Sin in The Scarlet Letter
Since the dawn of time people have read, studied and enjoyed books in
which the hero or heroes fall from grace. No matter who those heroes are-
the human race in The Bible,the demon prince Lestat in Anne Rice's "Vampire
Chronicles"or a certain Thane of Cawdor in "Macbeth"- sin plays a greatpart
in all of their downfalls and subsequent ressurections.And the three main
characters in Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"-Dimmesdale, Chillingsworth,
and Hester Prynne- are no different.
All three characters are flung from the normal rolesthat society has
laid upon them- minister, housewife, doctor-into new roles- sinner, whore,
and vengance crazed sadist.These new roles are not necessarily apparent to
all in town.However, even though the townspeople do not know of thesinners,
God does. And in God's eyes, whose sin was greater?That, I cannot answer.
But in this mere mortal's opinion, the sin of Chillingsworth far outdid the
sin of Dimmesdale or Hester Prynne, for Chillingsworth's sin was one of
revengeand one of secrecy. He was not driven by an anger at his ownsin, but
by the sin of others. He used deception andmanipulation to make the life of
another miserable. He wasnot flung from society's view as if he were a
dirty secretlike Hester was; he was embraced by it. However, his sin
didtake it's toll. He was disfigured horribly and became atwisted man,
scarred by sin. He also was robbed of thepleasure of destroying Dimmesdale
which was his reason forliving. He died shortly after Dimmesdale.
Hester Prynne, however, was the complete opposite of Chillingworth in
that her sin gave her life, not destroyed it. She took her punishment and
embraced it, using it to rebuild herself not as a pathetic sinner, but as a
pseudo-saint. At first, the town shunned her as a sinner. However,after
they saw that she was good, and her sin was of love,the same town embraced
and loved her. Her sin drew her moredeeply into the society of Boston than
she ever was before.And when her time to die came, she did so with honor.
HesterPrynne - sinner and saint. However, Hester's sin was shared.
Whereas she was asinner on the outside and a saint on the inside,
ArthurDimmesdale is the reverse, both literally and figuratively.
turn the light of truth upon,”10 which is something she truly fought for and succeeded
The Aztec’s and the Inca’s have many similarities such as religious beliefs, and views about gods. Inca’s views about training for war are different, and the Aztec’s artifacts are somewhat different to. The farm land compared to the Inca’s is differs also, because where the Aztec’s lived the land was elevated about ten thousand feet.
the ultimate Puritan. Was the glory to God or to herself? She also relates here
For a very long time, she was in the deepest of pits. Except that, she had faith. Somehow, she found enough courage to attend a divorce support group that brought her face to face with Jesus who had always been with her, waiting in the wings for her to reach out to him to grab hold, to touch him. With the belief that Jesus would pull her up out of that pit and set her on solid ground (Psalm 40:2) her brokenness began to heal. She knew of his redemptive act on the cross, she knew of his healing power. With all hope lost, she clung to Jesus, believing for wholeness restored and found new life, as if to hear Jesus whisper these words, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in
Three tribes ruled modern day Mexico and South America, both at different times. These three tribes were called the Incas, the Aztecs,and the Mayans. And while they do have some similarities. They also have some differences that are actually matter quite a bit. As all three tribes lived in different
Have you ever wondered where the saying, ‘a picture says a thousand words’, come from? Well, I do not know who came up with this fantastic phrase, but nonetheless, I will be describing and analyzing two different magazine advertisements, trying to put in words what I think the advertisers wanted consumers to receive when those potential buyers viewed their ads. The two advertisements that I chose, Caress and Secret, try to encourage female consumers of all ages to purchase their hygiene products. Although both ads, Caress and Secret, appeal to the same gender with hygiene goods, they differ in design, text, and message. They attempt to please the female buyer with color, texture, and sexuality. This makes it prevalent, that the agents must grab the attention of possible buyers in order to sell their product. The advertisers must choose a variety of marketing strategies to the reach their targeted consumers.
“The presence of past indigenous cultures servers as a subtext to denounce the oppressive and unjust situation of contemporary Latin America.”
forgiven for her sin because she owned up to it and did not downplay her
show loyalty to her God throughout her trial, which are only two reasons why she is loved around the world. Whenever I think of giving up I think of the Maid of Orleans and try to keep on going.
The Aztec Empire was ruled by an emperor known as the Huey Tlatcani, guest speaker, and had absolute power. The Huey Tlatcani was believed to have been
The Inca and Aztec were both extremely religious. Their entire lives revolved around religion. They both also had different ways of interpreting their faith. They both believed in gods, festivals, and afterlife. The Aztec had many gods that they believed in, for example, Huitzilopotchli, the war god, and Tlaloc, the rain god. This showed significance in the dualism of belief because one deals with war and the other is with agriculture, two major occupations of the Aztec. Their worshipping is also similar to modern day North American Indians. They worship corn because it was food and was associated with fertility. Similar to the Inca, the Aztec believed in a god that controlled from the heavens. It was a god which beared the characteristics of both males and females and was called Omelecuhtli. His temple was the universe and he sat alone. In his hands, he held a drop of water that contained a green seed and the seed was actually the Earth submerged into the ocean. There were no temples for him because he was so important; he was in the hearth of every family's home.
her just the way she was. He encouraged her to be what she wanted to be,
When the Spaniards massacred the Cholultecas, the Cholultecas called on Quetzacoatl to destroy them; the Spaniards, in return, called on St. James. (Portilla, 44-5) When the Spanish defeated them, they began to question the strength of their gods. This is especially concerning because the Aztec gods were warriors – if the warrior gods the Aztecs had been worshipping for so long could fall so easily to this Saint they had never heard of, what did that mean for the Aztecs? The rituals the Aztecs had practiced in the past were based on taking captives, not lives. (Clendinnen, 86) The Spaniards did not care about keeping enemy soldiers alive for sacrifice. Since the entire Aztec religion (and thus society) is centered on human sacrifice, this was extremely strange for the Aztecs. Not only did these newcomers easily take over the Aztec’s territory, their gods did not require sacrifices. The initial encounter with the Spaniards pressured the Aztecs to reconsider their religious beliefs.
In this essay I will tell how the Aztec and Inca empires ended, and also I will compare the fall of both empires, using for a point of departure the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the land of Mexico. Wherever the Spanish went always the same thing happened, from my point of view. Innocent people were killed for no good reason, cities were massacred, civilizations were destroyed or forced to convert to Christianity. And so, I think now is the time to reevaluate the actions of the European explorers who subjugated the native American peoples and their civilizations. Undoubtedly the most glorified and heroically portrayed of these figures of the European conquest of the New World were the conquistadors, the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16-th century. These men, under leaders such as Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizzaro nearly eliminated the Aztec and Inca peoples. Surely many of these soldiers were extremely cruel and intolerant of the native populations. But it is important to consider, with the push of both sides toward territorial expansion, how these groups (European and American) could remain isolated from each other. Furthermore, with meeting of these two imperialist cultures, it must be considered whether it would be possible for the two to peacefully coexist.
Every day we look into the night sky, wondering and dreaming what lies beyond our galaxy. Within our galaxy alone, there are millions upon millions of stars. This may be why it interests us to learn about all that we cannot see. Humans have known the existence of stars since they have had eyes, and see them as white glowing specks in the sky. The mystery lies beyond the white glowing specks we see but, in the things we cannot see in the night sky such as black holes.