"For years past she had looked from this estranged point of view at human institutions, and whatever priests or legislators had established; criticizing all with hardly more reverence than the Indian would feel for the clerical band, the judicial robe, the pillory, the gallows, the fireside, or the church. The tendency of her fate and fortunes had been to set her free. The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread."
Again the meaning of the A had changed. Now from Adultery to Able, from Able to Angel, and now it is like a passport. A passport for what? Being ABLE to do something no one else does? To flee from society into a better world?
Lisa - good posts and its obvious that you've looked at other people's post and reflected on them (which is good for it offers ideas and insights). Now, you need to start directing your posts towards one theme so you can concentrate on an essay. Sin and Forgiveness? The Meaning of the "A"? Nature vs. Society? Nature vs. Law? Choose one. I fear that you're hitting all of them, but not one in depth.
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