This is another example of Hester’s defiance and strength. When the author refers to the towns people as “her” townspeople it’s showing that even though these onlookers are scorning her, she somehow still has power over them.…
The weird ethical hazard to Hester in her loneliness was that it gave her moreover small chance for demonstrative interaction with other people. Hawthorne forced the readers to ponder that how a woman committing adultery is a major offence in a hypocritical society. Hawthorne symbolized Hester as an agent and a rebel who violates laws as Tony Tanner offered a likely justification by saying that:…
As well as most of her emotions and thoughts. The author acts in favor of Hester by placing a character in the crowd. Whom silently fights for her through her compassion. Although this, a reader can feel benevolence and empathize towards Hester and her situation. Not in the sense of committing adultery or sins; but because she must learn to forgive those who have betrayed her. An obvious situation in life that many can feel compassion towards her for. As I’ve stated earlier in the paragraph the author has made Hester a third person omniscient character. Allowing the reader into Hester’s thoughts and motives for her actions. As a sympathetic reader you feel bad for Hester and her situation. Although she has clearly sinned, she has in a sense payed her dues and has redeemed herself from her actions. As a reader you find it unfair of what she must go through for others to find justice that again cannot be found unless there is forgiveness. Why must hester and her child suffer just for the town people’s…
The minister hid the sin and never let anyone know as Hester was being publically humiliated. I disliked the minister because he showed that he did not truly love Hester. She refused to give away the name of the man who she committed this crime with however, he never confessed. Carpenter had an interesting standpoint about morally corrupt events that occurred in this novel about whose fault they actually were. I do in fact agree that traditional morals are reflected in The Scarlet Letter. Although, I agree with most things this author explains, I highly disagree with the fact that he believes Hester’s crime to be “because of some womanly weakness which made her unable to resist evil, or because of some pride which made her oppose her own will to the eternal law, she did evil (Carpenter). This statement is the total opposite of what I see Hester to be. Rather, I see her as a courageous women who fought for what she believed in. In no way did I find Hester a weak women. In all her actions and the way she went about life she showed power. For example, when Hester held baby Pearl in front of the townspeople for hours and waited for her punishment she portrayed strength and…
Hester is a cautious mother. When her husband tires to give medication to the baby, she states, "Wouldst thou avenge thyself on the innocent babe" (Hawthorne 65). Hester is afraid that her husband is trying to hurt the baby for the sins she has commit; therefore, she asks to clarify her suspicious of his actions.…
Hester can atone for her sin of adultery, but every day that she keeps the secret of her lover, and the true identity of Rodger Chillingworth a secret she is committing a sin. If Hester would have “Take heeds how thou deniest to him---who, perchance, hath not the courage to grasp it for himself---the bitter, but wholesome, cup that is now presented to thy lips!”(Dimmesdale 47) things would have been infinitely better for everyone. Everyone Hester Prynne loves, she does in a hypocritical way. She loves Pearl enough to sacrifice to feed and clothe her, but she does not love Pearl enough to give her a father. Hester loves Dimmesdale, but she does not love him enough to expose his sin publicly, and she conceals her knowledge of Chillingworth. Either you love something whole-heartedly, or you don’t. Hawthorne might have portrayed Hester in a more favorable light then the other characters, but still she should have to wear a scarlet H in addition to her…
In the beginning Hester is in jail, dealing with the fact she committed adultery, and as such is a sinner and as punishment…
Back in this time women were suppose to conform and give in when asked a question and men were considered to be superior over the women. Hester proved this wrong as she is brought onto the scaffold in front of the entire community and put on trial for her behavior but however refuses to give the judge and the crowd what they wanted. She admitted to her crime and did not show shame but she also doesn't expose her affair with Arthur Dimmesdale and chooses to let him reveal his self if he chooses to "man-up". By displaying her resilience in front of the whole community she is able to put a stake in the gender role and make not only herself as an individual look stronger but also put strength in…
passed judgment on Hester and her sin is laid bare to the reader's opened eye.…
* Leaders lead by example (not in the book but from FM 7-22.7 The Army Noncommissioned Officer Guide) this has stuck with me since my military days.…
In the book The Scarlet Letter Nath Hawthorne believes that the more willing to forgive people is are the ones who ask for it and don't demand it. I think that in the book Hester Prynne is forgiven and Chillingworth and Dimmesdale are not forgiven. I think that because Hester was married to Chillingsworth but while he was gone for a couple of years Hester got with Dimmesdale. Hester got pregnant with her little baby Pearl. Chillingworth found out and want revenge right away. He told Hester not to tell anyone about his real identity.…
Every hero has to have their brutal beginnings before they blossom into their true hero status. For Hester Prynne, this was the constant critism and negative views the Puritan community held for Hester because of her commiting the crime of adultery, ultimately leading her to evolve into a stronger person. The townspeople feel like Hester’s sin deserves "At the very least…a hot iron on [her] forehead,” or even death. (Hawthorne, 53) Hester’s heroic charcteristics are first seen when she comes out of the prison. Every one expects Hester to be “dimmed and obscured by a disastrous cloud,” when she walks out , but instead she emerges with “a haughty smile, and a glance that would not be abashed,” (55). Despite the harsh critisicm of the Puritan society, Hester does not allow herself to be influenced and show shame for her acts, like the community thinks she should. The critiscms of the town do not weaken Hester as a person, rather strengthen her to stand strong and accept her punishment with grace instead of shame. Hester also grew through the wearing of the letter “A” on her bosom. The letter was put on the bosom of Hester to inform the whole community of Hester’s sin. However, Hester embroidered the “A” “so fantastically…It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself,” (56). By making the letter look beautiful rather than shameful, like the towns intentions, Hester proves…
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Hester felt guilty and she had to liberate herself, in order to do that, she revealed the truth to Dimmesdale. Therefore the reader can conclude that Hester will be hurt somehow because Chillingworth has now threatened her. It is known how cruel Chillingworth is and what he is capable of. He is not afraid of doing the same to his dear wife who has betrayed him, soon the town will know and once again the purifying Puritans’ eyes will be on Hester and Pearl, with Dimmesdale and Chillingworth by their sides judging them. The judgmental Puritans will once again only see the wrong they have…
Even though Hester has done a lot for the community and for her family she is not a perfect angel. She has been fooling around with the devil and mistress hibbins, otherwise known as the devils worker. She said that if Hester would have been taken from her should would have done witchcraft. Even though Hester was tempted to attempt witchcraft she did not. This was for the reason that she had pearl and didn’t want her to have a bad reputation or have anything happen to her.…