Who Is Slothful In The Scarlet Letter

In the “Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne one of the main characters- Hester Prynne- is burdened with a woven scarlet letter that she must wear at all times on her bosom. The scarlet letter represents Hester’s punishment for committing adultery out of her marriage. Therefore, she wears the letter and is constantly reminded of her vital mistake wherever she may go. Everyone has some aspect of their personality that they are not proud of. If I had my own scarlet letter, I am positive that the appropriate letter for me would be an “I”. The letter I in my case would demonstrate the one major downfall I have always had when my personality is mentioned. The “I” would mean insecure, because I am probably the most insecure person out there. This trait is very annoying to deal with unfortunately, and many people have not stuck around with me long enough to deal with the specific mistake I have in my persona.

The three main points of the Scarlet Letter final project are the character developments of Hester, Chillingworth and Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale had the most character development out of the three characters because he went from refusing to acknowledge that he has committed a sin to both himself and to the public. In the second scaffold scene, Dimmesdale is able to admit to himself that he has transgressed, but still is not able to face the public, and by the end of the novel Dimmesdale is able to face his sin in front of the public. Dimmesdale has become stronger throughout the story, and has grown as a person, hence, he is able to own up to his actions. Inversely, Chillingworth has also shown a great deal of character development, however, he

I was always adamant about my views, priorities, and actions. Furthermore, my stubbornness as an adolescent benefited me positively. One positive aspect of my flaw was at age fourteen when I was determined to switch schools. The school I wanted to switch into had high standards for acceptance and I refused to succumb. I worked hard academically so I could reach the bar they set for me.

Another reason Tiger Woods could be considered modern day tragic hero is because he came to a realization that he was directly responsible for his own downfall, by gathering a press conference and sincerely apologizing to everyone he had hurt. During the press conference, Tiger talked about how he was so ashamed of what he did. Tiger states, "The issue involved here was my repeated irresponsible behavior. I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did is not acceptable, and I am the only person to blame" (Woods). This quote shows that Tiger took complete responsibility of his actions by owning up to what he did wrong. It was definitely hard for Tiger to admit the mistakes he had committed to a room full of his friends and family he had grown up with. Tiger knows what he did would affect his life severely and it will never be the same again. Also during Tiger's press conference he discussed how he had put an effort into trying to fix what he did wrong by attending therapy. Woods commented, that he needed help and went to therapy to fix the problems he was dealing

Much of today’s society seems obsessed on what actors/actress, athletes, and music artist are wearing, eating, who they are marrying, dating, where they are vacationing, what affairs they are having or have had, and how they live their everyday lives. What’s so interesting about this obsession is as a society we build them up only to tear them down. Media outlets are swift to report when celebrities are in trouble; accomplishments are hardly reported unless they have passed away or an awards show is being telecast. It’s as if we want them to be perfect but once they are associated with a scandal we begin to destroy their reputation, character, only to overlook their accomplishment, if any. Should society hold them to higher standards just

In The Scarlet Letter there are three main sinners presented to the reader. Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth are all written with their own forms of sin, and each has a unique coping mechanism for their sins and guilt. Sin, at this time, was a hugely important part of daily life, and punishment for one’s sins was universally seen as not only a positive thing, but a necessary action to keep the people of the colony pure. Both Hester and Dimmesdale receive great punishments for their sin of adultry. However, one character is portrayed as a true sinner, more so than the others. Roger Chillingworth is by far the worst sinner in The Scarlet Letter. This is made apparent by

What are your weaknesses? Do they affect the way you do things? In the novel, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, there are numerous times where characters’ weaknesses have made complications much worse. This story is written in a form of a movie, with Steve Harmon being the writer. In his movie, Harmon is on trial for murder and robbery at the age of 16. Throughout the story we are given countless testimonies and pieces of evidence. In the end, Harmon is found not guilty. However, the other suspect James King, 23 years old, was found guilty and sent to prison. Harmon and many other characters showed signs of weakness throughout the story and it made things so much worse for them. Through actions, dialogue, and thoughts, one’s weakness could be the major drawback in serious times.

Public shaming has happened to many people over the years. It is one of the worst feelings in the world. The painful, antagonizing, embarrassing shame that comes out of it makes people’s lives as miserable as getting tarred and feathered. Hester Prynne committing adultery, Monica Lewinski having sexual relations with Bill Clinton, Justine Sacco tweeting out an African-AIDS stereotype. These are all examples of people who have been publicly shamed. Because public shaming promotes the negative change in perspective towards a victim, long-lasting embarrassment, and regret, it should be left in the past.

In the world of The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, I Hester Prynne have been forced to assign relative blame to Chillingworth, Dimmesdale and myself. It is distasteful for one of us to assign blame to all seeing as though we would all approach it differently and I can never know the true feelings of my counterparts. The blame I shall assign is who among us is most responsible for the misconduct in the puritan society we lived in.

Visualize living in a society where slut-shaming occurs every day and someone's mistake is publicized to the point that everyone knows what happened. Some people would believe this would be referring to the Puritan society that existed during the 1600’s, but unfortunately, this is common situations that appear in today’s society. A “famous” person's error can show up on social media, covers of magazines, and every talk show throughout America. For example, recently the break up of the beloved Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie appeared everywhere in less than a day. The breakup sparked news on twitter, talk shows such as Wendy Williams, and prevailed to be the lead story on every tabloid by the following day. Even though our society did not devise

Imagine your worst character flaw being displayed for the entire world to see and make fun of you about it. What you would like to do is just go hide from the world for the rest of your life, but that was prohibited for Hester in The Scarlet Letter. For Hester, she committed adultery in the novel and she was given an “A” to wear on her chest. She wore the letter proudly and had to stand on the scaffold for everyone to see her shame with her child. For myself, I had to wear a past act that I was not proud of and I picked when I was the penalty in minute leader for hockey and I had shame on that. People should work hard to overcome their character flaws so that they are not embarrassed by their flaw in front of the whole entire world.

As terrible as public humiliation may sound, the twenty-first century has manifested public shame to be a symbol of status. The theory is that there is no such thing as bad attention, the more people talk, the more recognition that person receives. The whole culture is centered around the people with the most attention, good or bad. As a result, many celebrities rely on exploitation in order to attract the attention of the public, for example Kim Kardashian’s leaked sex tape with famous rapper, Ray J, led to her ultimate rise in social status (Massey). This whole idea of benefiting from shame parallels to the Puritan ideals expressed in The Scarlet Letter.

The “perfect human heart” is not flawless. A heart that has scars and empty spaces may not look perfect yet it shows what someone has been through. Many characters in The Scarlet Letter have hearts with flaws, like Arthur Dimmesdale. The message shown in The Scarlet Letter is that everyone deserves redemption and forgiveness.

Even though I seem like a good person, I have some flaws. I am surprised to find out that I was impractical, but then I was thinking and realized that it was kinda true. I am altruistic and I take things personally,(Don’t be offended). I am very difficult to get to know.

An antagonist is a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something.