While there are many words that have popped up over and over, the one that I noticed the most was the word "heart." It seems to appear on every page. During chapter 3 "The Recognition," Hester is standing on the pillory and many references to her heart are made. It is described of Hester's heart "that it were wronging the very nature of woman to force her to lay open her heart’s secrets in such broad daylight, and in presence of so great a multitude" (Hawthorne 59). Additionally, anytime Dimmesdale is in a scene, Hawthorne makes a point of telling the readers that one hand is clutched over his heart. When Hester is talking to the physician, references to both of their hearts are made several times. The physician says to Hester, "I drew thee into my heart, into its innermost chamber, and sought to warm thee by the warmth which thy presence made there!" (Hawthorne 67). These are just a few examples of the countless ones in the Scarlet Letter.
While there are many words that have popped up over and over, the one that I noticed the most was the word "heart." It seems to appear on every page. During chapter 3 "The Recognition," Hester is standing on the pillory and many references to her heart are made. It is described of Hester's heart "that it were wronging the very nature of woman to force her to lay open her heart’s secrets in such broad daylight, and in presence of so great a multitude" (Hawthorne 59). Additionally, anytime Dimmesdale is in a scene, Hawthorne makes a point of telling the readers that one hand is clutched over his heart. When Hester is talking to the physician, references to both of their hearts are made several times. The physician says to Hester, "I drew thee into my heart, into its innermost chamber, and sought to warm thee by the warmth which thy presence made there!" (Hawthorne 67). These are just a few examples of the countless ones in the Scarlet Letter.
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