Scarlet Letter Rhetorical Analysis

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Comparison In this section, both men were compassionate, and felt very sorry for Lily seeing how she's struggling. We can conclude that both men love Lily, but for different reasons. When Rosedale ran into lily while going home from the milliner shop, he was surprisingly cordial with her and invited for a cup of tea. Rosedale is perceived as a good and kind person. She was surprised that serious about his wedding proposition in quite a while. As she said " Selden offering to see Lily, though at the request of Gerty. Contrast Rosedale still loves Lily, and would only marry her if she reconciles with Bertha Dorset. "If you'd only let me," he says, "I'd set you up over them all! – I'd put you where you could wipe your feet on 'em!", (234)