Analyzing D. H. Lawrence's Essay On The Scarlet Letter
Alex Almanza
Period 5 10/1/10
D.H. Lawrence Analysis D.H. Lawrence’s essay, “On the Scarlet Letter”, voices his opinions on Hester. Due to Hester’s adultery, he thinks of her as a “demon” and “the great nemesis of women”. D.H. Lawrence takes his views and effectively communicates them with the use of literary devices; his views are supplemented by a sarcastic tone, a choppy syntax and the use of repetition. D.H Lawrence uses a sarcastic tone to form, and assert, two contrasting views, praise of Hester and criticism of Hester. For example, when he writes “Abel! Abel!“ Abel!“ Admirable!”, he praises Hester, but he explicitly contradicts this praise by calling it a “farce”. D.H. Lawrence’s critical opinion of Hester is double sided; it
Period 5 10/1/10
D.H. Lawrence Analysis D.H. Lawrence’s essay, “On the Scarlet Letter”, voices his opinions on Hester. Due to Hester’s adultery, he thinks of her as a “demon” and “the great nemesis of women”. D.H. Lawrence takes his views and effectively communicates them with the use of literary devices; his views are supplemented by a sarcastic tone, a choppy syntax and the use of repetition. D.H Lawrence uses a sarcastic tone to form, and assert, two contrasting views, praise of Hester and criticism of Hester. For example, when he writes “Abel! Abel!“ Abel!“ Admirable!”, he praises Hester, but he explicitly contradicts this praise by calling it a “farce”. D.H. Lawrence’s critical opinion of Hester is double sided; it