Convicting Hester Prynne
Maria Arias
Mr. Lander
LA Honors, Period 6
3 January 2014 Convicting Hester Prynne Does the sinner deserve repentance? Do we the right to be merciful or can only the Lord have mercy? Philosophical questions like those are not easy to answer, but thankfully there are pastors and judges to provide us with insight.The crime Hester Prynne has committed is plain adultery. The child she now has is evidence of her crime. Hester Prynne has broken the law, she has shamed her family, and she will sin again. Adultery in the Bible is punishable by death. If we do not obey the law by which we preach, are we not hypocrites? Do not have mercy on Ms. Prynne because of her child, or beauty. If a less attractive woman was in the place of Hester she would get death by hanging. But yet we let this young, beautiful woman keep her life. Why? In 1993 Karla Homolka, a pretty blonde Canadian woman, was arrested, along with her husband, for the rape and murder of two teenage girls. In 1995 Homolka received life in prison. Homolka claimed that her husband, Paul Bernardo, was abusive towards her, and she was an unwilling participant in the murders. Homolka struck a plea bargain with the prosecutors, reducing her sentence to 12 years in prison, even though videos that her and Bernardo had recorded of their crimes, showed that Homolka was a more willing participant than she had lead on. In 2005 she was released. Prynne and Homolka are two attractive women who deserve a harsher punishment than they both got. Supporters of Hester will argue that she sentencing her to death is wrong, because she is a mother, and taking a mother away from their child will hurt the child in the long run. Yes there is no doubt a life without a mother will affect the child, but would it not be worse or the same if Hester did not die? The stigma against Hester will hurt Pearl more than a life without her. In an interview with NBC Melissa Moore, daughter of the “Happy
Mr. Lander
LA Honors, Period 6
3 January 2014 Convicting Hester Prynne Does the sinner deserve repentance? Do we the right to be merciful or can only the Lord have mercy? Philosophical questions like those are not easy to answer, but thankfully there are pastors and judges to provide us with insight.The crime Hester Prynne has committed is plain adultery. The child she now has is evidence of her crime. Hester Prynne has broken the law, she has shamed her family, and she will sin again. Adultery in the Bible is punishable by death. If we do not obey the law by which we preach, are we not hypocrites? Do not have mercy on Ms. Prynne because of her child, or beauty. If a less attractive woman was in the place of Hester she would get death by hanging. But yet we let this young, beautiful woman keep her life. Why? In 1993 Karla Homolka, a pretty blonde Canadian woman, was arrested, along with her husband, for the rape and murder of two teenage girls. In 1995 Homolka received life in prison. Homolka claimed that her husband, Paul Bernardo, was abusive towards her, and she was an unwilling participant in the murders. Homolka struck a plea bargain with the prosecutors, reducing her sentence to 12 years in prison, even though videos that her and Bernardo had recorded of their crimes, showed that Homolka was a more willing participant than she had lead on. In 2005 she was released. Prynne and Homolka are two attractive women who deserve a harsher punishment than they both got. Supporters of Hester will argue that she sentencing her to death is wrong, because she is a mother, and taking a mother away from their child will hurt the child in the long run. Yes there is no doubt a life without a mother will affect the child, but would it not be worse or the same if Hester did not die? The stigma against Hester will hurt Pearl more than a life without her. In an interview with NBC Melissa Moore, daughter of the “Happy