could breaking your promise with your husband‚ being shunned by society‚ and disobeying a commandment given by God possibly be good? In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne the book’s main character‚ was forced to wear a scarlet stitched letter “A” on her chest after she had committed adultery. Although Hester was shamed and shunned by society she was lucky by Puritan standards to not be physically punished or even killed (“Puritan” US). Many adulterers in the Massachusetts
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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 by wearing the scarlet letter A on the bosom of her dress. The letter is decorated in gold thread; it is decorated in gold
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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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In chapter two of The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne describes Hester Prynne as she stands on a pedestal in front of her community and gets publicly condemned for her adultery. Hawthorne shows the irony in the situation through the symbol of Pearl being just as sinful as the letter A embroidered on Hester’s clothing. He also irony irony in describing the A and how it is so similar to how Hester herself is portrayed. Lastly‚ Hawthorne describes Hester’s physical beauty and the irony of how the
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Hester Prynne‚ the antagonist of The Scarlet Letter is criticized for her characterization by English novelist and playwright D.H. Lawrence. Lawrence is especially critical of Hester’s adulterous and overall sinful nature. In his essay‚ Lawrence uses a critical tone‚ terse syntax‚ and relevant allusions to criticize Hawthorne’s views on Hester. Lawrence utilizes a critical and disdainful tone when referring to Hester. His tone further demonstrates his disapproval of her sinful nature. Lawrence
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Maddie George 10/7/12 1st hour Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ Scarlet Letter‚ he tells the story of a sinner‚ Hester Prynne. Hester has committed adultery and now has a child as a result of her sin. Hester has naturally put herself aside from the other puritan members of the community. She has mostly secluded herself from the puritan women of the town. Hester endures many issues involving Reverend Dimmesdale‚ who later find out is her fellow sinner in committing adultery. She also
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Hester Prynne and Feminism Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ showcases Hester Prynne’s struggle as a single mother with an illegitimate child in Puritan society. Examples of her successes are discussed in “Hester Prynne: Sinner‚ Victim‚ Object‚ Winner” an NPR interview‚ and the essays‚ “A Representative of the New Female Image––Analyzing Hester Prynne’s Feminist Consciousness in The Scarlet Letter” and “When We Dead Awaken: Writing a Re-Vision”. Hester Prynne’s ability to rise above the
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significance of Hester Prynne. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne reveals that although society attempts to confine people‚ those with inner strength are able to break free of their restrictive labels. Even though the public shunned Hester and forced her into solitude‚ she still‚ at the end of her “term of confinement”‚ found a way to overcome society’s stereotypes. Hester’s inner strength allowed her to rise above the negative connotations of the scarlet letter‚ and now viewed
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from society. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne is isolated from society for adultery and cheating on her unseen husband. Although she is greatly burdened by her sin‚ her punishment illustrates how judgemental society can be to people to who break the social norms. Although Hester Prynne has to live everyday with a constant reminder of her sins―the letter A and her daughter Pearl―the Puritan society continues to punish Hester Prynne. Many of the women do not think
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In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne is labeled as an adulteress throughout the Puritan community. Hester is forced by the Puritans to wear a scarlet letter A on her bosom. In an environment where religion and law are the same‚ Hester becomes the object of the community’s scorn. Although the Puritans punish Hester Prynne‚ causing her to suffer through her isolation‚ ironically‚ she achieves redemption for her sins. The Puritans punish Hester. The fact that she
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