Helios Qualities

An early example of this is how she handles her service to others. Even while being harassed by the general public, Hester Prynne continues to make these sacrifices which are only rewarded with hatred and insults. Hester foregoes her own pleasures, except for the lavish “decoration of her infant,” and bestows the rest of her wealth “on wretches less miserable than herself” (Hawthorne 75). She even continues to aid the poor despite the fact that they “not unfrequently insulted the hand that fed them” (Hawthorne 75). Despite the fact that it was in Hester’s best interests not to aid those around her, she continued to do so. This evidences her sheer strength of character as the heroine of the novel. Hester’s loyalty is also magnified by her selfless nature, as her willingness to sacrifice lends itself well to remaining loyal to others. Hester also selflessly bears the burden of the entire community’s sin. Hester “perceives the ‘hidden sin in other hearts’ around her” and because her sin has been uncovered, “she alone bears the penalty for deviancy” (Taylor). A prime example of this is once again her refusal to reveal Dimmesdale as her child’s father. In resisting their efforts to uncover him, Hester states to the clergy: “I might endure his agony, as well as mine!” (Hawthorne 63). Here, her loyalty is greatly supplemented by her willingness to suffer in place

This insecurity is the source of Achilles “duty” to exact revenge upon Hektor, the assassin of Patroklos.

Hester's shame does become very influential in her life making her unable to express herself freely. "Hester Prynne might have repaid them all with a bitter and disdainful smile. But under the leaden infliction which it was her doom to endure, she felt at moments as if she must needs to shriek" (52-53). Hester's guilt has surfaced fully because when she wants to simply express herself, she is prevented from doing so due to her guilty conscience. She wants to take revenge on everyone that has passed judgment on her by giving them a disdainful smile, but she is fearful that she might start feeling guilty for doing such a thing. It seems Hester can live without any consequences of sin if she is able to suppress her anger, but she is actually being slowly isolated from the world. Living peacefully for Hester is slowly isolating her because she acts kind to others to avoid confrontations, which shows that she is afraid of the world and is actually trying to hide from it. Guilt is still the consequence that causes Hester to become isolated from the world around her, but there is another larger consequence which she is reminded of everyday.

To begin with, Hester’s sin drove the story, but after the community established her as a sinner, she overcame her sins but she still struggled through other characters. Instead of depicting Hester’s inner turmoil directly to Hester, Hawthorne portrays her tumult through other characters in her life such as Dimmesdale, Chillingworth, and the community. Dimmesdale proclaimed to Hester, “If thou feelest it to be for thy soul’s peace, and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more effectual to salvation, I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and

     In the second chapter, Hawthorne explains how when Hester appeared for the first time before the town for public ignominy she was unaffected. Hester had come to accept the Puritan religion, and punishment of adultery. “Those who had before known her, and had expected to behold her dimmed and obscured by a disastrous cloud, were astonished, and even startled, to perceive how her beauty shone out, and made a halo of the misfortune and ignominy in which she was enveloped.” (chp. 2) This clearly shows how Hester is unaffected by the ignominy, how she acts as if nothing is happening. Hester quickly realized, though, that being self-reliant and giving no regard to ill treatment from society would ultimately pull her through her life as a social outcast. In the end, Hester’s strength, honesty, and compassion carry her through a life she had not imagined. While Dimmesdale dies after his public confession and Chillingworth dies consumed by his own hatred and revenge. Hester endures her punishment without a word against it, and grows from it, making her a

Hester’s true physiognomy is overtaken by the branding of her sinful actions through the scarlet letter, as society attempts to place guilt upon her. Hester does not want to accept such guilt placed by society, but is unafraid to face it when it is the cost she must pay for her love. She is initially shown in the public stands with, “dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam; and a face [with] a marked brow and deep black eyes... ”(Hawthorne 37). Her hair “throwing off the sunshine” highlights the idea that even a strong force of energy like the sun is unable to directly touch Hester because her beauty is so much brighter.

Achilles brutally murders Hektor and makes his parents and citizens watch as Hektor is dragged throughout the streets on the ground by a chariot. “A cloud of dust rose where Hektor was dragged...since by this time Zeus had given him over to his enemies... all his people about him were taken with wailing and lamentation all through the city,” (Doc. 5-1, From the Iliad: Achilles’s Anger and Its Consequences, Homer ). The G-d Zeus had given Hektor over to Achilles and let him be defiled after his death, Achilles was so brutal and aggressive to Hektor because he was upset and angered at Patroklis’ murder. Revenge is a big factor in why war can be so bloody and brutal, because people want to avenge their countries, friends and families and want to make their enemies feel their

Hester has been the greatest sufferer due to Minister Dimmesdale always keeping his secret from the town in that it was in his best interest. He has always seemed to hide in daylight but show up when no one is around, “‘Ye have both been here before, but I was not with you. Come

While Hester only wants to protect the identity of Peral's father. She suffers greatly from her choice of protecting him. Yes Hester maybe selfless, kind, and strong. But Hester is only human and in one chapter her weakness is revealed when she is venting in private and she's crying tears of grief. Hester suffers in silence, yes that earns her sympathy

Hester committed adultery. " Adultery means voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse". This decision is what caused the isolation between her and everyone else. Her guilt caused her to become influential within her life making her unable to express herself freely.

•The fullest and most important source of myths and the origins of the gods is the Theogony of Hesiod  (c. 700 BCE). (Morford, textbook website “Hesiod”)

Everyone makes mistakes, sometimes we get bored and lonely and when we have nothing to do and no one to talk to we can make mistakes. That's what hestler does but she owns up to her mistakes and she become a better person throughout the story. She starts to realize why should she hold grudges towards herself when everyone makes mistakes you can tell she starts to feel like that throughout the story and here's a little reasons how .

In the beginning of the written story the author reveals Hester to be a cold-hearted mother. “She had bonny children, yet she felt they had been thrust upon her, and she could not love them”(75). In public she is thought of as

As a result of her biological and emotional urges, Hester grew as a person. While she couldn’t really be described as happy, she was certainly in a better condition than Pearl’s father.

As a result of his inner conflict, his alienation from his society, and his inability to solve this conflict, Achilles sends his companion Patroklos into battle. Patroklos even wears the armor of the great warrior, so that the Trojan will think that he is Achilles who returned to battle. Patroklos is killed, and the anger of Achilles is growing. Also, now he bears responsibility for the death of his friend. At this point, Achilles has the even greater wrath that results into death of Hektor and almost takes Achilles beyond the bounds of humanity. He is on his way of complete alienation from human feelings. So, anger is also the vice, which can lead to alienation from the society.