https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls Made with a dash of wit en-us 2018-09-07 15:53:45 UTC 2020-04-01 23:55:12 UTC hello@padlet.com ag02757 https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/278917384 Nathaniel Hawthorne was a writer in the 19th century. Hawthorne added a "w" to his last name in order to disconnect himself from his family. He was born in Salem, but grew up in Maine. Hawthorne did not care for Salem, he even wrote a book, "The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne" describing Salem as a dark and gloomy town.

]]> 2018-09-07 16:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/278917384 ag02757 https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/279515690 Hawthorne is most know for writing "The Scarlet Letter". Most of his stories are about his ancestors and events that happened throughout his life.

]]> 2018-09-10 17:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/279515690 ag02757 https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/279644866 Hester Prynne committed adultery a great moral law, and social convention. Hester was isolated from the society. Dimmesdale also committed a crime like Hester but his punishment was far worse than hers was.

]]> 2018-09-10 23:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/279644866 ag02757 https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/279645155 Some view the story as a love story. Hester and Dimmesdale have a deep love for each other but different factors such as Chillingworth, society, and law, try to destroy their bond. It makes their relationship stronger. 

]]> 2018-09-10 23:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/279645155 ag02757 https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/280160034 The letter "A" is a symbol for adultery and how Hester decides to take control of her own punishment. She embroiders the "A" to show off her artistic abilities that she uses to make a living.

]]> 2018-09-12 01:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/280160034 ag02757 https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/281050245 The prison door represents that harsh justice of the Puritan. The prison represents darkness and sin so therefore the prison door is the threshold to it.

]]> 2018-09-13 20:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/281050245 ag02757 https://padlet.com/ag02757/tg3nml3l0gls/wish/284687537 Shmoop.com
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