Dosoco
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Publicado: 21 de septiembre de 2012
Quotes that struck me as interesting
“…and seem intent on proving that she had a heart, by breaking it. (page 85)”
“When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it isexceedingly apt to be deceived.”
Metaphors and Similes
“…the solemn wind anthem among the tree-tops.(page 112)”
“So Roger Chillingworth -the man of skill, that kind and friendly physician- stroveto go deep into his patient’s bosom, delving among his principles, prying into his recollections, and probing everything with a cautious touch, like a treasure seeker in a dark cavern. (page 113)”“He now dug into the poor clergyman’s heart, like a miner searching for gold; or, rather, like a sexton delving into a grave, possibly in quest of a jewel that had been buried on the dead man’sbosom, but likely to find nothing save mortality and corruption.”
Motifs
Flowers
There is a reoccurring presence of flowers in the novel:
The red rose bush in the very beginningThe red rose bush in chapter 8
Pearl “…paused to gather burrs from a tall burdock which grew beside the tomb.”
Weeds grow on a man’s tombstone and out of hisheart
“’Wherefore not; since all the powers of nature call so earnestly for the confession of sin, that these black weeds have sprung up out of a buried heart, to make manifest anunspoken crime?’”
Symbols
Scarlet
The red color represents sin and negative things.
The Sun
The sun mimics the public’s approval and disapproval of Hester. It represents thisand also forgiveness. It represents forgiveness because it eventually shines on Hester.
Irony
It is ironic that Pearl’s name is Pearl because pearls represent angelic and pristine images. Tothe townspeople, Pearl represents a literally ungodly and devilish creature.
A person asks about Pearl when she is doing something naughty “What, in Heaven’s name is she?” (This is ironic because...
“…and seem intent on proving that she had a heart, by breaking it. (page 85)”
“When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it isexceedingly apt to be deceived.”
Metaphors and Similes
“…the solemn wind anthem among the tree-tops.(page 112)”
“So Roger Chillingworth -the man of skill, that kind and friendly physician- stroveto go deep into his patient’s bosom, delving among his principles, prying into his recollections, and probing everything with a cautious touch, like a treasure seeker in a dark cavern. (page 113)”“He now dug into the poor clergyman’s heart, like a miner searching for gold; or, rather, like a sexton delving into a grave, possibly in quest of a jewel that had been buried on the dead man’sbosom, but likely to find nothing save mortality and corruption.”
Motifs
Flowers
There is a reoccurring presence of flowers in the novel:
The red rose bush in the very beginningThe red rose bush in chapter 8
Pearl “…paused to gather burrs from a tall burdock which grew beside the tomb.”
Weeds grow on a man’s tombstone and out of hisheart
“’Wherefore not; since all the powers of nature call so earnestly for the confession of sin, that these black weeds have sprung up out of a buried heart, to make manifest anunspoken crime?’”
Symbols
Scarlet
The red color represents sin and negative things.
The Sun
The sun mimics the public’s approval and disapproval of Hester. It represents thisand also forgiveness. It represents forgiveness because it eventually shines on Hester.
Irony
It is ironic that Pearl’s name is Pearl because pearls represent angelic and pristine images. Tothe townspeople, Pearl represents a literally ungodly and devilish creature.
A person asks about Pearl when she is doing something naughty “What, in Heaven’s name is she?” (This is ironic because...
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