Hester Prynne
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Hester Prynne is the resilient, ostracized heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, known for bearing an illegitimate child and defiantly wearing the scarlet letter “A” as a symbol of both shame and strength in Puritan New England.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character → literary character → protagonist → |
| appearsIn |
The Scarlet Letter
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| appearsInGenre |
historical fiction
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novel → romantic fiction → |
| associatedWithTheme |
guilt
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hypocrisy → patriarchy → public vs private morality → |
| childWith |
Arthur Dimmesdale
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| createdBy |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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| firstAppearanceYear |
1850
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| hasChild |
Pearl
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| helpsCommunityBy |
charity
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nursing the poor → |
| letterMeaning |
adultery
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| literaryPeriod |
American Romanticism
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| marriedTo |
Roger Chillingworth
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| narrativeRole |
focus of moral and social criticism
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| notableFor |
bearing an illegitimate child
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committing adultery → public shaming → wearing a scarlet letter A → |
| occupation |
seamstress
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| relationshipToArthurDimmesdale |
lover
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| relationshipToPearl |
mother
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| relationshipToRogerChillingworth |
estranged wife
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| religiousContext |
Puritanism
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| setInPlace |
Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| setInTimePeriod |
17th-century New England
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| socialStatus |
ostracized woman
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outcast → |
| symbolizes |
defiance of social norms
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female independence → individual conscience → redemption → resilience → shame → sin → strength → |
| trait |
compassionate
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dignified → independent → proud → strong-willed → |
| undergoes |
public humiliation on the scaffold
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| wears |
scarlet letter A
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