At first‚ Hester may seem to be the victim. The adultery she committed when her husband was at sea‚ leads puritan authorities to give her the bright red "A" for adultery. She is left to stand in shame of puritan citizens‚ feeling their stares‚ their whispers and their judgement. In the eyes of the people‚ she is the greatest example of sin. Hester Prynne is also the object of a shady love triangle between herself‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth. The drama of the patriarchial
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Hester Prynne is a Feminist The Scarlet Letter can easily be audited as early feministic piece of literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne created a story that exemplifies Hester as a strong female character living with her choices‚ whether they were ethical or unethical (Hawthorne‚ 52). Hester Prynne is a feminist who refuses to accept the subordinate role of women because she has financial‚ emotional‚ and intellectual independence. Hester Prynne is comparable to a modern feminist because of her
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Hester Prynne Analysis Hester Prynne is the main character‚ in addition the protagonist‚ of book The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the book‚ Hester Prynne’s physical appearance is depicted as being a young and attractive woman. Hester Prynne is depicted as a compassionate woman who submissively deals with the stress and anguish of a sin that was committed prior to the beginning of the story. Three words that would greatly describe Hester Prynne are strong‚ partly because Hester Prynne
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Compare and Contrast of Hester Prynne and Abigail Williams Abigail Williams and Hester Prynne were two very different characters in books about the same Puritan religion. The two had many differences and even a few ways they were alike. Their views on society and their reaction on how they reacted to the way they were treated by the Puritans. Hester feared society and thought that it was something to be avoided‚ while Abigail long to be the center of attention. While Hester attracted further
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by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This essay discusses how Hester is a victim of her social pressure. She was punished for something she did to achieve her dream of having someone that loves her. Hester committed adultery with minister Dimmesdale and had a child with him‚ Pearl. Her punishment was to stand on the scaffold with her child and wear the letter A on her breast as a sign of her “crime”. Due to the strictures of the puritan society‚ Hester Prynne suffers from public shaming. She almost lost her only
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a young wife while Hester Prynne is on the scaffold for the first time. While a group of people discuss how they feel about Hester’s punishment and whether or not it is fair‚ this sentence is softly spoken. This is the most important quote in The Scarlet Letter‚ because it describes how the literal “A” embroidered in Hester Prynne’s clothing is a meaningless punishment‚ while the true punishment is the guilt of being an adulterer and a sinner‚ which will not go away until Hester confesses her sin
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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 society
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In the beginning of the book Hester Prynne is a very kind woman. She ended up making a poor decision that will affect the rest of her life. Its life everyone makes mistakes we’re all human.But what shes does is something she will have to live with for the rest of her life and never be able to take it back.In this book The Scarlet letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone.Hester is the main character‚and let’s get to the point;adulteress. In the beginning of the book‚Hester is forced to marry Roger Chillingworth
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known as Boston‚ Massachusetts. Hawthorne wrote about a young lady named Hester Prynne who commits the sin of adultery with Reverend Dimmsdale while still technically married to Roger Chillingworth‚ who she was arranged to marry. Hester’s sin is exposed when she becomes pregnant with her daughter Pearl. All of the characters live in the same Puritan town‚ Hester and Pearl are outcasted from the town because of the sin Hester committed‚ while Chillingworth pretends to
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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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