Kelly Morris
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City of Anywhere
Planet Earth
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Kelly Morris-Chillingworth: In this paragraph, we find out that Chillingworth is attending Hester and Dimmesdale's trip with them. This action is going to change everything. Hester and Dimmesdale have been so excited to leave just to get away from Chillingworth. I think this is going to completely ruin their plans. Do you think they should even bother going to Europe anymore? I know since Chillingworth is coming, it defeats the purpose of their trip, however I still think they should go. Although their worst enemy will be with them, at least they will be away from where they sinned. They won't have to deal with everyone else and they can cope with Chillingworth in their own ways. They won't have anything to hide from each other. Maybe after a while Chillingworth will even give up on trying to torture them. It would definitely be better without him, but I think they should still go.
The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Kelly Morris-Peal: Pearl and Dimmesdale are two very opposite people. Hester seems like she thinks that Pearl and Dimmesdale will get along perfectly. However, I disagree with her. I think it's going to be very difficult for them to create a normal relationship with each other. Pearl is very stubborn at times while Dimmesdale is very laid back. It seems like their personalities would just clash. Plus, Dimmesdale doesn't have confidence that Pearl will accept him as her father. This is also going to affect how Pearl sees him. If he isn’t willing to try at their relationship, Pearl might feel like she is unwanted. I also think that the truth will separate them. Pearl is representative of the truth while Dimmesdale continues to hide from it. How do you think Pearl will react to the news that Dimmesdale is her father? Or do you think she already knows he is her father?
The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Kelly Morris-Dimmesdale's reaction: When Hester told Dimmesdale who Chillingworth really was, it surprised me that Dimmesdale was so angry at her. I thought that he would be more mad at Chillingworth from the start. However, it also surprised me that he was able to forgive her so quickly. Why do you think he chose to forgive Hester? I think he did because of his love for her. I think he knew that this was a chance for a new beginning with her, now that he knows the truth. Now knowing that Chillingworth isn't who he says he is, he can escape from him and live a happy life with just Hester. I also think that this news took a lot of pressure off of him and he was thankful for Hester giving the news to him. If you were in Dimmesdale's situation, who would you be angry at? Who do you think was the biggest sinner? I'd have to agree with Dimmesdale in that Chillingworth sinned the most out of them all.
The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Kelly Morris-forest: In this paragraph, Hawthorne goes into great detail about the nature surrounding Hester. I think this is foreshadowing Hester’s meeting with Dimmesdale. Hester plans to meet Dimmesdale in order to tell him who Chillingworth is. In other words, Hester is going to finally reveal the truth to Dimmesdale. I believe the fact that she went to the forest to speak to him was a symbol of this truth. She could have simply gone to his home to speak to him, but she knew he was walking though the forest, so that is where she chose to meet him. I believe that Hawthorne described the nature so much in this paragraph in order to get the point across to the reader that there was a symbolic reason why Hester met him at the forest as well as a literal reason. Do you think that this specific instance of nature was pointed towards this meeting, or do you think it was just aimed towards the novel as a whole?
The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Kelly Morris-The sun: Whenever Hester took off her scarlet letter, the sun immediately came out and shined upon her and Dimmesdale. I believe that there could be two reasons for this. The first is that the sun is a part of nature, or truth. When Hester took off her letter, it showed that she has finally completely accepted the truth. She is no longer going to live under the burden of the letter, so the sun came out to symbolize her acknowledgment of this truth. The second reason I think the sun may have came out is to symbolize beauty and happiness. Now that Hester and Dimmesdale have reached the truth, they are both going to live happily together. Their love brought Pearl to them and then Pearl brought the two of them back together. Their sin, or their love, is a beautiful thing because of Pearl. Therefore, the sun came out as a symbol of all three of these things.
The Scarlet Letter
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Kelly's Comment-rosebush: In this paragraph, Hawthorne introduces the readers to the rose bush. Normally something like this would not mean much of anything, however sitting outside of the prison, it is a major symbol in this novel. In the prior paragraph, the prison was described as gloomy, rusty, and dark, which creates an image in the readers mind. Therefore, once the rose bush is brought up, it causes the reader to really wonder what this beautiful plant could represent in such a dreadful place. Why was it sitting right outside of the prison? The way I think of it is that it represents Hester. Although she sinned, everyone thought that she was beautiful and brought something different to the colony. Will people treat her differently than other sinners? The rosebush made me think that they would since it was so unique compared to the rest of the setting, so it also created foreshadowing in the novel.
The Scarlet Letter
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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