you go. These are all things that Hester Prynne felt in the novel‚ “The Scarlet Letter‚” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. You would think that Hester might be over reacting by feeling like an outsider‚ and acting like a loner. However‚ after experiencing the feeling of wearing a letter around for a day‚ I could vouch for Hester. I didn’t even have to keep it on for life‚ just a day‚ and the eyes were beginning to get to me. This is how my experiences relate to those of Hester. After creating my letter‚ I began
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main character Hester Prynne is right in the middle of all of these things‚ along with being in the middle of a rocky relationship with her husband. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne shows the reader the consequences of being part of an unfair relationship. It is the society’s comfort zone‚ having males dominate. Males have always been thought to be stronger‚ braver‚ and more able. They should dominate society‚ and the women should follow. But in The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester goes against
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Hester Prynne committed a serious sin‚ adultery‚ which resulted in many different consequences. It not only had public consequences‚ but personal ones too. Many people would mock her or make fun of her‚ assuming she was a bad person. Also‚ she had the scarlet “A” on her chest that made it clear to everyone the sin she had committed. One woman even said‚ “‘This women has brought shame upon us all‚ and ought to die. Is there not law for it? Truly there is‚ both in the Scripture and the statute-book…’”
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To understand how the character of Hester Prynne was created one has to understand the influence of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s own Puritan family heritage. He was the third great grandson of the unyielding Puritan William Hathorne. This ancestry has a direct influence on the context of The Scarlet Letter and how Nathanial Hawthorne portrayed the characters. In 17th century Boston there is a strict hierarchy held in the village and the rule was strictly Puritanical‚ with harsh laws and severe religious
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Grade Teacher). In the Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne jeers at the absurd Puritan era and crime and punishment. But the renowned author touches on a more personal theme‚ an issue that everyone has come across: self evaluation. Even though Hester Prynne‚ a honest adulterer‚ and Arthur Dimmesdale‚ a untruthful priest‚ are first to sin it is still viewed that Robert Chillingworth‚ an abandoned husband seeking revenge‚ has “violated the sanctity of human heart” (Hawthorne 234). To compare the sin
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• Hester Prynne is the novel’s individual who is the wearer of the scarlet letter. While in her youth‚ she resided in Amsterdam with her older husband Roger Chillingworth. Chillingworth sent the young and beautiful Hester to America before him‚ so he could finish his business. While Hester waited for her husband‚ she had a love affair with the Reverend Dimmesdale and conceived a child. Later‚ she gives birth to a girl‚ Pearl‚ and must endure the shame and scorn of the town. Punishment for her crime
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The Scarlet Letter Alienation can be linked to self-discovery. The alienated can make a choice: to endure or to protest. Explain the choices made by Hester Prynne and how they are typical or atypical based on the societal values during this time period (1640s). Hester Prynne has made many tough decisions throughout the novel. Most‚ if not all‚ of her choices were atypical for women during this time period. One of Hester’s most prominent decisions was to stay in town when she knows that her
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Hester Prynne and Abigail Williams have both committed a crime and they are both hated by their societies. However‚ there are also differences between the two characters. Hester Prynne is the better Puritan woman of the two because she did not commit as many sins as Abigail did‚ she was not as secretive about it‚ and her actions only directly affected herself and her child‚ unlike Abigail who caused the deaths of so many people. Hester did sinned but the single sin of adultery is not comparable
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differences between Hester Prynne and Edna Pontellier. Although The Scarlet Letter and The Awakening were written in different times and tell the story of dissimilar communities in which both main protagonists need to break the rules governing the society in order to explore their inner selves and fulfill individual desires. What both women share is the fact that they had troubles to find themselves among the people they lived with and accept the rules of the community. What is more Hester‚ as well as
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Since Hester Prynne has sinned and demoralized the town of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ there has been argument regarding the new mother’s punishment. People of the town have wondered if she should be able to keep her child‚ if she should be able to be one in the crowd‚ and even if she should be able to live. Hester Prynne’s consequences are not harsh enough for her unholy actions‚ and they should be modified to better suit God’s wishes. Hester Prynne should not be allowed to carry on in our society after
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