A period The Scarlet Letter Seminar Response

Great job in seminar today. You got me thinking: If Hawthorne's goal was to build this super strong, independent character, then why does he make her seem so dependent on Dimmesdale's affection, respect, and presence in her life??

The Scarlet Letter - B period response to Socratic Seminar Day 1

Today in class, you did a great job discussing the idea of justice, judgement, and sin, and the fact that in regards to these three ideas, guilt can be personal.  I think we were moving towards the idea that guilt can also be defined differently:  as Sarah asked, "Do you think someone has to feel guilty in order to be guilty?"  I would even take this idea a step farther and ask you this:  can an institution bear guilt?  And again, I don't mean would/could it FEEL guilt - but could an institution be guilty because of its complicit role in any given situation?  Respond to this question in the comment section.  

P.S. I would encourage you to write this in a Google doc, then copy and paste it into the comments to avoid any mishaps with the Blog post.  (Just speaking from experience!)