The Scarlet Letter is one of the first novels ever written to feature a strong female 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
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In The Scarlett Letter‚ Hester Prynne has an attitude that embraces the fact that she is an outsider in the Puritan community. By the end of the story‚ Hester does not care anymore what any of the townspeople think of her‚ and she has become a stronger woman (Hawthorne 56-219). With all the judgment and scowl she faced‚ she found that
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Nathaniel Hawthorne´s complex and intricate narrative of the Scarlet Letter follows the life of the protagonist within a 17th century Puritan community in Boston. Hester Prynne is introduced before she is to stand trial for her crime of adultery‚ in which she is required to be publicly condemned in the centre of town. The reverend‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ a member of the group of ministers sitting in judgement of Hester‚ encourages her to reveal the man who she was associated with. Hawtorhone´s story
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In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne one of the main characters in Hester Prynne. She is a convicted adulterer‚ and the story follows her starting in 1642 in a Puritan town. She and her illegitimate daughter‚ Pearl‚ along with her lover‚ Dimmesdale‚ and husband‚ Chillingworth‚ are the main focus of this dramatic tale. Through her actions and words‚ Pearl is a “device” to move the consciences of her parents to end their sinful situation. Pearl’s physical obsession with the scarlet A torments
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Character Analysis: Scarlet Letter-Hester Prynne The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne is a complex novel with in depth characterization. This analysis is about Hester Prynne‚ the main character and focuses on three of her attitudes‚ appearance‚ and morals. Hester’s physical appearance is developed and referred to often throughout the novel. Hawthorne paints a picture for the reader of Hester’s beauty. She had dark and abundant hair‚ so glossy that it through off the sunshine with a gleam
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in many ways‚ but whether it’s good or bad only time can tell. In the old days‚ religion and law were looked at as one‚ and Hester Prynne just so happened to sin‚ which in turn caused her to break the law. In the novel‚ Hester displays that how a person deals with sin has a lasting impact on the people around her‚ and most importantly those that are the closest to her. Hester was tall‚ with dark and abundant hair. She had deep black eyes. She had a beautiful face. She was lady-like‚ and characterized
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Of all the characters in The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne‚ the protagonist‚ is the strongest and most courageous. But‚ that is not to say that she is unsusceptible to change. Over the course of the novel‚ Hester remains unchanged in some areas‚ such as strength and honesty‚ but her beauty and social status vary greatly. One trait that defines Hester throughout the novel is strength. Strength in the mind and also in the heart is what makes Hester a striking person in a gloomy society. This strength
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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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Nathaniel’s Hawthorne’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ tells the story of one of the most independent and confident women in American literature. Of the four main characters‚ Hester Prynne‚ was my favorite. Hester maintained her humility‚ independence‚ courage‚ and dignity throughout her scandalous life‚ while remaining charitable to her community. She did not receive any help from the community‚ everything accomplished was done alone. Her personality traits are worthy of examination. Hester’s humility and
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To understand how the character of Hester Prynne was created one has to understand the influence of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s own Puritan family heritage. He was the third great grandson of the unyielding Puritan William Hathorne. This ancestry has a direct influence on the context of The Scarlet Letter and how Nathanial Hawthorne portrayed the characters. In 17th century Boston there is a strict hierarchy held in the village and the rule was strictly Puritanical‚ with harsh laws and severe religious
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