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brands the couple as thieves and every weekend for 6 years they will have to hold a similar sign by a busy street. The couple should have normal probation requirements instead they will be publicly shamed which may cause the couple to become bitter; therefore, pushing them to commit more crimes. Similarly, in The Scarlet Letter it comments, “As if her heart had been flung out into the street for them all to spurn and trample upon” (Hawthorne 47). The quote is showing that Hester’s public shame is

Scarlet Letter,” the main character, Hester Prynne, is ashamed for breaking the harsh Puritan rules. Edna Pontellier, the protagonist in “The Awakening,” tries to break away from the typical standards of womanhood during her time. In both societies, position and status is the most important thing. Despite the constant change of how people view them, both Hester and Edna go against this tradition in order to live the way they choose to. In the life of Hester Prynne, she is viewed as an adulterer

shares some of the same themes and the movie is influenced by the book, but in reality, Easy A is not a good portrayal of The Scarlet Letter. With my opinion aside, there are some similarities between the two media. Both of the main characters, Hester and Olive, were outcasts and were confident as they dealt with their situation. In Chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter, it states, "Those who had before known her, and had expected to behold her dimmed and obscured by a disastrous cloud, were astonished

an offense against religious or moral law, and poses the question to his readers; can individuals be redeemed for their sins? The two central characters in the novel, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, both commit the sin of adultery. However, each character deals with their wrongdoing in opposite ways. Initially it seems that Hester Prynne’s sin is worse than that of Reverend Dimmesdale due to her sin being visible to all of society. Even though Hester’s sin causes her alienation from society, she

Ping! This is a sound that almost all people of the 21st century hear everyday when a phone goes off. Ping ping ping! In a world as connected as the one today, many think of social isolation as something similar to the alienation that Hester Prynne was subjected to in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter when she was communally for committing adulteration. However, there is social isolation that is chosen by some, such as that of the people of the Sentinelese tribe, and of people living today

that followed Hester Prynne, a woman being punished by society for adultery by having her wear a scarlet letter “A” on her chest. Dimmesdale, the unidentified man who impregnated Hester felt his inner torment heighten. Conversely, Hester rose above society’s speculations pertaining to her sin and punishment, such that the narrator claimed “the scarlet letter had not done its office,” meaning that it had not fulfilled its purpose. The intention of the scarlet letter was to torture Hester by continually

time of the Salem Witch Trials. In the romance novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote about a woman in the 1600’s. Hester Prynne the protagonist in the story commits adultery,is shamed, imprisoned,and convicted. On the other hand we have the film Chicago, in which Renee Zellweger portrays Roxie Hart, in the 1900’s, as an adulterer and murderer Unlike Hester she is given the opportunity to a trial. Both The Scarlet Letter and Chicago have many similarities, as well as differences. The

her chest. The Scarlet Letter depicts the hardships faced by Puritan women if they do anything against the Puritan beliefs, such as adultery. Hester Prynne has committed this crime and is imprisoned for it. The reason the letter resting upon Hester’s chest is so brightly colored is so that anyone who passes her notices the letter and forever reminds Hester of her shame. The color red comes up constantly throughout the story. The repetition of the color red is introduced by the color of the letter

punishment. The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "cruel and unusual punishments [shall not be] inflicted.” The verdict of public shame is not morally just and should not be accepted in society. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne undergoes public torment for having a baby with a man other than her husband. She feels the shame of the punishment most when forced to walk through the square, under the scrutiny and torment of the town: “In a moment, however, wisely judging

promise does Chillingworth elicit from Hester? a.The name and position of the man involved Chapter 5 1.Why does Hester stay in the Puritan settlement? Please note that the narrator suggests more than one possibility. a.Her roots, human nature to stay where traumatic events occur, triumph, she was stained no place would be perfect 2.Describe Hester’s home, using at least two adjectives. Why do you believe Hester chooses this dwelling? What is the symbolic