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Dual nature in Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter
Title: Dual nature in Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 1527 | Pages: 6.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Dual nature in Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter
In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne sustains a vision of the ambivalent nature of reality. Three of the most influential characters: Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl are all portrayed in more than one way. They are all portrayed as both “good” and “bad” throughout the novel.
Hester Prynne, the young adulteress who wears the scarlet letter “A,” is portrayed as evil in the novel because of her great sin. This viewpoint is shown most by the attitudes …showed first 75 words of 1527 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1527 total…her eyes with… earnestness.” (p. 156) Pearl’s “unflinching courage,… remarkable acuteness,… self-respect,… and… affections,” (p. 157) are some of Pearl’s notable aspects that simply need training to become remarkable traits. “with all of these sterling attributes,” (p. 157) she has a chance to become a great woman someday, but her bad qualities will impede this chance. Pearl is such a complex character that she cannot be viewed in only on way, as are Hester and Dimmesdale.
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