STAARS in TEAR format

Tommy Jenkins

2 A/C

STAARS in TEAR format

November 4th

S- Confession

T- The author talks about how confession influences the person and everyone else around them. The expectations of others make people do the right thing and confess the sins they have committed.

A-Selfish, Responsible,

A-The Author is writing to the people that have deceived someone and has a sin that is not yet confessed.

R-Metaphor

S-“A pure hand needs no glove to cover it! “Thank you, my good friend,” said the minister, gravely, but startled at heart; for so confused was his remembrance, that he had almost brought himself to look at the events of the past night as visionary. “Yes, it seems to be my glove. Indeed!” ” (pg 164)

“But this had been a sin of passion, nor even purpose. Since that wretched epoch, he had watched, with morbid zeal and minuteness, not his acts, - for those it was easy to arrange, - but each breath of emotion, and his every thought.” (pg 209)

In the historical fiction novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathan Hawthorne, confession of sins is brought out and is an important part of the novel, and overcoming the selfishness of themselves to admit to the mistakes they have made. In the quotation, “A pure hand needs no glove to cover it! “Thank you, my good friend,” said the minister, gravely, but startled at heart; for so confused was his remembrance, that he had almost brought himself to look at the events of the past night as visionary. “Yes, it seems to be my glove. Indeed!” ” (pg 164) They are referring to the sins of the people as the hand. If they have not done anything wrong, nothing will need to cover up for them because there is nothing to cover. But if a sin has been committed, they will do anything they need to hide it from other people. “But this had been a sin of passion, nor even purpose. Since that wretched epoch, he had watched, with morbid zeal and minuteness, not his acts, - for those it was easy to arrange, - but each breath of emotion, and his every thought.” (pg 209) People must go against their selfishness and confess to the sins that they have committed. Confession is also brought out in the book, The Crucible. The Scarlet Letterrefers to the letter if someone confesses and in The Crucible, they are sentence to imprisonment if they confess to being a witch or being part of the Devils doings. But they are sentenced to death if they do not confess to being a witch.

What would have happened to Pearl if Dimmesdale confessed to the sin when it happened?