Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Scarlet Letter Drawings Project
To my disadvantage, I have little skill at drawing and I also had no computer in class, so I was locked into reading off others. In class I reread chapters so I could help paint a better image of the settings and story for Nina and Eunji to actually draw on our paper. That night I also read chapters 8 and 11 and wrote out summaries for Nina to draw out today. Chapters 8 and 11 were not exactly clear to me, the reappearing rose bush in the courtyard just confused me, I can't understand what it means or symbolizes yet. I also wasn't sure if the Governor's wife was the "Black Man" that was holding that witch like stuff was indeed Chillingworth because that is the same thing Pearl called him. Also I noticed that Dimmesdale, when Hester made him stand up in her defense, said that Pearl was a blessing and a burdening reminder, but when they walked out the house, Hester stayed away from the offer that was given to her, that would have most likely seemed sinful, because she had to tend to Pearl, so Pearl saved Hester from sin. Also, we found out that Dimmesdale has "something" on his chest that seems to drive Chillingworth into absolute revenge mode/insanity.
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I think that you are understanding this material pretty well. Remember that in class I usually have a copy of the book, so you do not have to just look over someone's shoulder. The rosebush does seem to stand for something, but it is okay if you are still wrestling a bit with its meaning. Perhaps the most important idea that you should carry is that Hawthorne wants us to think about it. What might it mean to Pearl? She has obviously noticed it, and she has said that he mother plucked her off of the rose bush at the jail.
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