Answer:
Hawthorne alludes, or refers, to the Virgin Mary in Chapter 2 in the Scarlet Letter.
a) This allusion is appropriate as Hawthorne compares Hester's pregnancy to the Virgin Mary's conception of the child Jesus. The two could be said to have become pregnant without their natural husbands.
b) However, the allusion becomes inappropriate and ironic because Hester conceived by committing adultery. On the other hand, the Virgin Mary became pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit and not through sexual intercourse with any human being.
c) Hawthorne was simply satirizing the Puritans to the effect that they did not practice what they claimed that they believed in. They were just sanctimonious, harboring impure thoughts, and committing sins with reckless abandon. They also tried to deny human sexual needs; at the same time, they were busy secretly satisfying their sexual appetites.
Explanation:
The Scarlet Letter (1850) was authored by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The historical fiction chronicled some important human realities, including guilt, stigmatization, revenge, and redemption. It contrasted Hester's public humiliation for adultery, as she was forced to wear the scarlet letter A, with Dimmesdale's private shame and anguish for private sins.
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My best response would be visual cues, may include pictures, graphics or symbol
<span>2nd choice. just read it out loud and see which sounds best</span>
The first excerpt refers to the revenge theme. The second excerpt has isolation as its theme. The third excerpt has dangerous knowledge as a theme and the fourth excerpt has a deceptive appearance as a theme. (See attached figure.)
<h3>What are the themes?</h3>
- They are messages.
- They are teachings.
The theme is a lesson presented subjunctively in the text to convey a message to the reader. This message has a strong meaning and represents a sensitive and educating point of the text, which is shown in an impactful way.
The books usually have more than one theme, as is the case of Frankenstein which has themes such as revenge, isolation, danger, and deceptive appearance.
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