believe. 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
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Hawthorn shows sins of several different kinds in numerous people‚ as well as the consequences and remedies of their sins. Three main characters; Hester Prynne‚ Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth bare the most of these sins. Arthur Dimmesdale‚ however‚ bares the most brutal effects of such sin. This is due to several reasons. <br> <br>The most observable reason for his eventual breakdown is the fact that he keeps his sin a secret. Arthur Dimmesdale’s sin was the same as Hester’s
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the relationship between Hester and the community parallels the symbolic metamorphosis of Hester’s scarlet letter. The Puritan society alienates and isolates Hester; her initial relationship with the community was despondent and detached. This averse relationship between the society and Hester was personified through the creation of the scarlet letter. Hawthorne establishes a direct correlation between the significance of the scarlet letter and the relationship between Hester and the society. The
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Hester Prynne The character of Hester Prynne changed significantly throughout the novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne‚ through the eyes of the Puritans‚ is an extreme sinner; she has gone against the Puritan ways‚ committing adultery. For this irrevocably harsh sin‚ she must wear a symbol of shame for the rest of her life. From the beginning‚ we see that Hester Prynne is a young and beautiful woman who has brought a child into the world with an unknown father. She is
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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 A on her clothes. Ironically‚ one of her punishers was Arthur Dimmesdale‚ with whom she had the affair. Hester had to face the community’s judgement
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Hester Prynne as a Heroine Volner 1 What makes a hero? Some may say saving lives‚ or stopping evil‚ but in literature‚ these are not the only requirements for the title of “hero.” It is monstrously debated amongst literary scholars whether or not Hester Prynne of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is a true heroine or not. She displays heroic qualities‚ but many
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Character Analysis of Dimmesdale in the Scarlet Letter The character this paper is analyzing is reverend Dimmesdale‚ because through out the story reverend Dimmesdale made some dramatic changes in his life. In the beginning of the story‚ Reverend Dimmesdale was a quiet but great man‚ adored by others and worshiped by many. Toward the middle and the end of the story Reverend Dimmesdale changed as each chapter went on. Reverend Dimmesdale was killing slowly by keeping something within him that make
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character as the lead role. Hester Prynne is punished for committing adultery against her ex husband Roger Dimmesdale. She is to be punished for seven‚ horrific‚ lonely years of her and her daughter‚ Pearl‚ lives. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne is punished in three different ways. One of the three types of punishments Hester is going through is imprisonment. She is arrested on a charge for adultery against her ex husband‚ Roger Dimmesdale. Not only is she having to remain
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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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creates Hester as an Eve-like figure to reinforce the concept of original sin and to converse the detrimental effects of guilt and sin on the human psyche. “In the view of the Infinite Purity‚ we are sinners all alike” (Hawthorne 310). Hawthorn derives this statement from his belief of original sin. He models Hester Prynne after Eve or the fallen women. Eve’s sin results her from being banished from paradise‚ falling‚ suffering‚ but finally attaining salvation‚ just like Hester does throughout
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