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Character Sketch (Sherrell K.)

In The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne is the protagonist. Hester is a determined and abrupt young woman, that later puts herself in the place of shame and disgrace of her community. She is the individual that wears the Scarlet Letter. She was married to Chillingworth, in spite of the fact that she was not in love with him. Chillingworth then sends her to America so that he could settle his affairs in Europe. During Hester's time of adjusting to a new surrounding she meets a Puritan minister named Dimmesdale, they get well acquainted and comfortable with each other; soon developing feelings for one another. They have an affair and Pearl, is later brought into world. Once the community is informed about her actions taking place with the minister she endures years of shame and scorn.

"I have thought of death," said she,- "have wished for it,- would even have prayed for it, were it fit that such as I should pray for anything, ere thou beholdest me quaff it. See! It is even now at my lips." ~Hester Prynne (pg.68)

Blibliography

-http://www.answers.com/topic/the-scarlet-letter-novel-5
-http://www.dictionary.com
-The Scarlet Letter by: Nathaniel Hawthorne
-http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hawthorn.htm
-http://www.notablebiographies.com/Gi-He/index.html
-http://www.xroads.virginia.edu/~ma01/lisle/dial/hawthorne.html

Character Sketch-Chillingsworth (Jessica Lanier)

Roger Chillingworth is/was Hester Prynne's husband. He told her he would follow her to Boston, as soon as he finished up some business. When he finally came, years later, he found Hester upon the town scaffold; he inquired, as a stranger, about why that woman (Hester) was up there. Once he found out, he went to visit her in prison. For the rest of the book, he is determined to find out who the father is of her child. His role in 'The Scarlet Letter' is what some may call the bad guy. Throughout the entire novel he creates for himself a sense of not being able to be trusted. Without Chillingworth in this novel, the entire plot would be unbalanced because, in my point of view, every novel needs something/someone to go against the beliefs of the main character.

"What evil have I done the man?" (p.157)

Character Sketch (Adrienne)

In The Scarlet Letter, Pearl is the daughter of Hester and Reverend Dimmesdale. She is the product of an affair between the two, one which leaves her mother ostracized by their Puritan society. Pearl lives most of her early years isolated, with only her mother to interact with. Hester seems to almost fear little Pearl. Pearl has an impish, close to evil quality about her. She is both a blessing and punishment for Hester. Pearl does not learn that Reverned Dimmesdale is her father until near the end of the story, and then refuses to show any affection for him until he publicly acknowledges she and her mother. When Dimmesdale dies, a change comes over Pearl. Antagonist up until that point, her father's death melts away her black magic.

"'Thou wast not bold!-thou wast not true!'-answered the child. 'Thou wouldst not promise to take my hand, and mother's hand, to-morrow noontide!'" (page 144)

Modern Comparison

Throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter you find yourself traveling through a journey with the protagonist, Hester Prynne, and all of the positive and negative things she seems to face during her younger and older life time period. Within the novel Hester is put to shame because she has an affair with the community minister and the town finds out. Through the rest of the novel Hester is judged because of that one incident and to justify that it never happens again she is forced to wear a scarlet letter. I compare this situation with today's society because recently individuals are quickly to judge anyone based on the things that were done in the past, the present, and things that may happen in the future.

Literary Elements

Author's Purpose: The purpose the author is trying to portray to the reader is the impact of social society. This novel was written around the time of the French Revolution; Hawthorne may have been trying to relate that transition with the change happening/needed to happen in the New World.

Tone: The author wants the reader to feel indignation for the way Hester was treated by the ones around her.

Mood: The mood of this novel is sympathy for Hester because she had a child with a man who does not pay much attention to her. Also, there is anger because of how her husband sent her away with a false promise of shortly following her.

Voice: We believe the voice of this novel to be very detailed and emotional. The author didn't use much punctuation, so that created a sense of frustration toward society.

Syntax: The author's syntax was very confusing in the beginning. He used extreme detail throughout the entire book to describe people's emotions, settings, and the way of people's thinking.

Climax: The climax of this novel is when Dimmesdale, Hester, and Pearl are on the scaffold in the middle of the night and they see a scarlet 'A' meteor fly through the sky. Also, another point of climax is when Hester decides to tell Dimmesdale who Chillingworth is in relation to her.

Foreshadowing: In the scene of when the stranger (Chillingworth) inquires about who and why the woman is on the scaffold foreshadows that the stranger clearly has a relation to her.