In Christian theology, sin leads to death unless an individual accepts God’s free gift of forgiveness. In Dimmesdale’s case, unconfessed sin literally drives him to his demise. Dimmesdale, we realize, truly loves Hester enough to show himself on the scaffold. He shows his true love to her, without her knowing his doings. Dimmesdale is part of the group of ministers sitting in judgment over Hester when she emerges from prison.
Reverend Hale's closed mind prevented him from seeing the true John Proctor Hale arrives at Proctor's house to warn him that Elizabeth has been accused of witchcraft. Despite their reputation as model citizens, Hale jumps a to any opportunity to label them as evil. Elizabeth does not give him what he wants to hear, so he turns his attention to
The theme self-image is shown as Scott monk argues that it is best to be true to yourself. The idea of being true to yourself can be seen in the text: “Quote”. This clearly shows Brett developed his self-image and progressed throughout the novel. Adam shankman also presented self-image in his film A walk to remember as the main character Landon Carter who is similar to Brett Dalton as they are both rebellious teenage boys and change from selfish to selfless. When Landon meets Jamie his whole life changes and he then makes other people happy and puts her first instead of worrying about his friends and popularity.
He confesses his sin of adultery, all with the intention to save the lives of those he knew to be innocent at the expense of his innocence before the court of Salem. At the end of the play however, John himself is accused of witchcraft, and is faced with another moral decision. He must either must lie, and confess to a sin that he did not commit (that of witchcraft) and have this lie posted on the church door, or die for the sin of witchcraft that he did not commit. John wrestles with his conscience over this choice, and in the end, chooses to die telling the truth - that he is an honest man who did not commit witchcraft and told the truth no matter the consequences. He says, “Because it is my name!
On occasion, we do see his good side, his conscious, his moral center surface and we realize that under that tough exterior is a little boy who wants to belong and be loved. In reading Tobias Wolff's essay “This Boys Life”, one can see how he uses white space, honesty, irony and vivid imagery to show his persona and aid in showing his credibility. These elements combine to create a story that is not only interesting to read, but also very believable. Wolff uses white space sparingly. He uses it to jump from a scene into a
Using discovery to link two different pieces of writing is one way Tim Winton has interlaced the stories “Big World” and “Aquifer”. In “Big World” Winton explores the idea of discovery through an adventure taken upon by two young teenagers who have just finished their final schooling exams. Another aspect of both stories which creates a sense of connection is guilt. As we read ‘Aquifer’ we take in the tragic death of Alan Mannering. This event allows the character to really understand who he is and what he could have done to save Alan.
A wallflower is classified as a late bloomer which is presented that Charlie has somewhat a child like view on the world and it's all about to hit him. Throughout this series of letters to the unknown person, we are taken back to what it's like to "grow-up" among sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. We experience with Charlie the joys of high school and the crazy parties. We also experience the harshness of the world and personal identity; finding out who we are and where we fit in the world. The book reflects on topics that teenagers could maybe relate to.
Through Holden’s eyes we see the flawed and phony side to the world, in contrast to the innocent and pure depiction of children. The representation of adults in the book is of ‘phoniness’, because Holden perceives the behaviours of the world at large to be fake and superficial; phoniness is Holden’s phrase to describe this. On the other hand, children in the book are portrayed in a very innocent, carefree light, illustrating Holden’s perception of their good and true purity. This difference between childhood and the rest of the world is shown by his love of children such as his younger siblings compared to adults who he relates to phoniness. It is shown in the way Holden remembers those people of his childhood compared to those he knows in the adult society, such as Sally Hayes.
In the beginning of the book, Pip gives us an image that he’s a friendly, kind, chubby boy who helps out Magwitch. When Pip is taken by uncle Pumblecrook, he meets a young rich girl, who treats him terribly, by the name of Estella. He wants to prove his worthiness to her, by setting out on the path of great expectations and becoming a gentleman. This contributes to him being a memorable character since we never forget the determination he has, and also the title relates to Pip himself, making it also memorable. He refers to the title, since it’s about his path of great expectations, he has great expectations since, because of his background, it’s hard for him to become a gentlemen.
His journey leads him to leave the village which is a place of light and security to the forest which is a place of darkness, dangerous and unknown destination. Brown's first step in the forest considers as a victory to the id over the superego. Brown's meeting with the old man who is the devil himself shows Brown's confusion; weather to believe the old man or not. The devil shocked Brown, when he told him that his father and his grandfather were a servant to the devil; he meant by that that is Brown's destiny too. Brown's believe that they are''…a race of honest men and good Christians… "has faded (Guerin, 303).