Scarlet Letter Dialectical Journal
The passage is organized in a sequence of events where the reader thinks Hester and William’s relationship is not very good or strong, but after revealing what the topic is the couple are discussing the reader begins to see introduced conflict. Later on in the passage when the husband reveals his experience it shows the reader that the couple loves each other still.
When the author is introducing the characters, it tells what a strong willed woman Hester is. Willa Cather, the author, gives direct statements about Hester’s custom to wait for an answer. She usually divined his arguments and assailed them one by one before he uttered them.” This quote from the passage hints at the reader that the woman knows her husband and will speak his argumentative …show more content…
The man, William, and the woman, Hester, have kids that work on the farm and help the father. The boys want to go to the circus that is coming to town. The boys live in the prairie and do not get much free time, and if they don’t get to go they will lose encouragement. That is Hester’s argument.
Once the conflict is uncovered and Hester’s character is described, the author begins with William coming into the conflict, startling Hester’s character with the fact he already answered her. Part of Hester’s argument of why the boys should get to go was by using her experience. William corrects her on the animals that were at this childhood circus. Hester is shocked because she has never known until this moment that her husband was there.
As soon as the surprise is revealed in the plot, Hester settle and they begin talking about the memory. This brings the business type relationship couple back to their happiness and unclouds the memories of why their hearts fell in love in the beginning. They stayed up for a long time of hours, and after memories are shared the couple’s attitude towards one another changes. The memory sharing had an impact on Hester because she seemed to turn to a little teenager again in ways of giggling, leaning close, being nice to her husband by putting a net for flies on him, and feeling guilty after winning a
When the author is introducing the characters, it tells what a strong willed woman Hester is. Willa Cather, the author, gives direct statements about Hester’s custom to wait for an answer. She usually divined his arguments and assailed them one by one before he uttered them.” This quote from the passage hints at the reader that the woman knows her husband and will speak his argumentative …show more content…
The man, William, and the woman, Hester, have kids that work on the farm and help the father. The boys want to go to the circus that is coming to town. The boys live in the prairie and do not get much free time, and if they don’t get to go they will lose encouragement. That is Hester’s argument.
Once the conflict is uncovered and Hester’s character is described, the author begins with William coming into the conflict, startling Hester’s character with the fact he already answered her. Part of Hester’s argument of why the boys should get to go was by using her experience. William corrects her on the animals that were at this childhood circus. Hester is shocked because she has never known until this moment that her husband was there.
As soon as the surprise is revealed in the plot, Hester settle and they begin talking about the memory. This brings the business type relationship couple back to their happiness and unclouds the memories of why their hearts fell in love in the beginning. They stayed up for a long time of hours, and after memories are shared the couple’s attitude towards one another changes. The memory sharing had an impact on Hester because she seemed to turn to a little teenager again in ways of giggling, leaning close, being nice to her husband by putting a net for flies on him, and feeling guilty after winning a