In the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne is the protagonist. Hester is a good person who made a bad decision‚ which makes her a relatable character regardless of the year this book is read in. Hester is the protagonist‚ but at times she does seem more like a victim than heroine. “[Hester] was tall‚ with a figure of perfect elegance‚ on a large scale. She had dark and abundant hair‚ so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam‚ and a face which‚ besides being
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In chapter 8‚ Hester Prynne is facing whether or not Pearl will be separated from her. Though she is an ill-fit parent and she will be raising Pearl alone in seclusion and sin‚ she has every right to keep her child. Pearl will be a living reminder of her mother’s sin‚ and it will give Hester the opportunity to use her sin as a lesson to her daughter. Moreover‚ it is known that a child’s relationship with their biological mother benefits both the child and the mother. In multiple cases throughout
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Similarly‚ Hester Prynne was forced into prison‚ away from the town people‚ which ensued her sinful action. In the 1850’s‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne published the Scarlet Letter. The Scarlet Letter is set in a Puritanical Society that tells the story of how one simple act of passion can upset the very basic thread of society. Hester Prynne personally transcends the judgments through her discoveries in nature‚ while she lives a simplistic life and becomes more self-reliant. Although Hester seems to be
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Hester Prynne‚ the main character of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter”‚ is definitely a hero. While she may not conform to one’s typical idea of a hero‚ a perfectly righteous‚ fearless‚ and active force‚ she shows her heroic qualities throughout the entire story. The most frequent definition of a hero is someone that possesses courage‚ which is the ability to face danger or difficulty either without fear‚ or by pushing through obstacles regardless of fear. Even without taking action or starting
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In chapter two of The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne describes Hester Prynne as she stands on a pedestal in front of her community and gets publicly condemned for her adultery. Hawthorne shows the irony in the situation through the symbol of Pearl being just as sinful as the letter A embroidered on Hester’s clothing. He also irony irony in describing the A and how it is so similar to how Hester herself is portrayed. Lastly‚ Hawthorne describes Hester’s physical beauty and the irony of how the
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protagonist‚ Hester Prynne‚ owned qualities of likeness. A modern food critic and a woman outcasted by sin would not‚ at first glance‚ occupy any sort of parallels. Nonetheless‚ Reichl and Hester share details about their lives including the title of mother‚ reception of hostility from others‚ hold a respected occupation‚ and the loss of identity. Reichl and Hester are happily burdened with the responsibility of motherhood with a boy and a girl‚ respectively‚ in numerous aspects. Although Hester was not
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Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The main character Hester Prynne. Hester has been perceived in many different ways. Some believe that she is a picture perfect example of the puritan society. Also one of the best citizens in her community in Boston. Fortunately many people also think that she is an awful example and is corrupt. There are two sides. Here are both sides. First I will go over reasons why Hester is the best citizen. Hester has many good qualities. Honestly it’s very difficult to
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Though they came from very different time periods Hester Prynne and Monica Lewinsky have both undergone similar experiences. They both did something “scandalous‚” with a man and faced the ignominious consequences. In a sense Hester’s scandal was much more confined and localized‚ while Monica’s was literally broadcasted around the world. They spent their time battling the public view of them‚ trying to show that they were more than the sum of their mistakes and that they were real people. “It is
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A Good Sinful Woman Hester Prynne is a young Englishwoman who was sent by her husband to Salem alone. She is punished because she has given birth to a daughter named Pearl‚ although her husband has been absent for two year. Hester is forced to carry her child and wear a scarlet letter “A” attached to her bodice and experience three hours of public humiliation as a sinful woman after her three-month imprisonment. In my opinion‚ although Hester is said to be sinful‚ she is a positive character
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a Puritan colony in the 1630s‚ Hester Prynne had been separated from her husband on their journey from Europe to America. During the 3 years of separation‚ Hester had an affair with a secret lover‚ and a child was born. The colony realized what she had done and immediately convicted her of adultery and punished her by requiring her to wear an embroidered A on her clothes. Ironically‚ one of her punishers was Arthur Dimmesdale‚ with whom she had the affair. Hester had to face the community’s judgement
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