He distinguished himself as an enthusiastic and capable clergyman. He was very active in promoting the church by introducing the Sunday schools and extra services. He was a prolific writer and wrote short stories and sermons, all with a moral message. He was known as “soapy sam”, the nickname is derived from a comment by Benjamin Disraeli that the behavior of the bishop was “unctuous, oleaginous, and saponaceous”. But despite his reputation for soapiness, Wilberforce’s talents accounted support for him.
The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1850, was just what America was needing in his time. He composed a both beautiful and tragic story while still creating a deep symbolic novel that few could forget. He captivated his readers with his allegorical novel, depending on symbolism and characters heavily, in the style of true dark romanticism. The novel deals with many issues that were prominent at the time, such as the importance of society versus nature, human temptation versus society’s influence, and many others. In Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter, he focuses on the conflicting views of society and nature in the Puritan society and uses contrast, symbolism, and imagery to convey his beliefs.
This rose-bush serves to “Symbolize some sweet moral blossom. This is seen to represent Hester’s sin as a passion, and since Pearl is a result of her passionate sin, maybe she is the symbol of mortality.” (The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne: Note 5). When Hester crosses over in to the prison, she is now living a threshold life of time. This is the threshold of time. When Hester gets out of prison; she has to now stand on the scaffold in the market in front of the whole community.
The brush with death changed him forever and he became an Evangelist and a poem and hymn writer. He also worked to his dying day to abolish slavery all over the world. Amazing Grace is a powerful piece of work that as a poem has the strongest element of reaching your heart I have ever seen. The theme is one of pure raw emotion as he expresses to the reader/listener his utter remorse and self-loathing radiating through his words “a wretch like me”. In my assessment of this writing, I show you that he was a master at generating his own feelings of despair and anguish through his words and right into your soul.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a compelling novel about the repercussions of guilt and “sin”. While this story takes place in a strict Puritan community, one can see the relation of Sigmund Freud theories of libido that can be compared to this novel because it discusses the passion that exists as a natural part of human nature which criticizes that community’s strict ways. Pearl, Hester’s child comes into the story at the very beginning; “a great law had been broken; and the result was a being, whose elements were perhaps beautiful and brilliant, but all in disorder.” (62). Pearl represents the innocence of the natural human desires. Hester named Pearl Pearl because she gave all she had for her and so she is of great value such as a pearl.
These qualities of strength and independence set her apart, as does her love of beauty, since we meet the Puritans as a crowd of "bearded men, in sad-colored garments and grey steeple-crowned hats” (Cain 626). As Hester Prynne builds a new life, her hard work and charity end up altering the letter's meaning. Some people even "refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification" (Cain 707), which appears to mean that they forget, or choose to forget, that it's a symbol of her sin. Instead, they say that the "A" stands for "Able"—as in, Hester is such an able woman. Eventually, the letter even achieves a kind of holiness.
In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the symbolism of the letter “A” and the Jail in the Puritan town to portray the theme of sin, and show how the puritans, despite their biggest beliefs and deepest desires for a utopian society, looked to seek out sin and punish it publically because they knew that ultimately sin was inevitable as it was human nature. The theme of sin is a reoccurring phenomenon throughout the book, and ultimately an integral part of the story’s plot and moral. The symbolism that the author conveys through the mentioning and description of the Jail in the center of the Puritan town clearly shows how immense the desire to punish sin, which the puritans realize is inevitable, really is. The letter “A” serves as a symbol that portrays the importance of seeking and labeling out sinners to the puritans in their society. The theme of sin, and its inevitability and punishment in the puritan society, is clearly conveyed by Hawthorne through the symbolism of the town Jail in The Scarlet Letter.
As a baby, Pearl seems instinctively drawn the A. Symbolically, this suggests a connection between the baby and the A as they are born from the same sin, but some may speculate that the decorative nature of the letter during a time period of particularly bland dress would draw one’s attention. As she grows older, Pearl tortures her mother by giving attention the A. One might argue that the dark nature of her birth (sinful in fact) gives her the impish behavior that inspires her to press Hester’s buttons. 3. What did the townspeople say about Pearl?
In the poem, all of the character’s names have an allegorical meaning. The “good” characters can be seen as the good and true Protestants, and the “bad” characters, as the fake and evil Catholics. Looking at the character of the Faerie Queen, we can see how Spencer felt about Queen Elizabeth. The name of the queen in the poem was “Gloriana”, which means “glorious”, “That greatest Gloriana to him gave, That greatest Glorious Queene of Faerie lond” (721). Spencer expresses how much he looked up to Queen Elizabeth by using this name for her in the poem, and what he thought of her ruling, how she protects the weak, honors the strong, and rules benevolently and fairy his land England.
She shuns the luxuries of her brother’s mansion, for the quiet comforts of Gods creation. She abstains from the town gossip circles, for time alone to allow more time for inner reflection. These characteristics should make her a good role model but instead she is simple labeled as a witch for her peculiarities. She is so misunderstood that even a so-called devil child can see her goodness “What is it, good Mistress Hibbins? (Hawthorne 237)” Mistress Hibbins is a lonely, widower that misses her husband and wants to be with him.