Hester Prynne

LEARNING GOAL: RL9 - read and discuss classical literature of the 19th century.  Determine a theme of a text by referring to specifics from a text.  

Objective: record and analyze specifics from the text as you read.  Make sure these specifics interest you and relate to some larger idea or connection. 

Lets look at some symbols:

Hester Prynne

Hester: Hestier in Greek mythology, Zeus’s sister, a woman of beauty

            hestier (hasty)

Prynne: prurient

             prune: purify her sin

             pry: probe into the interior of one’s heart

                               

Arthur Dimmesdale

Arthur: Adam, adultery

Dimmesdale: dim + dale:  dim interior  (to hide one’s sin)                      

 

Roger Chillingworth

Roger: rogue (revenge)

Chillingworth: chilly (cruel, inhumane)

                        + worth (induce Arthur to speak out his own sin)

                                    

Pearl: good, pure and precious

(show student project on symbols).

Let's talk about structure.  What is the structure of this novel?  How could someone look at the structure of this book?