The Scarlet Letter: The False Qualities Of Life
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Irish novelist Brian Moore observed, "There comes a point in many
people's lives when they can no longer play the role they have chosen for
themselves" (Bookshelf 95). From Hollywood movie stars to professional athletes,
people have and will continue to lead false lives, under the public spotligh ....
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.... of Boston, was a holy
icon. According to the public, "never had a man spoken in so wise, so high,
and so holy a spirit, as he… nor had inspiration ever breathed through mortal
lips more evidently than it did through his" (167). Dimmesdale had risen
through the ranks of the church and had the utmost respect of the people of
Boston. Dimmesdale's "eloquence and religious fervor had already given the
earnest of high eminence in his profession" (48). Hawthorne pointed out that
Dimmesdale was ....
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