Hester vs. Her Adversities The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a historical novel set in 17-century New England. It’s a disturbing tale of Hester Prynne‚ a woman caught in a conflict between puritan ethics of her community and the law of her own love. The struggle is seen between the laws of the bible and those of her own moral authority. In this novel‚ Prynne survives through her trials and torments and triumphs over her adversities. Society fails Hester during her judgment on the scaffold
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one’s journey through difficulties. The story revolves around a strong‚ independant women in Hester Prynne‚ who was shunned from society for committing adultery. She permanently wear a scarlet A upon her chest as a symbol for her shame and Hester is often the subject of ridicule and used as an example in sermons. However‚ she has a very strong will and is has overcome many challenges in her life. Hester Prynne is a strong heroine figure‚ and the Scarlet Letter can be classified as a feminist novel
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Hester Prynne is a Feminist The Scarlet Letter can easily be audited as early feministic piece of literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne created a story that exemplifies Hester as a strong female character living with her choices‚ whether they were ethical or unethical (Hawthorne‚ 52). Hester Prynne is a feminist who refuses to accept the subordinate role of women because she has financial‚ emotional‚ and intellectual independence. Hester Prynne is comparable to a modern feminist because of her
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the story of a Puritan woman‚ Hester Prynne‚ whose husband stayed behind to finish some things up in town and gets lost for two years. During those two years his wife‚ Hester gets pregnant. The whole town shames her. Although there are many ways Hester is seen as a victim‚ Hawthorne uses symbolism to project Hester as a heroine‚ due to her perspective‚ bravery‚ and confidence. Hawthorne uses symbolism to project Hester as a heroine due to her perspective. The way Hester looks at things shows the real
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Nathaniel’s Hawthorne’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ tells the story of one of the most independent and confident women in American literature. Of the four main characters‚ Hester Prynne‚ was my favorite. Hester maintained her humility‚ independence‚ courage‚ and dignity throughout her scandalous life‚ while remaining charitable to her community. She did not receive any help from the community‚ everything accomplished was done alone. Her personality traits are worthy of examination. Hester’s humility and
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hero. Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne‚ the main character of The Scarlet Letter‚ as a near-perfect example of the Romantic hero to contrast her with Puritanical society as well as to show the duality of sin. The Romantic hero is characterized by a rebellious nature; they defy convention and are separated from society. Hawthorne uses the contrast of his Romantic hero and the society described to criticize the Puritans and imply that Hester’s character is favorable. He shows Hester refusing to
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a young wife while Hester Prynne is on the scaffold for the first time. While a group of people discuss how they feel about Hester’s punishment and whether or not it is fair‚ this sentence is softly spoken. This is the most important quote in The Scarlet Letter‚ because it describes how the literal “A” embroidered in Hester Prynne’s clothing is a meaningless punishment‚ while the true punishment is the guilt of being an adulterer and a sinner‚ which will not go away until Hester confesses her sin
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Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale. These two characters show us the evil in the novel‚ the unfolding sin‚ and add a special romance to the novel Arthur Dimmesdale is the preacher in the Puritan settlement. He becomes involved with Hester Pyrnne‚ the wife of Roger Chillingworth. Pearl‚ Hester’s daughter comes to her from Reverend Dimmesdale. Hester is forced to stand on the scaffold in front of the community to confess whom she committed adultery with. However‚ Hester does not divulge any information
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Reverend Dimmesdale look out onto the graveyard‚ and talk about the way guilt can manifest itself in ugly physical ways if a person does not confess their guilt. The men see Pearl and Hester in the graveyard‚ and Pearl places burrs on her mother’s scarlet ‘A’. Chillingworth suggests that Dimmesdale has a spiritual ailment that has been manifesting itself on Dimmesdale’s physical body. Dimmesdale becomes increasingly angry and defensive‚ and says that in that case‚ it’s only a matter between him and
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On numerous occasions you can see the impact that Dimmesdale endures because of holding this sin inside. Unlike Hester‚ Dimmesdale has to keep this sin locked inside of his heart and mind and the guilt begins to eat away at him. Throughout the book you can see how much Dimmesdale starts to worry and fret about it and the remorse he feels consumes his life. Dimmesdale for the first time finally confesses his true feelings to Hester. He even feels the guilt of the sin weighing down on him because
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