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 ....
Middle of paper
.... 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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