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Analysis of The Scarlet Letter
... Ten. In this part Hester is sketched as independent yet disillusioned. In the years of solitude, she lives in shame, despair, and ... the poor, deserted babe." In this way he declares a closure of the case of Hester Prynne's unknown lover and turns down ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hester vs. adversities.
... of pure fear of losing the stature of his own image in the community (141). Prynne's reaction to these betrayals is one of bravery and independence ... she embroiders here symbol of shame seems to declare that she is proud, rather than ashamed, of her sin. The ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hypocrisy in "The Scarlet Letter" by Hawthorne
... Hester Prynne is a strong, independent woman who deals with her sin of adultery very well. Instead of running away from it, ... . In the prison, defending her actions against him, she declares, 'Thou knowest, thou knowest that I was frank with thee ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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