The 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
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In his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne outlines the narrative of Hester Prynne‚ a young woman who is forced to bear an embroidered scarlet letter “A” on her breast for her sin of adultery. Alone in the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ with her husband in another country‚ Hester has sexual relations with a Puritan minister‚ Reverend Dimmesdale‚ and together they have a child‚ whom Hester names Pearl. After the Puritan community in which she resides discovers Hester’s sin‚ as she is unable
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s the ‘Scarlet Letter’‚ Hester Prynne‚ a puritan woman; in the town of Boston‚ Massachusetts. Was found guilty of Adultery. Her punishment was being sentenced to prison‚ and being forced to wear the letter ‘A’ for adultery. When Hester Prynne got pregnant with her daughter‚ Pearl. The townspeople began to talk and eventually figured out she committed adultery. Although‚ some people‚ such as the townspeople and the governor‚ believe Pearl is some sort of devil child. (Hawthorne
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Nathaniel Hawthorne challenges love’s true power in his novel The Scarlet Letter‚ a tale of adultery‚ sin‚ repentance‚ and emotion. Living in 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
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The Scarlet Letter is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It takes place in a small village inhabited by puritans around the 17th century‚ in Boston. This essay will be mainly focused on the character of Hester‚ the holder of the scarlet letter. It will show the difference in the good and bad that happens within her life throughout the novel. Hester Prynne is one of the main characters in this novel. She finds herself in an affair with the town minister‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and she later has a daughter
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One of the main considerations while reading The Scarlet Letter‚ is who seems to be the guiltiest character. The three prime targets are Hester‚ Dimmesdale‚ and Chillingworth. While all of them have questionable morality and have committed "sin"‚ Dimmesdale‚ the puritan minister‚ is the guiltiest character. He initiates a physical relationship with Hester‚ knowing she is married‚ he fails at the fatherly responsibility of taking care of his daughter‚ Pearl‚ and he selfishly cares more about himself
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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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conscience demonstrates how his need to fit in with society overpowers his value to have a pure repented heart. Dimmesdale isolates himself from society because his sin that he refuses to repent makes him paranoid to anyone he comes in contact with. The quote "Trusting no man as his friend‚ he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared." (pg. 128) is a good example
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Hester was an interesting character in the Scarlet letter. She soon meets a man named Arthur Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale is also an interesting man. Some things differ with the two. They are alike and different in many ways. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale shared similarities and differences. Hester and Dimmesdale are alike in many ways. These two are two of the main characters in the scarlet letter. Hester and Dimmesdale both act like cowards; they seem to both be punished by someone
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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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