The Puritan Society Exposed In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

In this film, various techniques have been utilized to create this theme, which is significantly the theme of family. The director depicts Simba as the champion of good while on the opposite side Scar represents the force of evil. The director preferred Simba due to his inquisitive nature and innocence, which eventually leads him to danger. Likewise, the director selected Scar due to his lack of conscience and evil acts depicting him as a villain. These two sides of the story implement the family theme taking into consideration that all the veil plans scar makes meant to offend his very own family members and brethren.

The stigma of sin haunts the history of the Puritan community, Hester wore the scarlet letter as a reminder to herself and the community of her grave sin of committing adultery. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hester Pryne commits adultery and in result has to wear the scarlet letter for the rest of her life. Pearl the result of her mother's sin is a living, breathing example of sin. Pearl is seen as a demon because of her evil nature, a series of events occur which changes the puritan community's thoughts on Pearl by the end of the novel.

The Letter A In the 1600s Puritan beliefs were very strict and enforced very hard onto everyday citizens in predominantly Puritan towns. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Puritan beliefs were strongly enforced in Salem, Massachusetts. In the novel, Hester Prynne committed adultery and received the letter A to wear on her chest. She is publicly shamed and used as an example of a ¨living sin.¨

“The Scarlet Letter is the most nearly static of all Hawthorne’s novels.” (73) This opinion-based quote from the article “The Characters Reveal the Story’s Meaning,” written by Hyatt H. Waggoner, can properly introduce Nathaniel Hawthorne’s most familiar novel, “The Scarlet Letter.” After close observation of said novel, it can be inferred that there is very little external conflict when comparing the amount of space devoted to exposition and description; the evidence for this can also be taken from the amount devoted to the narration of the listed literary terms. From the four main characters (Pearl, Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth), each person is symbolically described to an extent where the reader can make accurate assumptions over the story’s overall meaning; this can be done just by perceiving the sheer description of the character and their developments throughout the plot. Hester’s role along with her daughter Pearl, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth is vital in the analysis of the Hawthorne’s personal view on Puritan Condemnation.

The mistreatment of social groups in texts creates negative impacts affecting the overall development of characters in creating a unique identity. Therefore, it is evident that the marginalization of sinful Puritans through social classes is demonstrated throughout The Scarlet Letter. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s poignant novel, the mistreatment of sinful Puritans in society will be discussed through an analysis of aspects in the text that exclude some Puritans. This will be proven through the exploration of the differences between the social acceptance between the Puritan women against the sinful Puritan, Hester Prynne. Likewise, with the way sinful Puritans are represented in society as seen through the effects of Hester being released from prison. Ultimately, Hester’s choices in regards to the mistreatment of herself will be foreseen as the creation of her own identity.

During the scene when Prynne fought to keep Pearl by her side she said “Ye shall not take her! I will die first!” (Hawthorne 8) even against men who aren’t on her side, she is still strong-willed to keep her baby, Pearl, even though Pearl is her “ happiness!- she is my torture, none the less! Pearl keeps me here in life! Pearl punishes me too!” (Hawthorne 8). Hester, desperate to keep her beloved Pearl, even asked Mr. Dimmesdale for help, not giving up on her only child. During chapter 2 when Prynne is first introduced wearing a scarlet letter the Puritans first reaction was “she seemed to express the attitude of her spirit, the desperate recklessness of her mood, by its wild and picturesque peculiarity” (Hawthorne 2) and when the puritans forced Prynne to speak the name of the father, she refused, causing the crowd in shock “Wondrous strength and generosity of a woman's heart! She will not speak!” (Hawthorne 3), even though Prynne is not proud of her Scarlet letter, she is still walks with dignity because she accepts her sin, she knows she cannot change what she has done so she keep her head held high and a strong, unyielding

Hester Prynne, the main character of the book "The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, commits adultery, is considered a hussy, and has a child as the result of her sin. She cheats on her husband while he is absent from town and receives a harsh punishment for her behavior already. Hester is forced to wear a scarlet letter “A” on her bosom for the rest of her life. It is now on debate on whether or not Pearl should be taken away from her mother’s guidance. This is due to the fact that she is a sinner and might not be a qualified mother for her child.It is true, that no matter what you did in the past, a child is a blessing and parents change due to the love they have for their children. Therefore, Hester

Pearl’s characteristics cause her to become paranoid about her possibly having demon or witch-like traits passed to her from her sin. “The child could not be made amenable to rules.”(77). This is the first time Pearl’s oddities are introduced to the audience. Hawthorne is foreshadowing her up and coming childhood filled with strange actions and keen observations. Even as an infant, Pearl seems to be aware of her mother’s sin. “But that first object of which Pearl seemed to become aware was-shall we say it?-the scarlet letter on Hester’s bosom!”(82). Since the scarlet letter is what she was first aware of, it could be said that this is where Pearl and the scarlet letter became “one”. To the Puritans, the scarlet letter is a peculiarity and so is Pearl, so some comparisons can be made between the two. Her exposure to the letter is a stepping-stone for the growing fixation that she has to it as she gets older. Pearl’s awareness of the letter helps the development of the plot and keeps Hester on her toes, because she rarely allows her mother to forget about it. “Still came the battery of flowers, almost invariably hitting the mark, and covering her mother’s breast…”(83) “I see you here. Look! Look... Hester looked, by way of humoring the child; and she saw that, owing to the peculiar effect of this convex mirror, the scarlet letter was represented in exaggerated and gigantic

The scarlet letter is the Puritan’s method of broadcasting Hester’s sin to the world, but it also has an internal effect on Dimmesdale. Puritanism is a strict religion where pleasure is strictly forbidden and is punishable. When Hester Prynne is discovered to have committed adultery, she is forced to wear a scarlet A, which is short for ‘adultery’. When this is first revealed, Hester stands in the jail carrying baby Pearl and, with the people jeering, is asked by Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale if she would tell the world who the Pearl’s father is; Dimmesdale is relieved when the answer is ‘no’– and it is later revealed that Dimmesdale is the father. Over the course of the novel, Dimmesdale’s

Since the beginning of time, misogyny has played a very important part in the development of the human being. Time and time again, women have been considered as less than men--less smart, less strong, less capable. But where does this ancient prejudice come from? Is it an instinctive preconception? Throughout William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, sexism plays a very important role in the decisions Prince Hamlet makes; his hatred toward what he recognizes as women’s innate “sexual appetite” and moral corruption affects Hamlet’s judgement, and eventually, his course of action.

The novel, The Scarlet Letter, takes place in the seventeenth century Puritan society of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Being under Puritan rule means that each colonist had to obey by the rules set by the magistrates and were assigned a spiritual leader, which would watch over their spiritual health. Puritans society was entirely thoracic and bound by the mandates of the bible. Hester Prynne and Dimmesdale began an affair. When the pregnancy could no longer be hidden, Hester was forced to reveal the baby daddy. When she refused, she was forced to be humiliated because she had broken the sixth commandment. Moreover she was treated as an outcast, a joke. She was the topic of sermon, a laughing joke to the kids and an object of scorn to the

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s historical-fiction novel, The Scarlet Letter, is known throughout education today, but why is this story still relatable to people now? This novel addresses the ideas of the Puritan religious community through the guilt and shame of their misguided beliefs. Although the Puritans beliefs, may seem of concern to only a small collection of people, it should, in fact, concern anyone who cares about the way we judge each other with rejecting people from society today.

   Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne repeatedly portrays the Puritanical views of sin and evil.  The Puritans are constantly displayed as believing that evil comes from an unyielding bond being formed between love and hate.  For such reasons they looked towards Hester's commitment of adultery as an action of pure, condemned evil.  However, through the use of light and dark imagery, Hawthorne displays who truly holds evil in their hearts.  The one who is the embodiment of evil creates hypocrisy of Puritanical views towards sin and evil.  Hawthorne displays that those who expose sin to the public and the daylight are the most pure and those who conceal their sin under a

Puritan ethic that man's fate is set at his birth is also very much a part of the characters of the book. The Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale, who committed adultery with Hester Prynne, uses the statement, "Were it God's will" when he asks for Roger Chillingsworth's advice on whether he should admit publicly to the adultery . Dimmesdale says " I could be well content that my labours, and my sorrows, and my sins, and my pains, should shortly end with me, and what is earthly of them be buried in my grave, and the spiritual go with me to my eternal state, rather than you should put your skill to the proof on my behalf" p. Hester Prynne and The Reverend Dimmesdale's affair becomes the focus of the 17th century community in New England. Hester is the "fallen" woman who is brought before the court of community opinion and justice. This Puritan community believes that all men have fallen and all men are sinners (Bloom, 1986). Hester is made to wear the scarlet letter, an A. This A represents adultery and it is Hester's badge of dishonor and sin and a symbol of her failure. The scarlet letter is meant to affect the person wearing it by showing that they have sinned an are, in the end, sorry for their sin. The letter has the opposite

The Scarlet Letter was set in Massachusetts Bay Colony during the 1600’s. This society is built upon with Puritans beliefs and systems, which affects Hester Prynne as she lives in this Puritan society. Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter, exposes Hester Prynne as an adulterer with the Letter A adhered on her chest. The people of the town afflicted and bedeviled Hester. Everyday for her was filled with shame and affliction of her sin, so was her daughter Pearl. Pearl was considered as a sin of her parents actions, which one of them is paying the price. The father of pearl, which happens to be Arthur Dimmesdale, buries his guilt, for the sin he committed, deeper into his heart, which caused him to be insane. In this Puritan society, people are constantly doing actions that gains them their pleasure. They start by harassing and inflicting pain to the people who brought shame to their society, which are Hester and Pearl. Satisfying their sadistic nature, by deriving pleasure to themselves. As a result, women in this society also use their hypocritical ways to gain pleasure by their humiliating conversations.