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The Scarlet Letter 2
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Set in seventeenth-century Boston, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is abotu consquences of hidden and open sin. Hester Prynne commits adultery against her husband with Arthur Dimmesdale, a young clergyman. As part of her punishment, Hester is required to wear a red "A" everyday. Hawthor ....
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....er, and her "struggle to change the meaning of the letter is a struggle for her right to 'own' herself" (Baym 88). Although the letter is menat only to be a symbol of Hester's sin, it also takes on additional menaings.
The letter "A" might also stand for able. Despite all of the prejudices against her, Hester gives herself unselfishly to those that need her, transcending above everyone's expectations. Hawthorne reveals the transformation of Hester;s character in the following passage: The.... |
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