TSL Song Analysis Quiz

The song "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera, is almost parallel to the way Rev. Dimmesdale feels in The Scarlet Letter. "Look at me, you may think you see, who I really am, but you'll never know me," a few lines from the song, basically tell the man's story. He has a deep, dark secret that would strip him of his role as minister and defile his name, much like Hester's, if it is revealed. In the town's mind, he is "the saint on earth," but in his heart he knows otherwise. "I am now, in a world where I have to hide my heart," another piece of of the song, shows Dimmesdale's trouble, how he has to keep everything inside, knowing he is wrong, and even calls himself a "remorseful hypocrite". "Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me," while Rev. Dimmesdale is not necessarily a girl, he has changed, and his image of himself has changed, he doesn't even know who he is anymore.

Puritans

That if they don't obey God like they're suppose to, people will use them as an example to the whole world. All eyes are on them, and they need to be on their p's and  q's.

Disturbed

The most shocking and disturbing moment was Chillingworth looked at Dimmesdale while he was sleeping, and he was like happy about what he saw. That pretty much creeped me out.

Are You Experienced?

Touch - makes me think of my old dog Lucy. I had a pillow that felt like that and she used to chew on it all the time, and eventually tore it to pieces.

Taste - makes me think of  the first carnival I can remember going to, I ate a lot of cotton candy, and won a gold fish, but he died the next morning.

Sound - reminds me of when I got stung by a jellyfish. I used to live in Florida and went to the beach a lot, the first time I got stung I thought I was going to die. But the pretty lifeguard lady sprayed some stuff on me and I felt a lot better.
Smell - it makes me think of my grandma's house, that is always what it smells like.

Sight - it reminds me of my elementary school art class. We always did crazy stuff and the painting looks like one of our drawings.

Worst Habit

My worst habit is not getting out of bed when my alarm clock goes off. I try to lay in bed and wake up, but sometimes I fall asleep and wake up too late, which isn't good.

Lots of Appositives

1. Arthur Dimmesdale, word renowned priest, is the father of baby Pearl.
2. Our AP US History teacher is Ms. O'Donnell, who has a dog named Dublin.
3. I am a student at Scotland High School, which is also split up into different schools.
4. My friends and I took a trip to Myrtle Beach, which is in South Carolina.
5. On her birthday, I got my mom a red rose, the most beautiful she'd ever seen.
6. Ms. O'Donnell, the world's best teacher, and Arthur Dimmesdale, her secret lover, who were both teachers at Scotland High School, the most awesome school ever, took a trip to Myrtle Beach, a beach in South Carolina, while there, he gave her a red rose, which was the prettiest she had ever seen.

Worst driving experience

My worst driving experience was not in a car, it was on a four-wheeler. I was riding to my friend's house, on the road, and when I went around a curve this huge Yukon was in the middle of the road and I had to swerve off the road to avoid dying.