Hester Prynne In Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter'
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is a book of love, lust, passion, and punishment. The 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 the patriarchal society, and does what she wants. For that she is punished.
Hester Prynne is the main character of the book, and her husband is Chillingsworth, an old, broken down man. In the book, Hester commits adultery with Dimmsdale, the town's minister. By giving the reader insight to Hester and Chillingsworth's relationship, the reader can see why Hester may have committed the horrible sin of …show more content…
Chillingsworth had nothing to lose but everything to gain from his marriage to Hester. He was an old man married to a beautiful young girl; of course he was the overbenefitted of the relationship. He didn't deserve Hester, yet he had her. The overbenefitted of the relationship feels less stress and he benefits from the relationship, but he should also feel guilt. Chillingsworth knew that Hester wasn't happy, but he continued the relationship anyways. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne tells the reader how Chillingsworth feels guilty for being married to Hester. Chillingsworth realized that Hester didn't really want a marriage with him; she was more forced into it. Society was pushing her to marry him. She didn't have much of a choice. Hester deserved someone young, whom she loved, and who would love her back as well. Hester just needed to feel loved and cared for, but she
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is a book of love, lust, passion, and punishment. The 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 the patriarchal society, and does what she wants. For that she is punished.
Hester Prynne is the main character of the book, and her husband is Chillingsworth, an old, broken down man. In the book, Hester commits adultery with Dimmsdale, the town's minister. By giving the reader insight to Hester and Chillingsworth's relationship, the reader can see why Hester may have committed the horrible sin of …show more content…
Chillingsworth had nothing to lose but everything to gain from his marriage to Hester. He was an old man married to a beautiful young girl; of course he was the overbenefitted of the relationship. He didn't deserve Hester, yet he had her. The overbenefitted of the relationship feels less stress and he benefits from the relationship, but he should also feel guilt. Chillingsworth knew that Hester wasn't happy, but he continued the relationship anyways. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne tells the reader how Chillingsworth feels guilty for being married to Hester. Chillingsworth realized that Hester didn't really want a marriage with him; she was more forced into it. Society was pushing her to marry him. She didn't have much of a choice. Hester deserved someone young, whom she loved, and who would love her back as well. Hester just needed to feel loved and cared for, but she