Question

show what you know about the scarlet letter and its relevance to your life. choose one of these projects to complete and share with your teacher, classmates, and others. choice 1: reputation and society hester prynne’s sin and her punishment forced her to be separated from the society in which she lived. while this consequence may seem rather harsh to us in the 21st century, people today must still deal with the consequences of their actions, even if it is only fallout to their reputation or relationships with others. hester prynne is not the first literary character to start a story with a reputation. think of other films, plays, short stories, or novels that focus on a character’s reputation. create an art project that illustrates some of these characters—and their reputations. in your visual display, include objects that symbolize each character’s reputation. be prepared to explain why you selected each character, as well as how the character dealt with the blow to his smeared reputation. choice 2: hester prynne today while the themes of good and evil extend across time, some of the specific plot points addressed in the scarlet letter could only occur in puritan massachusetts. think about how hawthorne’s novel could be updated for a modern - day audience. what situation or sin could you use to symbolize sin? how would the protagonist be made to atone for his or her sin? would the legal system or society itself be the main arbiters of justice? create a modern - day version of the scarlet letter. you may create a written or a video version. be sure to think about how to translate the novel into the present day. your version does not have to focus on adultery, just a sin that you believe would draw a similarly strong rebuke from society.

Explanation:

The task is about exploring the theme of reputation and updating the story - setting of The Scarlet Letter. For Choice 1, one needs to find literary characters with reputations and create an art - project. For Choice 2, one should create a modern - day version of the novel considering themes like sin, atonement, and justice.

Answer:

There are two project choices:
Choice 1: Create an art project that illustrates literary characters with reputations, including symbols of their reputations and explanations of character selection and how they dealt with reputation blows.
Choice 2: Create a modern - day written or video version of The Scarlet Letter, considering a sin that would draw strong rebuke from society, atonement, and the arbiters of justice.