The Scarlet Letter Themes Making a minibook Each

The Scarlet Letter

Themes

Making a mini-book • Each person should get one sheet of unlined paper. • Return to your area. • You will be following my instructions to make this book.

Pay close attention • Fold once hotdog style • Fold over hamburger style • Now fold once more (hamburger) when you open the paper it should look like this.

Next steps • Make a tent so your paper looks like this. • Like a pup tent -hamburger • Now watch what I do before you make your tear!!!!! • Tear half-way.

Last step • Fold in accordion style. • You will have a minibook. • On the cover Themes of Scarlet Letter Name hour

Label the pages… • Pages 2 & 3 • Isolation • Pages 4 & 5 • Justice & Judgment

Label the pages… • Pages 6 & 7 • Guilt and Blame • Back Cover (p 8) • Name 3 other works

Flip the book • Flip the book. • Turn it inside out. • Two-fer!

Label the pages… • Cover • Themes of Scarlet Letter continued… • Name • Hour • Pages 10 & 11 • Revenge and Mind Games

Label the pages… • Pages 12 & 13 • Hypocrisy • Pages 14 & 15 • The Supernatural

Label… • Back cover (p. 16) • Name 3 other works

Isolation • Go to the Isolation pages. • NOTES! – Hester’s left out of Puritan society due to having a child out of wedlock. She’s shunned and ostracized.

Isolation • Answer the following questions: – Is anyone else isolated? – How does it affect Hester? Pearl? – Does isolation empower Hester? Why or why not? • Include a quote from the story that shows isolation. Include the page number.

Justice & Judgment • The citizens of the Massachusetts Bay Colony have a finely tuned sense of justice based on religion and law. When one breaks a colony’s law, one breaks God’s law.

Justice & Judgment • Answer the questions… – What’s the difference between justice and judgment? – Why do townspeople like to judge so much? – Does Hester judge? • Include a quote that shows justice and judgment. Include the page number.

Guilt & Blame • The characters are defined by either the guilt they feel or by the blame they place.

Guilt & Blame • Answer the following questions… – Do guilt and blame work together to bring reformation of any of the characters? Why? – What does “redemption” mean to Puritans? Hester? Chillingworth? Pearl? Dimmesdale? – Does redemption require confession? Why or why not? • Include a quote that shows guilt or blame. Include the page number.

Back Cover • Name 3 other works – Give examples of other works or movies that deal with those themes from the previous pages. • • Each theme needs 3! Isolation Justice and Judgment Guilt and Blame

Flip it • Turn it inside out. • Find the Revenge and Mind Games Section.

Revenge & Mind Games • Hawthorne presents revenge as unnatural act that twists a person’s soul into something evil. Vengeance belongs to God alone.

Revenge & Mind Games • Answer the following questions: – Why does revenge twist a person’s soul into evil? – Is revenge different from other “sins” in this respect? Are some sins worse than others for Hawthorne? For you? • Include a quote that shows revenge or mind games. Include the page number.

Hypocrisy • Hypocrisy is seen not only as a sin, but a sin that leads to great personal injury. Narrator warns us not to let our reputations become more important than our lives.

Hypocrisy • Answer the following questions: – What characters are represented as hypocrites in this book? Why? – Who seems to tell the truth, and what role do these characters have in the novel? – Is Hester a hypocrite? Why or why not? • Be sure to include a quote about hypocrisy. Include the page number.

The Supernatural • Lots of crazy things happen… – Eyes that glow red – Meteors in shape of an “A” – Witches on broomsticks • Doesn’t matter if real or not…but they do tell us something important about characters and secrets they keep.

The Supernatural • Answer the following questions: – What role does Mistress Hibbons play in the story? Why is it significant she’s related to the governor? – How do characters feel about supernatural things and events? – Is Pearl superhuman? • Be sure to find a quote about the supernatural. Include the page number.

Back Cover • Name 3 other works • Give examples of other works or movies that deal with those themes from the previous pages. • Each theme needs 3! – Revenge & Mind Games – Hypocrisy – The Supernatural

Turn it in! • You will turn this in on the day of the test. • Be sure to answer the ? s and find your quotes as you are reading. • Test day is…Tuesday, March 22 nd.