At first‚ Hester may seem to be the victim. The adultery she committed when her husband was at sea‚ leads puritan authorities to give her the bright red "A" for adultery. She is left to stand in shame of puritan citizens‚ feeling their stares‚ their whispers and their judgement. In the eyes of the people‚ she is the greatest example of sin. Hester Prynne is also the object of a shady love triangle between herself‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth. The drama of the patriarchial
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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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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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Hester Prynne Analysis Hester Prynne is the main character‚ in addition the protagonist‚ of book The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the book‚ Hester Prynne’s physical appearance is depicted as being a young and attractive woman. Hester Prynne is depicted as a compassionate woman who submissively deals with the stress and anguish of a sin that was committed prior to the beginning of the story. Three words that would greatly describe Hester Prynne are strong‚ partly because Hester Prynne
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fact that Hester Prynne committed a highly offensive crime as adultery‚ does make her a bad mother. Hester Prynne puts her daughter before her in all aspects of her life‚ even though she is in odds with the community. She teachers her daughter good manners‚ and the rights and wrongs of life. Hester also showers her daughter with love and support. Hester Prynne is just as good of a mother as anyone. Through out Pearl’s‚ her daughter‚ life she puts her first. Throughout the novel‚ Hester does everything
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effort and struggle.” -Napoleon Hill. Hester Prynne showed strength and growth during her time of struggle. Though she had committed a crime that was disdain in her town’s eyes and wore a letter that exposed her shame‚ she portrayed a soft‚ gentle attitude . Hester’s loving‚ yet serious attitude towards Pearl demonstrated her caring trait‚ and her forgiving nature was admirable. For these reasons‚ Hester is my favorite character. Throughout the book‚ Hester Prynne had a gentle attitude. When she
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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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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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and life everlasting‚” stated Jerry Ryan. Hester Prynne is the primary character of The Scarlet Letter and a young maiden who had a husband that disappeared two years prior when Hester had an affair with someone else. Roger Chillingworth is the husband of Hester Prynne‚ and he is looking for revenge because of Hester’s betrayal. Hawthorne shows that not everyone is a perfect person when it comes to his or her feelings and emotions. Since Hester Prynne is the heroine of the story and refuses to state
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It takes someone who will not crumble under pressure or because of criticism from others. A hero is somebody who never gives up no matter the troubles that face them. Hawthorne uses Hester as the heroine because she is the only character in a puritan society who is morally justified by their actions. Hester Prynne is “a figure of perfect elegance on a large scale‚” a young and beautiful woman (Hawthorne 46). She brought a child into the world with an unknown father. She is punished by Puritan society
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