and Pearl‚ one of the main characters‚ is a product of sin. In this story‚ set in 17th century Boston‚ Hester Prynne suffers the ignominy of having to wear the Scarlet Letter on her bosom for the rest of her natural life. After committing adultery‚ Hester must endure the pain alone since Arthur Dimmesdale refuses to confess that he is Pearl’s father. Unbeknownst to Hester‚ her husband Roger Prynne comes to Boston during her public shaming and makes a vow to find whoever wronged him. All three of the
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with both positive and negative aspects of their personas. The story begins in mid-17th century New England with Hester Prynne being publicly humiliated for having a child out of wedlock. She is branded with a scarlet letter "A" as an adulterer but refuses to disclose who the father is. Soon after‚ Hester’s former husband shows up under the pseudonym of Roger Chillingworth and makes Hester promise not to tell anyone who he is as he tries to hunt down her lover. As the story progresses‚ the reader and
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Community’s view on Hester People criticize and critique others‚ yet change their mind frequently when the situation is no longer what they believe. For instance‚ in the novel The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne committed a sin of adultery‚ causing the public to be outraged. At first glance‚ the people of the community believed Hester deserved the cruelest punishment‚ even saying‚ “At the very least‚ they should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne’s forehead
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hidden shame‚ Reverend Dimmesdale attempts to include himself in the infinite ring of ignominy that he‚ Hester‚ and Pearl have inevitably been trapped in. With this theme in mind‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ in his masterpiece‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ uses the characters of Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Peal to illuminate the them of isolation coupled wit the destruction of The fabric “A” that Hester must wear sets her apart from everyone in the colony. It is firmly and magnificently placed up her clothing
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follows Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale as they deal with their sin of passion. Hester is forced to be open about her sin because of her child‚ Pearl‚ but Dimmesdale keeps his a secret‚ and pays the price for it. Hester’s husband‚ whom she cheated on‚ uses his anger to torture Dimmesdale psychologically‚ and in the end the effect of the sin actually kills Dimmesdale. In The Scarlet Letter sin affects different characters in different ways both mentally and psychologically. Hester Prynne is forced
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Nathaniel Hawthorne hones in on the contrast between good versus bad and the loss of innocence that defies that line. Hester Prynne is a symbol of shame and sin to the puritan society‚ however she once was an innocent and honorable woman. On page 76‚ Hawthorne repeats the phrase “At her‚ child of honorable parents...At her‚ mother of a babe...At her.” This repetition emphasizes the way Hester was once viewed as a symbol of purity and honor in the puritan community. Hawthorne also uses phrases like “Child
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of sin. When Hester Prynne is first accused of committing adultery‚ the puritan society refuses to acknowledge her for they fear the effects of the scarlet letter. As time progresses‚ Hester begins to give back to her community to show that she does not let the effects of the letter stop her from doing what she wants; she helps feed‚ nurse‚ and sew clothing for the poor‚ and people begin to see the A as a symbol of able‚ instead of adultery. After the community sees all that Hester has done‚ they
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who is spared death after committing adultery in a strict puritan society. The woman‚ Hester Prynne‚ was spared death only for the reason to make an example to the rest of the community. Throughout the book you can see the theme of how sin changes lives appear in almost every chapter and is an important driving factor behind the plot. This theme is shown through the actions of the three main characters: Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth. These three characters act in this novel
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investigation of the Puritan justice system‚ punishable crimes‚ and modes of punishment in Puritanism is necessary to get a viewpoint on Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. To analyze if he accurately portrays Puritanism‚ knowledge on Puritanism is crucial. Hester Prynne’s sentence can be examined on the basis
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keep Hester Prynne’s adulteress lover Arthur Dimmesdale a secret because of their young daughter Pearl. Hester Prynne was married at the time Pearl was conceived‚ making the townspeople furious with her adultery. As her husband comes to town under an alias named physician Roger Chillingworth‚ he examines the Panic-stricken baby and bashes Hester for being deceitful. Moving to the outskirts of town and raising what many called a “devil baby” Pearl who brings both joy and reprimand to Hester. Soon
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