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Working Thesis: Pearl exists as a persistent and annoying symbol of the sin between Hester and Dimmesdale in ''The Scarlet Letter''. (change "annoying") | Working Thesis: Pearl exists as a persistent and annoying symbol of the sin between Hester and Dimmesdale in ''The Scarlet Letter''. (change "annoying") | ||
*living reminder | *living reminder | ||
− | *her | + | *her activities and manners show this |
**demon child | **demon child | ||
**maybe a devil | **maybe a devil | ||
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**becomes normal | **becomes normal | ||
**very rich | **very rich | ||
− | **marries and lives | + | **marries and lives happily every after |
**(symbolism?) | **(symbolism?) |
Latest revision as of 22:06, 16 October 2007
English 11 The Scarlet Letter Essay Topic
I changed essay topics so this outline is now abandoned
Outline
Working Thesis: Pearl exists as a persistent and annoying symbol of the sin between Hester and Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter. (change "annoying")
- living reminder
- her activities and manners show this
- demon child
- maybe a devil
- more community scorn
- sin produces sin
- symbols big in romance novels
- shows an alternate reality - not realism
- purity
- torments mother
- doesn't understand twisted adult world
- "more honest then adults"
- focuses on "A"
- raises questions about the letter often
- always pointing it out
- doesn't go to mother when she doesn't have it
- bad to Dimmesdale because he won't talk about his sin
- successful after book
- becomes normal
- very rich
- marries and lives happily every after
- (symbolism?)