https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee AICE English Language Project en-us 2018-09-11 13:41:16 UTC 2018-09-16 15:11:13 UTC hello@padlet.com sh02523 https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279853991 Nathaniel Hawthorne added the 'w' to his surname, because he didn't want to be associated with his great-great grandfather, who was one of the judges during the Salem Witch Trials (Jon Hathorne)]]> 2018-09-11 13:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279853991 sh02523 https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279854174 In college (Bowdoin College), Nathaniel Hawthorne became friends with Franklin Pierce, who later became the 14th president]]> 2018-09-11 13:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279854174 sh02523 https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279854417 Sin is a dominant theme in The Scarlet Letter. It's repeated multiple, multiple times throughout the book, and illustrates to the audience just how important it was viewed during the times the book portrays. ]]> 2018-09-11 13:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279854417 sh02523 https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279854493 Another large theme throughout the book is honesty. It's inferred that it the characters had simply been honest with what they did (adultery), they wouldn't have had to suffer as much. ]]> 2018-09-11 13:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279854493 sh02523 https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279856693 Obviously, the largest symbol is the scarlet letter that Hester is forced to wear. It stands for 'adultery', and she wears it as a reminder to herself and everyone of what she did.]]> 2018-09-11 13:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279856693 sh02523 https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279858352 Pearl was another example of symbolism. She was the idea that something good (a treasure, as Hester referred to her as) can come about a sin. Furthermore, Pearl, herself, is seen as the embodiment of the scarlet letter, according to her mother. ]]> 2018-09-11 13:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279858352 sh02523 https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279858689 "Idle hands were the devil's playground." Meaning that the devil liked to toy with those who didn't work hard. Living in this time period meant you were expected to behave according to many religious guidelines, or be punished severely. ]]> 2018-09-11 13:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279858689 sh02523 https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279859047 Family was above nearly everything in this time period. You were expected to provide for your family and to pass on the ways they had learned. Many of them took after their parents and farmed to keep themselves (and their families) alive. ]]> 2018-09-11 13:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279859047 sh02523 https://padlet.com/sh02523/tv3pfm7x3zee/wish/279859146

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