Setting: The Silent Character Oyoma Asinor, Shannon Drop Jared Boyden, Andrew Himes & Tucker Burg

Main Characters Hester Prynne o Main character Pearl Prynne o Daughter of Prynne & Dimmesdale Arthur Dimmesdale o Father of Pearl Prynne and town Priest

Themes Light and Dark o Use of the juxtaposition of light and dark in the provides differences between settings Individual vs. Society o The town scenes compared to the scenes in the forest aid in the difference between the uptight nature of the town and the relaxed atmosphere that the forest provides Nature o Nature (and the forest specifically) play an important role in the novel, acting almost as if it’s another character itself.

Examining the Setting Themes o Different settings emphasize certain themes Tone o Specific settings highlight changes in tones

We will be Proving... ●Hawthorne uses the setting to compliment ○ Characters ○ Conflicts ○ Themes ●Explicating examples in the novel

Thesis Settings in The Scarlet Letter hold a powerful role in the novel by explicating the characters, conflicts, and themes such as Hester, her isolation, and her individuality versus the whole of Puritan society.

Quote #1 “Hester Prynne set forth towards the place appointed for her punishment,” (p. 63). The scaffold Central setting in novel Three major events occur here Ties to her punishment and shame/guilt

“But here, in the sunny day, and among all the people, he knows us not; nor must we know him!” (p. 275) Woods vs Town Hester and Pearl interacting w/ Dimmesdale Secrecy vs Public Quote #2

“On the outskirts of town, within the verge of the peninsula, but not in close vicinity to any other habitation, there was a small, thatched cottage,” (p. 94). Hester’s cottage Connects to her isolation from town Quote #3

“For the sake of the minister’s health [...] they took long walks on the seashore or in the forest,” (p.145). Nature Dimmesdale can be stress-free in the forest Honest in the forest later on w/ Hester & Pearl Quote #4

“Come up hither, Hester, thou and little Pearl [...] Ye have both been here before, but I was not with you. Come up hither once again, and we will stand all three together!” (p. 181). Dimmesdale’s secret longing to be truthful about Hester and Pearl Desire for a family Quote #5