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Essay Archive - The Scarlet Letter: Sin
The Scarlet Letter: Sin
Since the dawn of time people have read, studied andenjoyed 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 the....
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