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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Explanation of a passage from The Scarlet Letter
"It was, moreover, a separate and insulated event, to occur but once in her lifetime, and to meet which, therefore, reckless of economy, she might call up the vital strength that would have sufficed for many quiet years."
What does Hawthorne mean when he narrates "to meet which, therefore, reckless of economy"?
What does Hawthorne mean when he narrates "to meet which, therefore, reckless of economy"?
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" What does Hawthorne mean when he narrates "to meet which, therefore, reckless of economy"? You are not parsing that part of the sentence correctly. Think of it like this.
- " What does Hawthorne mean when he narrates "to meet which, therefore, reckless of economy"?
- You are not parsing that part of the sentence correctly.
- Think of it like this.
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- and to meet which event, therefore, ( reckless of economy ) she might call up the vital strength .
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Hi,
It was, moreover, a separate and insulated event, to occur but once in her lifetime, and to meet which, therefore, reckless of economy, she might call up the vital strength that would have sufficed for many quiet years."
What does Hawthorne mean when he narrates "to meet which, therefore, reckless of economy"?
You are not parsing that part of the sentence correctly.
It was, moreover, a separate and insulated event, to occur but once in her lifetime, and to meet which, therefore, reckless of economy, she might call up the vital strength that would have sufficed for many quiet years."
What does Hawthorne mean when he narrates "to meet which, therefore, reckless of economy"?
You are not parsing that part of the sentence correctly.
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