The Scarlet Letter: Theme
The Scarlet Letter is a fine example of a story written upon the theme of sin and redemption. Most of the sins are committed before the story begins. After seven long years of punishment, both by society and by themselves, the sinners gain redemption.
As the story begins, Hester Pyrnne has already committed adultery with the Reverend Dimmesdale. Hester has a baby daughter, Pearl. Hester’s punishment by the community is to stand on the scaffold, a place of shame, for three hours and then wear a letter “A” for the rest of her life. Because of the letter, she is ou ....
Word count: 419 - Page count: 2
|
|
GotPapers has one of the largest term paper databases online. Join today to view this essay and over 45000 other essays in our members' only section.
Your subsription is activated immediately after payment, which is perfect for those times when you are up late working on an important
paper that is due tomorrow.
Membership Option |
Price |
PayPal |
30 days (recurring) |
$19.95 |
90 days (recurring) |
$39.95 |
180 days (non-recurring) |
$69.95 |
|
|
|