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The Scarlet Letter: Darkness Illuminated
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Since the conception of humanity, man has been fascinated with that
presence which illuminates, yet cannot be touched. Mankind has brought it into
his religions, giving it a great deal of importance in his creed. Following in
the footsteps of his ancestors, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses light as a to ....
Middle of essay ....s Governor Bellingham to be corrupt due to his improvident
lifestyle.
In his genius, Hawthorne defines light not only as a presence, but as an
animate consciousness. Still acting as a tool of God, light seems to run away
from Hester when she tries to touch it. Pearl, in her inexplicable
intuitiveness, says to Hester, "...the sunshine does not love you. It runs away
and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom" (Hawthorne
180). Although Pearl makes this comment concernin.... |
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