Angel or Devil?Abstract: Is Pearl an angel for Hester or a devil who makes Hester suffer more? The child and the scarlet letter parallel each other; both represent the mother's sin--the child being a physical representation and the scarlet letter being a So she always reminds Hester of her sin， however she is Hester's love and mentor of Hester， without a helpless child to protect and guide， might not accept her punishment quite so passively as she seems However， would she be happier than now? Key Words: The Scarlet Letter， Pearl， angel， devil， HesterTo be frank， Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is the unique book I have read in this However I feel lucky for it is not boring at all， furthermore， it attracted me at the So I want to and have to write my paper about this Most literary critics agree that The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne's finest and most important work ， so do I In this novel， the one who impressed me most is not Hester， Chillingworth or Dimmesdal but P Sometimes， she looks like an angel， but sometimes she is like a So I cannot help wondering whether Pearl is an angel or a devil? When I am asking this question， actually， I mean just for Hester， is Pearl like an angel or like a devil? First， Pearl is Hester Prynne's With rare exception， wherever the mother is found， the child is also When the town official escort her from the prison so that the townspeople might see Pearl is also there --a baby of three months old， winking and turning her little face from the bright As Pearl grows older， her mother dresses her in brilliant colors， for Pearl is her one proud Later， her mother has named her Pearl， with meaning of Little Pearl has beauty， intelligence and physical She is described as a lovely flower， having sprung from a guilty Sometimes Pearl is fanciful to the point that she is almost For instance， while her mother talks with Roger Chillingworth near the seashore， the imaginative child makes herself a mermaid's costume our of Then， as a crowing touch， she gathers some eel-grass and makes for herself a green letter "A"， imitating as closely as possible her mother's scarlet Pearl often plays in the sunshine; whereas the sunshine will not shine directly on H The child is so close to nature that the little animal in the forest scene， such as partridges， pigeons， and squirrels， almost completely ignore her when she is passing by They recognize a wildness in the human child comparable to their Pearl is also very sympathetic For example， during the festivities of the New England Holiday， it is Pearl who describes D She remarks that in the dark nighttime and in the forest he is one type of person--loving and friendly; in the sunny days， he is a different sort of man， for he does not know She remarks:"A strange， sad man is he， with his hand always over his heart!" Pearl， by instinct， has supposed some things to be true which are All of these express the good aspect of P However， there are also majority of words that will give the opposite She is also Hester's child of She obeys no ruled unless she wishes to do Her moods change If she is crossed in any way， the child flies into a At one moment， she is wild， desperate， and filled with bad temper and gloom; then， suddenly， she can change in the sunny， happy child who wants to assure her mother of her love by kissing Pearl seems to have no set standard to govern her own behaviour-- she reacts according to her particular feeling of the Moreover， she has a certain peculiar look on her face which sometimes causes Hester to question whether or not Pearl is a human child or a being from another world like a little Her eyes are wild， bright， deeply- She is described as an imp of evil， emblem and product of The Puritan children flee in fear when resentful Pearl chases after them， flinging stones and shrill words at Once， Hester is frightened when she looks into the mirror of Pearl's She sees a freakish， elfish look In the headpiece of the armour in Governor Bellingham's hall， Hester is disturbed to see Pearl's expression， as it is reflected in the metal The child has an elfish look of naughty merriment， as if an imp were seeking to mould itself in Pearl's Attracted by the brightness of her mother's scarlet letter， the three-year-old Pearl plays game， flinging wildflowers at her mother's symbol of When Pearl playfully declares that she has no Heavenly Father， Hester remembers that some of the townspeople regard Pearl as an offspring of the Then， is Pearl an angel for Hester or a devil who makes Hester suffer more? The child and the scarlet letter parallel each other; both represent the mother's sin--the child being a physical representation and the scarlet letter being a So she always reminds Hester of her sin， however she is Hester's love and mentor of Hester， without a helpless child to protect and guide， might not accept her punishment quite so passively as she seems However， would she be happier than now? Do you remember the scene when she defends her capability to care for Pearl when she talks with Governor Bellingham， one of people planing to take the child from her? She loves Dimmesdal in a sense， so she must love their child， P It is Pearl who stay with her for a so long From my point of view， she is an angel for Hester， and this is also the reason why Hester gave Pearl this kind of In fact， in our real life， how can a mother hate her own child? This is the strongest reason for my Totally speaking， Pearl， like an angel， is always guarding Hester all the time， and so does Hester， who always keep protecting Pearl in her whole References: Charles Leawitt ---- Nathaniel Hawthorne's THE SCARLET LETTER and THE HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES， THE BLTIHEDALE ROMANCE ， THE MARBLE FAUN
Read "The Merchant of Venice " Thoughts Shakespeare as Britain's most distinguished artists of the Renaissance， was Marx called "the greatest drama " Shakespeare's works is almost a tragedy in the world， "Romeo and Juliet" Millennium sung a thousand tears flow; "Hamlet，" a melancholy prince happy then why not shocked a large number of people and "The Merchant of Venice" is Shakespeare Comedy's peak， but it is a comedy in tragedy， it is money to explore this ancient and timeless The Merchant of Venice Antonio to help a friend Bassanio to Belmont， Portia ladies to marry a Jewish usurer Shylock borrow $ 3，000 due to envy there with the long-cherished wish of Antonio Shylock will take the opportunity of revenge， pretending not charge interest， about to play period not yet， creditors have the right to cut out a pound of flesh cut the chest of the At this point， Jessica， Shylock found her tutor bundle due to unbearable confinement， carrying treasure and Lovers Old man was frantic， appropriate merchant borrowers did not return， missed the repayment date， he shall resort to the law， to ask for their meat， Bassanio， who went to court to rescue high， Antonio In this case， the judge has Baoxiyaqiao loaded with Bassanio married， appeared in court in Venice， clever transport statutes and wonderful sentence， defeat the plaintiff， the defendant From: Writing Daquan Antonio is a noble， honest， generous man， a play he is a moody image， or that there is some unfounded "I put this in the world but as a world， everyone must play one on this stage role， I played a sad " He is an abomination greedy fraud， especially good-natured， but also a heavy feelings of people， such as Bassanio he said， "as long as you plan to conduct acting has always been the same with you openly， then I can make you money bag random access， I can for you to drive; I wish with all my strength， to help you achieve the goal， "he is also a usurer， but he was never charged interest on the poor， even in the face of the After Shylock means wolf remains of sinister faces and pleading， but also that he was a broad-minded people who do not hold a grudge， but he is also a discrimination against a person of others， in their place will be proud to use colored look on others But like him a "good" in our real life is really able to safely live forever? Real life is cruel， do not be so treat yourself to a few friends， if we really have something to help all who would not hesitate to own it? And money is a sensitive topic， as the TV series "Liweidangguan" in Li Wei said， "money is like salt， eat， can eat a lot of salt is not OK，" who knows the truth， and yet who Money can escape this off? How many people are planted in the money? Money， profit is everything first， no one would look at the money do not take， and be able to do for money has been pretty good in moderation， but also about what it put money Emotion? But we can not forget the money and put everything behind， not to be fooled by surface phenomena， such as the surface of the text box gold， silver box， lead box of the same: Gold box carved out: "Who chose me， going to get The wish of all things "inside the paper roll is:" All that glitters is gold， the ancients did not speak a lie; how many people sell their life， but to see my profile， maggots occupy gilded grave if you and bold and smart， strong and healthy hands and feet， but aging experience， they will not get this reply: Goodbye， advise you to cool down this piece of heart "out of a silver box engraved:" Who chose me， going to get what he " inside the roll is: This silver burnt in the fire seven times; it is never wrong judgment， it must go through seven Some people for life to chase phantoms， had sought to meet at the Mirage I know some of the world's best Dainiao air with a silver-plated appearance; as you marry a wife what room， could not get rid of this fool's bladder; go， sir， to avoid further delays in time! " Outside lead box engraved: "Who chose me to be all his sacrifice everything "， Which the roll is: "You choose not with appearance， it really gives you straight in the heart swan! Now that victory into your arms， Do not you go down to search It would help if you are satisfied with the results， please accept your lucky， quickly turning your body and give your love a deep "Portia is a new era of women's image， is lively， cheerful， generous， humorous person， even when she was elected to his beloved people， willing to make the hands and feet， and when he was faced with aggressive when Shylock is calm， step by step to make their opponents fall into the In many people are frustrated when a mystery， but let the young girl to solve the Gordian knot in her body shining dawn of the era of female arousal In many people's eyes Lixialuoke is a greedy， stingy， the vampire's image， but also a miser， "Let a wonky I guarded the portal， a little worried，" Shylock can not be said to be a comedy of tragic figure， defected hungry servant ran his hate people， and his daughter is holding its own property and lover ran away， and finally even lost part of his remaining property， he can really "to accompany the wife of another " Remember it is a hatred of evil as people， in retaliation for the abuse of hatred Antonio can not charge interest to let him drill into the trap step by step， in order is to get his piece of meat， but how can he get the meat? He says， "Ye brought " In fact， Antonio is a stumbling block to block his way of getting money， in order to have their own way of getting money to put this to get rid But he was not born so he was being bullied by a Jew， "Hath not a Jew eyes， no limbs， facial features， no feeling， no emotion， no bloody? He's not eating the same food， can be affected by the same weapon injury， also need medical treatment， will feel cold in winter， hot summer will feel， with Christian is? "and usually means Antonio could not understand him because of the kind of interest receivable， practices， he often encounter， including Antonio， including Christians insult to him， which greatly hurt his self-esteem and national feelings， with this one， he will naturally lose this opportunity to retaliate machine， while this one is because of his acts of revenge will become reasonable Money is important， but in this world there are many far more important things than money， do not be fooled by the superficial phenomenon; in which our real life you can not because of his superior discrimination against any person， but also to learn not colored eyes to look at someone else; but also， like Portia， like intelligence， not to be intimidated by the sudden
