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= ﻿ SCARLET LETTER = Period 1 group members: //Amber A, Wesley L , Maddie G , Max W //

=**Historical Perspectives on Mary Shelly - Max**=
 * Personal background on Mary Shelly: Mary Shelly was born on August 30th 1797 and died on February 1st 1851 from a unexpected brain tumor at the age of 53. Her mother was Mary Wollstonecraft a well known Woman's rights activist along with her father William Godwin a Political Philosopher. Mary also gave birth to Percy Florance their only surviving child. Marys husband drowned when his boat sank during a storm in the bay of La Spezia.
 * Professional work: Frankenstein is what she is known for and is still widely read today she also has some historical novels such as The Last Man and Lodore including many more such as: Falkner (1837), Rambles in Germany and Italy (1844), and Dionysius Lardner Cabinet Cyclopaedia (1829-46) were just some of her literature works
 * Puritans were a groupings of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th century that were extremists. The people that live in The Scarlet Letter are among those of the Puritan faith.

//Chapter One; Amber // The prison door is a place where, at the beginning of the story, most of the inhabitants of Boston came around to play witness to a public trial. The door represents the all that is bad and corrupt in the "perfect" Puritan society. The door itself is described as **//"heavily timbered with oak and studded with iron spikes." //**, giving off the image of darkness and fear. It can also be seen as a symbol for suffering and condemnation. On the other hand, right outside the the prison door lies a red rose bush. It is seen as the **//"...fragile beauty to the prisoner as he went in, and to the condemned criminal as he came forth into his doom, in token that the deep heart of nature could pity and be kind to him." //**Hawthorne's writing describes it as **// "It may serve, let us hope, to symbolize some sweet moral blossom that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow." //**This can provide evidence that in the story the rose bush is there to symbolize hope and forgiveness to all that walk through the portal of the prison door.
 * //"The grass plot before the jail, in Prison Lane, on a certain summer morning not less than two centuries ago, was occupied by a pretty large number of the inhabitants of Boston, all with their eyes intently fastened on the iron-clamped oaken door." //**

= // Chapter 2; Maddie // = = "Out here on my own" by Irene Cara = Sometimes I wonder where I've been Who I am Do I fit in. Make believin' is hard alone, Out here on my own

We're always provin' who we are Always reachin' for the risin' star To guide me far And shine me home Out here on my own media type="custom" key="7928964" align="right"

When I'm down and feelin' blue I close my eyes so I can be with you Oh, baby, be strong for me Baby, belong to me Help me through Help me need you

Until the morning sun appears Making light of all my fears I dry the tears I've never shown Out here on my own

When I'm down and feelin' blue I close my eyes so I can be with you Oh, baby, be strong for me Baby, belong to me Help me through Help me need you

Sometimes I wonder where I've been Who I am Do I fit in I may not win But I can't be thrown Out here on my own On my own - This song relates to Hester standing at that pillory, thinking about her childhood. The singer is reaching out to someone or something to help her with her struggles. When she thinks of this person through her timee of need, it makes her stronger as a person. Hester reflects back to her childhood when she is humiliated in front of the crowd. She thinks back to the times when she was happy to give her strength. Hester sees that she does not fit in with the people of that society. Towards the end of the song, the singer shows her strength and says she will not be thrown and will ot end up alone. Hester realizes that all the humiliation she is going through only will make her stronger. She will realize that she will not have to go through her situation alone.

//Chapter Three; Amber //

The Recognition... Recognition has many meanings. It could mean to recognize or identify, to acknowledge, or even a realization. In this chapter Hester is on the platform when she locks eyes with a familiar face. This could be one interpretation, because Hester recognizes Roger Chillingsworth.//"When he found the eyes of Hester Prynne fastened on his own, and he saw that she appeared to recognize him, he slowly and calmly raised his finger, made a gesture with it in the air, and laid it on his lips."// The chapter could also mean Roger Chillingsworth's realization of what has happened to Hester Prynne. //"I pray you, good Sir," said he, "who is this woman?-and wherefore is she here set up to public shame?"// //..."else you would surely have heard of Mistress Hester Prynne, and her evil doings. She hath raised a great scandal..."// In another interpretation one can assume that due to Hester's precarious position, that Roger Chillingsworth will come to acknowledge Hester's state. Later in chapter 4, it can be seen that Chillingsworth indeed acknowledges Hester, claiming that he is also at fault, and strives to uncover the identity of the child's father.

//Chapter Six; Amber //

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',Bookman,'URW Bookman L',serif; font-size: 130%;">Pearl is known for her capricious attitude and fairy like appeal, the photographs portray some of these characteristics. In the story, Hester mentions that Pearl has this "wild" look to her, and often questions if Pearl is human at all. <span style="color: #782b5b; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',Bookman,'URW Bookman L',serif; font-size: 130%;">"It was a look so intelligent, yet inexplicable, so perverse, sometimes malicious, but generally accompanied by a wild flow of spirits, that Hester could not help questioning, at moments whether Pearl was a human child." <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',Bookman,'URW Bookman L',serif; font-size: 120%;">The photograph on the left depicts the mischievousness and wicked aura that Pearl gives off, as if she is about to do something sinister. It helps to visualize the look Hawthorne tries to describe above. The child in the photograph has an expression that makes the viewer wonder what she is going to do next. Like Pearl, it is a very unusual and capricious expression that leaves you to wonder.

//<span style="color: #490404; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Futura,'URW Gothic L',sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">Chapter Seven; Maddie // //<span style="color: #490404; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Futura,'URW Gothic L',sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">"Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee". // <span style="color: #490404; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Futura,'URW Gothic L',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hester Pyrnne's life is has taken worse once she was shunned from the town for her sin. All she has left is Pearl, really her only friend. Throughout the story, Hester's personality and looks change. She becomes more depressed and doesnt care about the way she looks. Most people who are depressed are very sad following an intense accident, or in some cases, depression is brought upon people on its own. Many people who are depressed contemplate suicide and often get into trouble. ** //<span style="color: #490404; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Futura,'URW Gothic L',sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">[] // <span style="color: #490404; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Futura,'URW Gothic L',sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">

//<span style="color: #490404; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Futura,'URW Gothic L',sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">Chapter Eight; Maddie // <span style="color: #490404; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Futura,'URW Gothic L',sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">

Is Hester an unfit mother? Should she keep Pearl?

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- As a group, we think that Hester is a fit mother and should keep Pearl. There are many in the book who question whether Hester is a bad influence on Pearl and whether or not Pearl should be seperated from her mother. However, there are others who see what a blessing Pearl is to Hester.====== - Hester is able to raise Pearl properly because she knows that she has made mistakes and wants better for her child. Pearl teaches Hester the true meaning of life and shows her the rights and wrongs. Hester has no one else that will be there with her. If Pearl was taken away from her, she would be lonely and have no one. Hester also says that God gave her Pearl for a reason. Pearl can be seen as a blessing for Hester. Pearl represents the one bit of hope left in Hester's lfe. Pearl shows that even through mistakes, something good can come out of it.

=<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Chapter 9-10 - Wesley =

We felt some characters in the movie "Titanic" is very similar to how the characters Chillingsworth and Dimmesdale are like. The protagonist Jack Dawson and the antagonist Cal are quite similar to Chillingworth and Dimmesdale. They both wanted the same girl and so did Chillingsworth and Dimmesdale. =

= =Chapter 11- Wesley= []

This is a recent news article on abc news that talks about Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson is a well respected film directer who made the movies "The Hangover" and all "The Lethal Weapon" movies. He was well respected until he was caught throwing slurs and vile insults to his wife.

=Chapter 12 - Max=



==<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">//<span style="color: #490404; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Futura,'URW Gothic L',sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">Chapter Thirteen; Amber // ==

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Chapter 18- Wesley
 * How has the minister changed? Why does the author suddenly call him Arthur Dimmesdale instead of Dimmesdale?**
 * At this point, Arthur Dimmesdale has become a completely different person because he is a lot more relaxed. He was in complete despair until he reunited with Hester and had a sensible talk to rejuvenate his humane senses. They made a plan that they would move out of the area so that Dimmesdale would not have to be eaten alive by the guilt. The author call him Arthur Dimmesdale instead of Dimmesdale is because first off they are secluded so supposedly Hester wouldn't have to show respect to a preacher as anybody else would. Hester would call him Arthur Dimmesdale because it might also be a mental relief because Hester tells Dimmesdale to calm down and that they would move away from the area.**



=**Chapter 20- Max**=

=Final Assignments-Wesley= The author made Pearl a girl because first off, it is a whole lot easier if Hester and Pearl were the same gender because Arthur Dimmesdale isn't around. Hester would understand how a girl is like more but a boy would have been a lot harder for Hester to understand. The primary reason that Pearl is a girl is because the author wants the reader to show how even though Pearl is a girl, she acts very abrasively and capricious. The author is trying to show how Hester's action and her status has affected how Pearl is in the novel.

After thinking it through, it seems that Arthur Dimmesdale has committed the most and biggest sins in the novel. Some of Arthur Dimmesdale's sins mirror that of Hester's but Hester has repented her sins, yet Dimmesdale has not. Hester took responsibility for her sins but Dimmesdale goes around and made sure that nobody would even suspect it was him. Dimmesdale was the father of Pearl yet he took no responsibility of her and never even took care of her. Dimmesdale is a coward and is afraid to take the consequences that was to come. He even preached in church and to people with a huge sin over his head.