The society portrayed in the novel, the chrysalids, and the film Gattaca, is judgemental and prejudice. The result in both cases is the same pain, suffering, and mistreatment of those who are different. In both the chrysalids and Gattoca, the community that is illustrated seem to have their own “true image”, and for many reasons are narrow minded to the people that are distinctive. Members of the society will go through anything to hide their “differences”, wither it’s to be in hiding or to be someone else. The movie Gattoca, relates to the novel in ways that are outlined in following statements.
Ambiguity in the Scarlet Letter In his 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s continual use of ambiguous and unclear elements allows him to “mingle the marvelous” and to give the book a certain air of mystery, permitting the reader to draw his or her own conclusions by constantly weighing the natural versus the marvelous reason for an event. To what extent can we say that the ambiguity and imagery are inextricably linked all over the story? Symbolism and allegory of particular events will be explained in a first part, and the study of Pearl’s meaning throughout the story will be done in a second part. To begin with, the prison door is described as having never known "a youthful era.” Yet, the wild rosebush that grows at the side of the portal is its saving grace. The rosebush represents kindness and forgiveness to the prisoners who must face either a prison sentence or a death sentence.
Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbolism in his writing to give subtle hints about the Puritans way of life. He uses symbols such as the scaffold, the scarlet letter, and lightness and darkness. These symbols are all connected to the sin of Hester Prynne. Hawthorne used the symbols to show how Hester and those around her are all affected by her sin. The scarlet letter is one of the main symbols Hawthorne uses in the novel.
Nathaniel Hawthorne uses several literary elements while writing “The Scarlet Letter” to carefully craft the novel; such as biblical allusions, symbolism, and personification to portray the flaws of human nature. Biblical allusions are referred to throughout the novel to provide reader with an understanding of the nature of sin. He uses Dimmesdale as the main focus point towards this literary element during his death. Hawthorne also uses symbolism and it is present when the Black Man is mentioned, comparing human nature and the evil that can sometimes overcome it. Finally, personification helps bring out another theme, in which light and darkness show through nature in the book.
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.
In the Scarlet Letter he uses symbolism -the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character - all throughout his novel, to explain the life’s of the puritans and their customs. In the conclusion, Hester and Dimmesdale are buried next to each other which symbolize that the community has, in many ways forgiven them for their adultery. Even after death, the legend of their love continues while their graves are slightly apart, they share a common tombstone, “On a field, sable, the letter A, gules,” I translate this as a symbol that they could not be together in life, but in death they share a scarlet
The Tell-Tale Heart Assignment: We notice that some details in Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” make a literal reading of the story rather difficult. Advance and defend a figurative reading of the story consistent with the story’s details. Poe seems to focus on creating mood throughout his story. Many symbols in this story are interpreted in several different ways depending on the reader. These symbols throughout the story include the old mans eye, the heartbeat and the contradiction between love and hate in which I will be talking about in this paper.
Reputation in Salem Each society in the world is unique; each has its own values and beliefs. Throughout time, societies have control men’s actions, thoughts, and feelings. For instance, in Puritan communities, people had to be careful of what other members of the community said about him or her. A respectable reputation was required due to the fact that their social standing was tied to one’s ability to follow religious rules. Reputation in Salem For the people in Salem, the reputation was everything, and in order to maintain it they did anything possible.
The Scarlet Letter In a time where evil was believed to lurk amongst the puritan colonies, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Author of “The Scarlet Letter” discusses religious mind sets and prosecutions of the convicted sinners. The depth and complexities discussed in this historical fiction fulfills William Faulkner’s definition of a writer’s purpose. The writer has a responsibility which through Hester he shows the intensity of her experiences that she endeavored. William Faulkner delivered a classic speech upon receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature. Faulkner’s perspective on a writer’s responsibility should portray “love and honor and pity and pride and sacrifice”.
John Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife in two different ways. He creates sympathy and dislike for her, in many ways. For most of them there is a reason behind his ideas, howe b ver there are some key points where we are just supposed to accept what we’ve been told. Steinbeck starts off with a harsh and negative point of view, from the first characters we meet, Candy, the swamper; he is describing her to George and Lennie, our main protagonists. However Lennie also has an antagonistic side to his character, mainly because of his actions throughout the novel.