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A 5 page essay on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The writer argues that this is a tale of sin and isolation, but it is also a tale of redemption. While it encompasses the consequences of sin and adheres to traditional Christian dogma relative to such concepts as original sin, it also suggests that redemption is possible. No additional sources cited.
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as original sin, it also suggests that redemption is possible. Additionally, Hawthorne appears to be saying that it is not just the letter of the law that counts, including spiritual
law, but also the spirit and the heart behind it that contributes to the overall spiritual make-up of an individual. The story begins with Hester Prynne being put on
display before all of Puritan Boston. It is part of her punishment for having a child out of wedlock. Two years prior to the opening of the novel, Hester was
sent to America, with her husband to follow later. Before her husband can arrive in the New World, Hester gives birth to a baby girl. She stands before the people
of the town, holding her three month old child and wearing an embroidered scarlet letter "A" (for adulteress) on her breast. Although Hester accepts the ostracism of the
community and all that is done to her throughout the novel as her rightful punishment, it is also clear that a part of her does not see the act of
love that brought her child into the world as wholly wrong. This is shown by the fact that the scarlet letter that she has sewn, per the magistrates instructions, is
"fantastically embroidered" (54). While on the scaffolding, Hester sees her husband standing in the crowd. He motions to her not to reveal that he is there. The magistrate and the
Rev. Dimmesdale encourage her to name her childs father, but Hester refuses. The scarlet letter serves that Hester must wear serves as a constant reminder of her sin
and serves to keep both herself and her daughter, Pearl, isolated from the community. Hester named her child "Pearl" because she was purchased at "great price?purchased with all she had?her
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