It is important to remember that the painting is in the perspective of the Puritans, rather than the main characters. Along with the black and white sketches, the only colour in Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl is the red of the “A” to represent the townspeople’s constant reminder of their sin, and the truth that they hide from the public. However, the reader knows the internal conflict that he is constantly fighting against, with his want to reveal the truth behind his pain and mental torment. Dimmesdale and how the people constantly see him as someone who is always good for following the word of God.
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Another instance is when the townspeople begin to see Hester as someone good, helpful, able, rather than a sinner. This is something that is constantly challenged, mainly through Hester’s speculation of the role of women and about how distinct the difference between the treatment of men and women in colonial puritan society. The reasoning behind this is to make sure that they stand out compared to the colourful background and to show how the townspeople viewed people as either good or evil, black or white. Therefore, since the scenes are in terms of the puritans’ perspectives, …show more content… Dimmesdale, Hester, and Pearl are all in black and white sketches, rather than coloured drawings. One thing that is noticeable of all three scenes, is that they are mainly seem from the perspective of the puritans. The painting held portray the differences in the three scenes and how the symbolism of the scarlet letter has developed throughout the plot. In total, there are three main scaffold scenes, two by day and one by night. In Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, there is an importance to the scaffold, both in terms of who is on it and when the scene occurs.
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Like other cultures, the Puritans had scaffolds in the center of their small town for special events, mainly for public punishment. The first scaffold scene is contained in chapters 1-3. Notice that the novel contains 24 chapters. They provide a framework for the entire novel and help highlight the most important themes. During the colonial period in what is now the East Coast, Puritans lived strict lives. The scaffold scenes are one of the most dramatic structuring devices in The Scarlet Letter.