Hester clearly fits into Edward’s description of an ideal Puritan woman. In his essay‚ he writes‚ “Is most just and conscientious in all her actions; and you could not persuade her to do anything wrong or sinful.”(Edwards). As stated by Edwards‚ an ideal Puritan woman should be consistently selfless and kind‚ not just pretending to at certain times. Also‚ a kind spirit should not be easily influenced by surrounding negativity. Hester does indeed‚ possesses these two
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words‚ it plays both on the field of the outer and inner worlds. In all cases‚ violence stages a relation between domination and subjection which are entangled in it. In The Scarlet Letter‚ violence seems to be the leading string of the plot: Hester Prynne has to undergo the ordeal of penance in a Puritan society that harshly condemns adultery. One can see here the atmosphere of violence she is plunged into. More generally‚ or rather more specifically‚ violence is present on various levels in this
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both mood and tone. The scene was not without a mixture of awe‚ such as must always invest the spectacle of guilt and shame in a fellow-creature‚ before society shall have grown corrupt enough to smile‚ instead of shuddering‚ at it. The witnesses of Hester Prynne’s disgrace had not yet passed beyond their simplicity. They were stern enough to look up her death‚ had that been the sentence‚ without a murmur at its severity‚ but had none of the heartlessness of another social state‚ which would find only
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away‚ mother‚ or he will catch you! But he cannot catch little Pearl!" Chapter 10 "Come up hither‚ Hester‚ thou and little Pearl....Ye have both been here before‚ but I was not with you. Come up hither once again‚ and we will stand all three together!" Chapter 12 "[M]any people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification. They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne‚ with a woman’s strength." Chapter 13 "The glow‚ which they had just before beheld burning on his
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audience differ. In addition‚ he also discloses that Hawthorne utilizes the Puritans in the story act as the audience‚ who directly respond to the actions of Hester Prynne and other characters; the readers however‚ interpret the novel and are affected by the audience. The Scarlet Letter clearly conveys a surrogate audience to react to the actions of Hester and other central characters. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne utilizes the repressive authoritarian Puritans as a way to enable the equally condemning
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be provided immediately by the founders of a new colony are a cemetery and a prison. 2. The rose bush outside the prison sprung up under the footsteps of the sainted Ann Hutchinson. 3. The town people have gathered to witness the punishment of Hester Prynne. 4. The scarlet letter on her bodice is meant as punishment for her sin. The letter A stands for adultery. 5. Every new colony is quick in building a cemetery and prison because they know that misbehavior and death are inevitable. 6. Many of the
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the townspeople. Hester had countless opportunities to name her fellow sinner but she choose not to. Dimmesdale was the minister of the town’s church and shouldn’t have any direct contact with Hester outside the word of god. The only place they could meet in secret to do whatever they pleased was the forest because it was a safe place. There were no rules and everyone was free to do anything without punishment or be judged. In order to keep Dimmesdale identify a secret‚ Hester met him there at night
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barring the person from moving ahead with their life‚ no matter how insignificant the crime. Michael L. Lasser takes a similar approach‚ arguing that Pearl is a mirror image of Hesters guilt—a constant reminder of her mistake. Lassers argument has merit because Hawthorne not only uses mirror imagery in relation to Hesters guilt‚ but also in regards the emotions of all characters. In Mirror Imagery in The Scarlet Letter‚ Michael Lasser argues that Hawthorne uses mirror imagery to reveal a characters
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Puritan society. The author uses Hester to show that people who make mistakes will often face consequences that isolate them from their society. Throughout the Scarlet Letter‚ Hester experiences the effects of isolation and the outcome of sin due to the corrupt rules and strict moral values in the society. In the eyes of the Puritan society Hester is a true sinner due to her committing adultery. While being on display for the
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criminal as he came forth to his doom‚ in token that the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him." Chapter 1‚ pg. 46 | -This rose-bush represents Pearl afterwards in Hester’s life. The prison reflects on the image of Hester where Pearl gives joy and comfort to Hester to bear the weight of the sin in her soul. | "On the breast of her gown‚ in fine red cloth‚ surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold-thread‚ appeared the letter A. It was so artistically done
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