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How Would the Characters of "The Scarlet Letter" See the White Whale of In Melville's Moby Dick our narrator, Ishmael, has a unique view on the great white whale. "...all these are but subtle deceits, not actually inherent in substances, but only laid on from wit ....

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.... question, how would the three main characters from Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter see the whiteness of the whale?, is going to be a comparison to Melville's characters. The first comparison is between Hester Prynne and Ishmael. Hester Prynne is a brave lady who faces her sin, as seen in her ability to face severe ridicule on the scaffold. Ishmael is a brave young man who handles any conflict with a strong will, as seen in his agreement to sign onto a whaling ship without knowing the captain. It is also seen in his ability to share a bed with a stranger, and share in his religious activities, and to eventually make a life long committment to the st ....