Thursday, December 20
Comments to Annon, Arige's work
They both have their work done except for one post. Good job on getting them all done before due date.
Wednesday, December 19
Answers from Arige and Annon
Arige's
Why did Hester stay in Boston knowing that she would be
isolated and that the people will have a negative thought of her forever?
Hester stayed in Boston because Pearl's father lived there and
she didn't want her husband to suspect her and she thought she should punish
herself for her adultery so she decided to just stay put and accepted it to
herself as a punishment.
What are the things that Pearl looks at that makes her
notice her life is different from the other kids in Boston?
That she is being treated like an outcast and doesn't welcome her.
Annon's
Where does this story take place?
This novel took place Boston, Massachusetts in the middle of
the seventeenth century. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote this piece late 1840s at Salem
and Concord, Massachusetts.
Adultery is defined as connection between a married person
and one unmarried, or between a married person and the spouse of another. It is
considered sinful because you are not entirely faithful to your vows .
Character Analysis Tings
Hester Prynne
Woman in society are often times seen as weak and non- powerful. The protagonist of the Scarlet Letter proves that this is not so, and doesn't allow herself to become what others judge her to be . Hester Prynne is a beautiful, strong, and independent women who has committed adultery. In her time, adultery was considered a crime and was punishable by death. Hester is forced to wear the letter A on her bosom to brand her, and let society perceive her as impure and sinful. Hester is constantly plugged by judgement, looked down upon, and persecuted against yet she keeps her head held high to not let her persecutes get the better of her.
Hester is independent and determined. She is isolated from society with no money and a job for support, but manges to raise her only child pearl by herself in a small cottage treating her with the affection, friendship, and acceptance that she lacks in her community. She is also gorgeous she has dark abundant hair, an elegant body, and a beautiful complexion and also wears a beautiful attire such as her dress that radiates in the sun like her complexion.
Pearl
Pearl is hesters beautiful, understanding, and observing child . She inherits her gorgeous features from her mother Hester. Pearl has faultless beauty, silky dark black hair, dark eyes, and a beautiful complexion. Although the attire she wears is simple it flatters her. Pearl is also understanding when her mother was crying profusely about her life, seeing as this bothered her. Little pearl would harden her expression and clench her fist tightly as if to say be strong mom I'm here for you.
When pearl was playing across a bank ,her mother called pearl several times to return and began to become frustrated that pearl would not cross the pond. Hester figured out that pearl had noticed the A was missing from her bosom. It was supposed to be their to remind her mother of who she was and who she brought into the world, so she asked pearl to retrieve it from the bank and put it on. Hester tried to throw it away as if to erase that identity from her past.
Woman in society are often times seen as weak and non- powerful. The protagonist of the Scarlet Letter proves that this is not so, and doesn't allow herself to become what others judge her to be . Hester Prynne is a beautiful, strong, and independent women who has committed adultery. In her time, adultery was considered a crime and was punishable by death. Hester is forced to wear the letter A on her bosom to brand her, and let society perceive her as impure and sinful. Hester is constantly plugged by judgement, looked down upon, and persecuted against yet she keeps her head held high to not let her persecutes get the better of her.
Hester is independent and determined. She is isolated from society with no money and a job for support, but manges to raise her only child pearl by herself in a small cottage treating her with the affection, friendship, and acceptance that she lacks in her community. She is also gorgeous she has dark abundant hair, an elegant body, and a beautiful complexion and also wears a beautiful attire such as her dress that radiates in the sun like her complexion.
Pearl
Pearl is hesters beautiful, understanding, and observing child . She inherits her gorgeous features from her mother Hester. Pearl has faultless beauty, silky dark black hair, dark eyes, and a beautiful complexion. Although the attire she wears is simple it flatters her. Pearl is also understanding when her mother was crying profusely about her life, seeing as this bothered her. Little pearl would harden her expression and clench her fist tightly as if to say be strong mom I'm here for you.
When pearl was playing across a bank ,her mother called pearl several times to return and began to become frustrated that pearl would not cross the pond. Hester figured out that pearl had noticed the A was missing from her bosom. It was supposed to be their to remind her mother of who she was and who she brought into the world, so she asked pearl to retrieve it from the bank and put it on. Hester tried to throw it away as if to erase that identity from her past.
Questions by micah
1) What does
Pearl do when she first sees her mother without the scarlet letter?
2) What does Hester’s letter “A” eventually come to represent
to the townspeople?
3) What is Hester's plan for she and Dimmesdale? How does he
respond to this plan?
4) What color of clothing does Hester always wear?
responses to questions from Annon, Antonia and Micah
1.two questions from Antonia (section 2)
3) How does Hester feel when Pearl touches or looks at the scarlet letter?
5) What is pearls most domenant character trait and why?
Answer:
3. Hester feels ashamed when Pearl looks at the scarlet letter or touches it because it is a permanent reminder of her sin and it is the way Pearl was brought into the earth.
5. Pearl is most domenant character trait is her brilliance. she is very smart.
2.Two questions from Annnon (section 4)
3.Where does this story take place?
5. What is the name of Hester Prynnes child. What does she reminder her mother of?
Answer:
3. the story takes place in the middle of the seventeenth century in the 1640s. In Boston, Massaschusetts.
5. Hester Prynnes child is names Pearl and she reminds her mother of the sin of her commiting adultery because that is how she brought Pearl in to the earth.
3. Two questions from Micah (section 3)
1.) What does Pearl do when she first sees her mother without the scarlet letter?
Answer:
1. Pearl over reacts and makes a big deal because she is not use to seeing her mother without it.
3) How does Hester feel when Pearl touches or looks at the scarlet letter?
5) What is pearls most domenant character trait and why?
Answer:
3. Hester feels ashamed when Pearl looks at the scarlet letter or touches it because it is a permanent reminder of her sin and it is the way Pearl was brought into the earth.
5. Pearl is most domenant character trait is her brilliance. she is very smart.
2.Two questions from Annnon (section 4)
3.Where does this story take place?
5. What is the name of Hester Prynnes child. What does she reminder her mother of?
Answer:
3. the story takes place in the middle of the seventeenth century in the 1640s. In Boston, Massaschusetts.
5. Hester Prynnes child is names Pearl and she reminds her mother of the sin of her commiting adultery because that is how she brought Pearl in to the earth.
3. Two questions from Micah (section 3)
2) What does Hester’s letter “A” eventually come to
represent to the townspeople?
1. Pearl over reacts and makes a big deal because she is not use to seeing her mother without it.
Comments-Micah
Micah I think you have done a tremendous job on the template for this blog and as for your actually work I think you have a done a wonderful job on the presentation of your page and have alot of detail clearly explaining what you have done. Keep up the good work over all I think you did a Super Job:)
Blessed responses to antonias questions!
Pearl is considered inhuman because she was created by the means of what was considered sinful, wrongly, and abnormal in those times. Men and women are joined together by marriage and Hester is being accused of having sex out side her marriage to produce Pearl.
Hester feels angered and upset when pearl touches the scarlet letter on her bosom. It reminds her of the sin she comitted, anger, and hatred of society that is displayed as a result
Hester feels angered and upset when pearl touches the scarlet letter on her bosom. It reminds her of the sin she comitted, anger, and hatred of society that is displayed as a result
response to Annons Questions
Adultery is when you committ and act of unfaithfulness or when you sell you body or services in this case she was unfaithful and it is considered so sinful because in that time and age religion was law so in this case she was breaking both things that were important to that society
The conflict of the story is that hester committed adultery and disgraced the society this effects the story because its shows how things were taken more seriously back in those times
Hester Prynne
Hello World,
I don't know you but you know me,
Or at least the A that you see,
I garden but you didnt know that,
I sow but thats not important.
You don't want to get to know me.
You only care about the A that you see.
It is a scarlet letter get over it
I've had enough of all the snit.
Not a hello or goodbye,
Just stares and weird looks,
Not a hug or a kiss
This feels like the story books.
You dont want to know me,
Just the A that you see.
I should be a rat and just tell
everyone what the want to know.
Who's my partner in crime
Who gave me this pregnant glow.
Thats would make you feel great
Then there would be two of us to hate.
No day goes by that I don't wonder
If im the only one.
Or are they in hiding,
hiding from what they have done.
They are cowards something I am not,
like a druggy hiding form the cops
While they are doing pot.
Well I am Hester Prynne.
Not the A on my chest
My name is Hester Prynne
Not that scarlet letter Pest.
Read the scarlet letter to learn more about
Hester and her life.
5 questions
What is them theme or conflict in the novel. How does
this effect the story.
The book makes references to people called prutians who
are they and why are they called this.
Where does this story take place.
What is adultery, and why is it considered sinful.
What is the name of Hester Prynnes child. What does she
reminder her mother of.
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Society in this novel is very judgemental and opionated. It is prominetly filled with prutian people ( these are people who take religon and faith very seriously, believe in jesus and the devil, and believe that there are those who are the devil or evil . This belief has a tendency for people in society to discriminate against others and treat them unequally. The protagonist of the novel Hester experiences this first hand. An example of this is when in the beginning of the novel Hester is released from prison to be viewed by all in the public square, carrying her small infant child in her arms, and the letter A on her bosom.
A group of ladies in the crowd on
the way to the public square are slandering her and being malicious. Stating that
she is sinful, evil, and should be put to death for comitting adultery. She is
displayed in the public square to made an example of by all. This is telling
the audience that she has comitted treason, is an outcast, and is sinful. The A
that Hester wears on her bosom brands her in society, as a result she is
looked down upon and considered a disgrace. While in the public square Hester
is catechised by the presit, telling her to reveal who she had comitted adultery
with forcefully in front of the public. Can one man assume the role of god because of his religous background, and tell hester she will be burden free if she reveals who she comitted adultery with.Hester has no friends or a companion to
share her feelings with due to this segergation.
This can be related hand in hand to todays society. Just
like the prutians, society and I judge others unfairly who are different or act
abnormally. Society judges people on their hairstyle, weight, appearances,
race, and many other aspects. In media just like the prutians, they believed
that everyone was supposed to look a certain way or act a certain way ( for example:
look skinny, or normal with no imperfections) In magazines for females they
display half naked and skinny females, or in male magazines males are depicted with rippling abs and are muscular. This
tells both sexes that this is what they should look like. As humans I think we
are scared of what we don’t understand or what we don’t comprehend, this is why
we are divided. The prutians judged others who were sick, contracted disease,
or didn’t act in a certain matter, just like todays people do because we feel they are
not normal or good enough to be apart of society.
Analysis of style and structure
The novel The Scarlet letter, is an interesting work of
literature by Nataniel Hawthorne. It is based on true events in society that are also
relevant today. I found it intriguing how the author observed what was happening in
society and explored it in the novel. The theme in this story explores the
issue of branding as well as creating division between ourselves in society.
When we discriminate against one another, whether through race, religion,
appearance, intelligence, etc. As well as how the victims act towards this. In
this case it was adultery. Hester had been persecuted against , ejected, called
evil, sinful, and also was told that she deserved to be killed, by society.
Hester felt alone and surrounded by tormentors just like a bully victim would
feel like with out any support.
The author used the symbolic letter A (which stood for adultery)
as a focal point for Hester's occurring problems in society, which I strongly agreed with . By
the use of this symbol, it was a sign of triumph and fall for the protagonist which he explored alot.
On one perspective, by committing adultery Hester gained a companion or child
named Pearl so she wouldn’t be alone in deal with
society and its judgement. As well as remind her
to smile and be happy at times, because it wouldn’t be all so bad if you had
someone close to you to share you re feelings with. But on the other hand
pearl is is a source of constant pain and anguish for Hester, because it reminds her of
the mistake she made and the trouble it has caused her since ( being jailed,
persecution, judgement, etc)
Finally the author used so much diction that I found my
self looking in the dictionary countless times to search the meaning of each word. He also used vivid detail to describe
characters which I fairly enjoyed most of the time. Such as: Throng,
apprehension, pro curred, morbid, etc. The author used so
much detail while writing, I felt that I could visualize the characters or setting he was
illustrating through his writing . For example when the writer describes Pearl he
says: The child had a native grace which does not invariably coexist with
faultless beauty, its attire however simple, always impressed the beholder as
it were the very garb that precisely became its best.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hot off the press!
The Scarlet letter
It is crAzy, unhumAn, rAw that Hester Prynne
is now the owner of a scarlet letter A on her
chest. She has committed on of the most hai-
ness crimes known to man and woman. Adultery
is the topic for today. That women who was church
only satin hiself could have possessed anyone
of our time to commit adultery like she has.
There is still one more missing puzzle piece and
that is who committed adultery with her bec-
ause she couldnt have concieved a child alone
so whoever know who this id please contact
(316-696-0879)
- Roxanne
is now the owner of a scarlet letter A on her ness crimes known to man and woman. Adultery
is the topic for today. That women who was church
only satin hiself could have possessed anyone
of our time to commit adultery like she has.
There is still one more missing puzzle piece and
that is who committed adultery with her bec-
ause she couldnt have concieved a child alone
so whoever know who this id please contact
(316-696-0879)
- Roxanne
Contemporary Relevance
-Arige Baddad
The church today forgives and accepts and has commandments separate from the laws. Sin today is personal and optional because there is more then one faith and does not count as a crime. Sin today might not count as a sin in someone else is eyes. Crimes today are ruled by the government being broken and have nothing to do with whether you believe in a faith or not. Today a lot of governments do not even give death as a punishment for people who murdered.
Analysis of setting
The setting
of the classic novel The scarlet letter, takes place in the 1600s. The region
in Massachusetts appears to be a small town, due to the fact that everyone knew
the protagonist of the story had comitted adultery, ( which was considered evil
and sinful) her name, and that she bore a small infant child. Massachusetts is
colonized by the English which now in present day is a part of America. In this
novel Massachusetts is purtian (controlled and populated with people who hold
strong opinion and belief with god, faith, and religion as well as perceive hell
and heaven in a literal sense) Puritans believe strongly in good and evil and
that the devil has influence in others in some shape or form.
Wearing nice clothing or jewellery were perceived as
evil. People with sickness ,mental issues, and deformities with no cure or help were seen as evil
,looked down upon, slandered, and even killed. I think people in society are scared of
what they don’t understand and cannot explain so they discriminate others. When
Hester prynne the main character was unconfined from the jail people in the crowd
said she was evil, sinful, and should be put to death. An example of this would be a priest or a
person of importance in a church. Hester Prynne was brought before the
public square to be viewed by all . She was told by a priest to reveal who she
committed adultery with, for it will lift her burden and evil spirits. As a
result Hester wears the letter A on her bosom to distinguish her from society
and gain the negative attention of others unwantingly. 
Response to arige's questions
1. Why do you think Hester Prynne does not want to tell anyone who she commited adultery with?
2. When Roger Chillingworth visited Hester with meddicine for her and Pearl what characteristics did he show?
3. What are your thoughts of the law in the 1640s, giving death as a punishment for commiting adultery?
4. Why did Hester stay in Boston knowing that she would be isolated and that the people will have a negative thought of her forever?
5. What are the things that Pearl looks at that makes her notice her life is different from the other kids in Boston?
1) Hester Prynne refuses to tell anyone who she committed adultery with because she is trying to protect the person from what she goes through on a daily basis. She is faced with exclusion and depression because how the society thinks of this kind of behavior. I also think that she doesnt want her daughter to have to deal with double the ashame because her mom and her dad are both not accepted into society.
4) She doesnt want to run away from her problems she wants to face them. I think she is afraid that if she leaves her problem will come with her aswell so there ids no point in running.
2. When Roger Chillingworth visited Hester with meddicine for her and Pearl what characteristics did he show?
3. What are your thoughts of the law in the 1640s, giving death as a punishment for commiting adultery?
4. Why did Hester stay in Boston knowing that she would be isolated and that the people will have a negative thought of her forever?
5. What are the things that Pearl looks at that makes her notice her life is different from the other kids in Boston?
1) Hester Prynne refuses to tell anyone who she committed adultery with because she is trying to protect the person from what she goes through on a daily basis. She is faced with exclusion and depression because how the society thinks of this kind of behavior. I also think that she doesnt want her daughter to have to deal with double the ashame because her mom and her dad are both not accepted into society.
4) She doesnt want to run away from her problems she wants to face them. I think she is afraid that if she leaves her problem will come with her aswell so there ids no point in running.
most memorable moment
One of the moments that was really
prominent and memorable for me in this novel is when Hester Prynne is released from jail,
after being imprisoned for committing adultery. In this moment the sun
illuminates and embraces her as if to display the letter A on her bosom vividly
to all. She was feeling nervous and anxious due to the fact that she was
finally going to be released into society to be amongst others but was afraid
of the unknown. She knew that the A on her bosom would make her the attention
pursuer of all, she would be the example known and used by all of what not to
become, as well as a target for ridicule and mockery in society.
Each day in its own would present a challenge for her to confront. Hester even thought of leaving her old life behind and taking on a new persona. In hope that she could start anew and turn a fresh page. Hester had not a friend in this world or anyone to turn to because she was an outcast. She had a child now and didn’t have a home for them both. She decided to inhabit a small cottage near the peninsula that was deserted. Hester prynne had no job but was skillful with the needle that she used to make apparel.
This was my most memorable moment of the book because i asked myself how can someone try to come back into society after being discriminated against, ejected out, and being the center of negative remarks as well a go through life.
Each day in its own would present a challenge for her to confront. Hester even thought of leaving her old life behind and taking on a new persona. In hope that she could start anew and turn a fresh page. Hester had not a friend in this world or anyone to turn to because she was an outcast. She had a child now and didn’t have a home for them both. She decided to inhabit a small cottage near the peninsula that was deserted. Hester prynne had no job but was skillful with the needle that she used to make apparel.
This was my most memorable moment of the book because i asked myself how can someone try to come back into society after being discriminated against, ejected out, and being the center of negative remarks as well a go through life.
Questioning and Critical Thinking
1. Why do you think Hester Prynne does not want to tell anyone who she commited adultery with?
2. When Roger Chillingworth visited Hester with meddicine for her and Pearl what characteristics did he show?
3. What are your thoughts of the law in the 1640s, giving death as a punishment for commiting adultery?
4. Why did Hester stay in Boston knowing that she would be isolated and that the people will have a negative thought of her forever?
5. What are the things that Pearl looks at that makes her notice her life is different from the other kids in Boston?
2. When Roger Chillingworth visited Hester with meddicine for her and Pearl what characteristics did he show?
3. What are your thoughts of the law in the 1640s, giving death as a punishment for commiting adultery?
4. Why did Hester stay in Boston knowing that she would be isolated and that the people will have a negative thought of her forever?
5. What are the things that Pearl looks at that makes her notice her life is different from the other kids in Boston?
Analysis of Style and Structure
Diction and Narrative Structure: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne has the diction of modern English back in the 1850 where it was first published in Boston. Though the setting took place in the 1640s in the time period of the middle of the seventeenth century. It took place in Boston, Massachusetts. When the narrator speaks its closer to modern English then when the characters speak. The book is written in a Omniscient point of view because the narrator knows what other characters think and say even when the protagonist is not included in the conversation. The protagonist is Hester Prynne and during section one of the novel I have seen a dynamic character in her. Hester Prynne is a dynamic character because she went from not showing any shame to the public to trying to make up for it after she was released from jail. The protagonist has both internal and external conflicts. Internal because she was not easy on her self after doing time in jail, Hester continued isolating her self "Hester Prynne, therefore, did not flee. On the outskirts of town, within the verge of the peninsula, but not in close vicinity to any other habitation, there was a small thatched cottage" (Hawthorne,55). Hester did not want to run from her problems and so she continued living with the red A on her chest because it is a part of what made her. Hester had external conflicts Roger Chillingworth because he wanted revenge.
Theme and Symbol: The major theme in the novel is sin and specifically the sin of committing adultery. It is connected with the main symbol in the novel because the Symbol is a red A which means sin of adultery. Other symbols would be the rosebush by the prison door which represents the towns grass plot before it became a prison.
Theme and Symbol: The major theme in the novel is sin and specifically the sin of committing adultery. It is connected with the main symbol in the novel because the Symbol is a red A which means sin of adultery. Other symbols would be the rosebush by the prison door which represents the towns grass plot before it became a prison.
Analysis of Setting
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| The Prison Door |
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| The Market Place |
The market place is where Hester and her daughter Pearl stood for three hours with the letter A in red on her chest. Hester stood on a pillory in front of the public because of the sin of adultery that she committed. Instead of death as her punishment Hester has to expose her self to the public in front of the Puritans that are on the balcony. Then where the A on her chest forever. The A represent the sin of committing adultery.
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| Hesters chat with Roger Chillingwood |
After Hester is humiliating moment in front of the public she went back to jail and had unexpected visit from her husband in her jail cell. This setting is important because it shows the readers Rogers values and goals.
After Hester was released Pearl and her lived just on the boarder line of Boston in a small comfy house and Hester sowed for living. Hester kept herself and Pearl isolated from the town because of all the gossip.
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