I've had to do tons of writing lately.
I did a research paper on the Scarlet Letter which I think was VERY nice...if I do say so myself. I also did a little story on Pearl's life after the book ends. I liked it so much that I'm posting it at the end of this entry. Read if you enjoyed the Scarlet Letter (which I actually did!)
I recently wrote an essay on James K. Polk and what I thought of his presidency. 100%. Touart NEVER gives such high grades. *go me* Sadly, tomorrow we have a DBQ on antebellum America. It's gonna be a high-B/low-A kind of thing. :/ At least I currently have a 97 in the class!
Topic: "By the 1850's the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to the failure of the union it had created." Using the documents and your knowledge of the period 1850-1861, asses the validity of this statement.
Then we're given Documents A-I to study and write an essay using. -_- Not looking forward to tomorrow.
Here is my essay on Pearl's future. I two 100s for this.
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As Pearl aged, it had become a ritual of hers to appreciate the splendor of nature instead of attending a horrid institution of organized religion. After her strict Puritan upbringing, and after seeing its negative affect on her mother and its hand in the death of her father, Pearl had assumed a lonely spiritual trek by means of naturalistic appreciation. It was lonely, that is, until she met her beloved Thomas Blythe. Sharing her love of nature and hatred of religious institutions, he spent every one of God’s Sabbaths with her, walking through the beautiful woodlands on the outskirts of London. They were soon married, and begot a child by the name of Willow soon thereafter.
Hester Prynne found it unbearable, and certainly her fault, that Pearl had turned from the strict Puritanical belief system. Soon after the birth of Willow Blythe, Hester returned to Boston, where she acted as a role model for the women of an infant America. She undoubtedly loved her daughter and her daughter’s family, but she believed herself more deserving of a dutiful life of charity as penance for the great sin of adultery.
Pearl’s blossoming womanhood brought with it a maturation of her previously elvish qualities. Though she still went through forests, she now preferred a more leisurely and pensive stroll over her old, childish frolicking. And though she still enjoyed the design of clothing and ornaments, she now did it as her job in the community. She was a self-possessed woman much like her mother, but she lacked the scarlet letter and guilt of sin as her motivation.
The interesting part of Pearl’s adulthood was simply its normalcy. One might have assumed that with such a tumultuous childhood, Pearl might have been scarred negatively for life. However, the opposite was true! She reflected enough on the story as she grew more mature that she understood the sin of her mother — though Pearl thought it odd to be a sin since it created her! — and Pearl made herself avoid such temptations. To her luck, Mr. Blythe was among the first of her love interests, and his similar mindset to hers further cemented their loving relationship.
Pearl was, oddly enough, regarded as average in her community. She neither stood out for any outstanding uniqueness nor fit in with a crowd so well as to be considered part of a specific group. Pearl and her family merely participated in the general affairs of the community. They formed acquaintances, but not much more. Pearl expressed her heaviest devotion in her love of God, nature, and, most importantly, her family.
After an childhood wrought with controversy, Pearl dearly enjoyed her simple adult life. Here, in England, Pearl was never called a witch or a daughter of Satan. She was simply a kind mother who could easily mend a shirt in a hurry or prepare an intricately designed ornament for occasions with regal guests. For this, she was eternally grateful to the Divine Providence.
The devout love Pearl received from Hester directly influenced her views on love within a family. She loved her husband as much as herself and treated him with the utmost respect and adoration. She also happily cared for her beautiful daughter each and every day. Pearl, though, longed to return the love her mother had given her for so many years. She wrote to her often, hoping the letters and the accompanying ornaments made their way safely across the vast Atlantic. Once, Hester sent back to Pearl a beautiful child’s garment for Willow, which fit her perfectly in size and style. With this token, Pearl knew that Hester appreciated her letters and gifts.
Though not a result of Hester’s decision, Pearl later reflected that she too had married a scholar. Mr. Blythe was a notable scientist when she met him, and, by their marriage, he had gained a reputation as one of the greatest minds of his time. In fact, though Pearl was something of an heiress with her inheritance of Chillingworth’s estate, she still had married into money with Mr. Blythe. The difference that allowed Pearl’s relationship with Thomas Blythe to work perfectly, besides their harmonious patterns of thought, was their resolution to never leave each other’s side. The separation of Hester and Chillingworth invited the temptation of adultery into Hester’s soul. Pearl, with her other half beside her, always kept a strong will. No mere whim could ever sway her from him. |
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