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The Scarlet Letter: Hypocrisy Is A Sin
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about the trials and
tribulations of Hester Prynne, a woman living in colonial Boston. Found
guilty of adultery, Hester's punishment is to wear a visible symbol of her
sin: the scarlet letter "A." .... Middle of Term Paper
... that one does not hold or possess. All three main characters,
Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth, commit the sin of hypocrisy.
Hawthorne shows that hypocrisy is indeed a sin by punishing the offenders.
Hester Prynne is a strong, independent woman who deals with her sin of
adultery very well. Instead of running away from it, she lives with it and
accepts her punishment. However, while succumbing to the will of the court,
she does not for an instant truly believe that she sinned. Hester thinks
that she has not committed adultery because in her mind she wasn't really
married to Chillingworth. Hester believes that marriage is only val ... |
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