Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, one of the protagonists of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter, stands as a highly conflicted character. The source of his divide stems from the consequences of private sins, and is prevalent within the first paragraphs of Chapter 12, “The Minister’s Vigil,” where the narration chronicles Dimmesdale’s surroundings as he dream walks through the town in a state of limbo. He is portrayed as a model citizen who lacks moral imperfections to the general public yet suffers privately from the juxtaposition of his sins to his position within the community. In this specific passage, Hawthorne uses somber diction and imagery to illustrate Dimmesdale’s strife, while portraying his internal conflict through the formation
In this letter, Adams uses many rhetorical strategies to appeal to her son’s feelings towards his father. She uses strategies such as pathos to amplify her motherly feelings towards him and appeal to his emotions towards his father. She also emphasizes his born advantage of having an extremely well rounded father, to teach him about life and how his world
Sordino takes a more neglectful and apathetic approach to parenting her child. After noticing the cuts on Melinda’s arms, Mrs. Sordino shrugs it off and remarks, “‘I don't have time for this, Melinda.’” Melinda later states that her mother “says suicide is for cowards.” Melinda furthermore explains this dynamic between them when she vocalizes that this is her mother’s “uglynasty Momside” (Anderson 88). While speaking down on your child, such as Lord Capulet does, negatively affects them, the emotional neglect that comes after a teen has struggled through something can oftentimes be more distressful.
Parents concern themselves with their children’s future and often express their expectations. In the Harry Potter Series, James and Lilly Potter, Harry’s parents, sacrificed themselves so Harry could survive and prosper. Lord Chesterfield is not similar and would rather his son work hard and sacrifice for his honor, revealing Chesterfield’s values. In Lord Chesterfield’s letter to his son, he utilizes rhetorical strategies that reveal that he values merit, and loyalty. Lord Chesterfield employs advanced syntax throughout his letter, which implies that he values success through scholarship.
In this essay, metaphor is used by Kincaid to portray her attitude of England. She claimed, “The England I was looking at was ... a very special jewel...” (Kincaid
“He was right, I thought deep down, not daring to admit it to myself. Too late to save your old father…You could have two rations of bread, two rations of soup… It was only a fraction of a second, but it left me feeling guilty.” At the end, he is able to regather himself and care for his father until his final days; Although, still under the burden of tremendous stress and guilt for wishing death upon his
Frethorne begins his letter by demonstrating how he has matured through experiencing the hardships of life in the new world. Because of the context of the letter, Frethorne is also attempting to ingratiate his parents to aid him in his plight. Frethorne writes: “Loving and kind father and mother: My most humble duty remembered to you, hoping in God of your good health, as I myself am at the making hereof” (par. 1). Frethorne’s use of diction in the words “Loving,” “kind,” and “humble” reminds his father and mother of their role as caretakers and paints himself in the light of a son thinking of his parents to strengthen his case for assistance later in the letter. To accompany this, Frethorne uses the imagery of his diet to appeal to his parents’ compassion.
Superficiality and Vulnerability: Lord Chesterfield's Letter In his writing, Lord Chesterfield reveals a complex array of superficiality and superiority, intricately weaving his personal values into his arguments. Through his letter addressed to his son, Chesterfield is motivated to pass on his wisdom, yet his own implications of his superiority often detract from the effectiveness of his message. Furthermore, Chesterfield's recurrent beg for his son's attention, and distinct vulnerability underscore his confidence and rhetoric in the message. Meaning that his vulnerability actually highlights his confidence and strong belief within his argument, in turn making it more effective.
In life difficulties may arise, but an “instructive eye” of a “tender parent” is a push needed in everyone’s life. Abigail Adams believed, when she wrote a letter to her son, that difficulties are needed to succeed. She offers a motherly hand to her son to not repent his voyage to France and continue down the path he is going. She uses forms of rhetoric like pathos, metaphors, and allusions to give her son a much needed push in his quest to success.
Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571, in the town of Weil der Stadt, Württemberg, in the Holy Roman Empire of German Nationality. His parents were Heinrich and Katharina Kepler, who were Lutherans. At the time of his birth, Johannes was an only child. He would be followed by two brothers, a sister, and three more children who didn’t live to adulthood. His surviving siblings were named Heinrich, Christoph, and Margarete.
Lord Chesterfield's Letter Analysis Lord Chesterfield in his letter to his son uses a variety of rhetorical devices such as repetition, similes, logos, pathos, and ethos to explain his feelings. Chesterfield in his letter gives a series of examples by which we, as the reader can understand his strong values. The description of the rhetorical devices gives us a better understanding of what Lord Chesterfield is trying to convey. Lord Chesterfield uses a variety of strategies such as repetition and similies. He keep on writing “I”.
Not to mention how the entirety of the title is a metaphor, little additions and comparisons strategically placed by Hawthorn expose readers to the much deeper meaning to each of the scenes. It is amazing to see Hawthorne’s ability to use metaphor in beautiful ways, such as comparing children to flowers, as well as dark serious ways, such as Chillingworth’s resemblance to Satan. As previously mentioned, there is high importance placed on the underlying meanings of the natural world within the novel. Comparisons to season such as Spring represent growth and plentifulness all while Hawthorne is not afraid to represent suffering and death through relation to the decay or a garden once abandoned. It is common for Hawthorne to use people on the other ends of a metaphor in order to give insight into their true personalities.
“Let me start with a brief history of the King James Bible and why I think they are linked We know the first English translation of the bible was by John Wycliffe in 1382 and few other and much later by William Tyndale, all in all there over eight different versions we know existed prior to the King James version being published in 1611 Also we know at the same time, the most popular Bible in England was the Geneva Bible, a foreign printed version and it sold 18,000 copies to an English version called “the Great Books“ which sold less than 2,500. “Plus we know that translations by Martin Luther -a German Theologies in 1534- had led to even more English versions being printed aboard and sold in England. His English versions were popular
These metaphors refer to the blindness to the truth. Neither Lear nor Gloucester see the truth in the beginning of the play, but rather regard the truth as lie and vice versa. The constant reference to blindness in the play shows the importance of this flaw of the two characters. The fact that they are blind to the true characters of their children leads them to their tragic
His idiosyncrasy remains loving and understanding, even when his younger son returned home after many of been away with not a penny to his name. The young son showed disobedience to all the goodness his father had offered to him. The young son showed traits such as selfishness as well as being ungrateful. He had no worth for his father’s property nor did he want to work alongside his father on the family farm.
