resulted from a ‘criminal’s’ actions, and it sprouted

In the 1800’s, two literary movements became prevalent in American literature: transcendentalism and antitranscendentalism. Transcendentalism was the idea that humans were naturally good at their core and were corrupted by society; antitranscendentalism was the opposite. A man named Nathaniel Hawthorne, who subscribed to the latter school of thought, explored this in his novel The Scarlet Letter. The book follows Hester Prynne, a 17th adulteress with an illegitimate child in a Puritan society. The

whose predominance as a major faith remained irrefutable Political- how religious tolerance affected politics AKA Colonel Government The fragmentation of New England b/c they were so intolerant, they couldn’t tolerate each other Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson Main, New Hampshire, Road Island and Connecticut Mention City on A hill John Winthrop, the first governor sought to establish a “city upon a hill” or a model religious and civil society based on a covenant with God and one another The May flower

The author attempted to describe the witch trials from colonial New England and informing why they were accused of being witches. She mainly talks about Sarah Good, Jane Hawkins, Ann Hibbens, Anne Hutchinson, Mary Johnson, Margaret Jones, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba. The reason for Karlsen mainly mentioning the said women in the above text is they are on of the first women to be accused. Also, they were living in such a religious time period

the family member selected, then the audience would throw stones at them until they were dead. A married couple, Mr. & Mrs. Hutchinson were chosen to go up on stage. Mr. Hutchinson had chosen his wife’s name, but she felt as if the lottery was unreasonable and wanted to choose the paper herself. Eventually, the paper was placed back into the box and reshuffled. Mrs. Hutchinson selected a name from the box, which ended up being her own name and as a result was murdered by the townspeople due to them

Isolation in The Scarlet Letter In a community, people understand and know each other. In most cases, individuals grow up together and share the same ideals and customs. When a new person shows up, people tend to flock and try to form a persona of the person. Many people expect him or her to fit into the community very fast and follow their laws and customs without complaint. Unfortunately, not everyone can act as a perfect person, and mistakes or problems can occur, which leads to the isolation

Founders/Reasons for Founding Roger Williams after being exiled from massachusetts,n fled south and built a settlement with his wife and kids. Ann hutchinson also settled down nearby and made a settlement called portsmouth. In 1647 The colony was started because of strict religion and they wanted religious freedom, settlers came there because the other settlements had a strict religion forcing people that wanted to practice religious freedom should come here. Climate And Geography The summers are

The Relation between Pearl and Nature in The Scarlet Letter       In Nathaniel Hawthorne's work, The Scarlet Letter, nature plays a very symbolic role. Throughout the book, nature is incorporated into the story line. One example of this is with the character of Pearl. Pearl is very different than all the other characters due to her special relationship with Nature. Hawthorne personifies Nature as sympathetic towards sins against the puritan way of life. Hester's sin causes Nature to accept

William Wordsworth Born April 7, 1770 to John Wordsworth and Ann Cookson in Cockermouth, Cumberland was the poet William Wordsworth. He was the second of five children. Richard, the oldest was a lawyer. Dorothy was a year younger than William and also a poet. John was a sea captain of the Earl of Abergavenny and was killed in a shipwreck. Christopher was the youngest who became the Master of Trinity College at Cambridge. In November in 1791, William visited France. He met and fell in love

Freedom, to many people does not necessarily mean they are free. There are many degrees and definitions of freedom throughout the history of America many different races, genders, and ethnicities experienced. The varieties of freedom come from multiple groups of people such as slaves, indentured servants, Native Americans, property owners, and Puritans. All of these groups had their own definition of freedom they experienced, ranging from little to no freedom, freedom from the land they possessed