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hats" (Hawthorne 142). Hawthorne pictures the people of the town, as a simple and dark people. The heathen of the story who divided the code of the town, Hester Prynne, is described as “beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion" (Hawthorne 159). He illustrates how he believes the actions of Hester Prynne might

In "The Scarlet Letter", a fictional drama written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne, the protagonist, cheats on her husband, Roger Prynne/Chillingworth, with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. There are many internal and external problems with these characters, as you would expect from a drama. If this novel is approached with psychoanalytical literary criticism, then the characters' "psychological problems" will likely be revealed (hazlet.org). Arthur Dimmesdale is an obvious victim of his psychological

Hawthorne, Lawrence shares his beliefs that Hester Prynne is fully guilty in the Puritan society for committing the sin of adultery. Lawrence believes that all women have the ultimate goal of seducing men. He feels very strongly that Hester’s character should not have any heroic praise, and he finds ways of justifying the way the Puritans beliefs. Lawrence uses methods of brief repetition, direct syntax, and complacent tone to convey that Hester Prynne is guilty. D.H. Lawrence uses brief repetition

Hester Prynne -- adulteress and sinner, but also strong, courageous and kind. She lives with the first two words as her identity, with the scarlet “A” as her name tag; A reminder to everyone and herself of her sins. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Hawthorne expresses his belief that everyone has an equal potential for sin, what causes people to be different from each other is how they react to their sin. The sins committed by people can affect them differently than how it may affect

In this chapter, Hester Prynne, a young woman, emerges from a prison door while carrying a child. Prynne is to be condemned for committing adultery and for giving birth to an illegitimate child. As she makes her way to the platform, the women in the crowd makes criticizing comments about the elaborate letter “A” stitched onto her chest. Prynne then remembers her earlier life about her childhood and questions if her current situation is real. In this chapter, Hester Prynne is on a scaffold and spots

Pearl’s life is in the shadow of her mother Hester Prynne. Hester is an horrible influence on Pearl. She shouldn’t be able to keep her at all, because everyone in town is going to reject Pearl, because of her mother committed crimes over and over again. Hester should not keep Pearl because she has committed crimes; Pearl is forced to live in the shadow of her mother’s guilt; and she is forced to live without a father or other family. “Man had marked this woman’s sin by a scarlet letter,which had

was hurting on (13). Although Hawthorne represents Hester as a heroine, he uses symbolism to project her as a victim because she is in prisoned, a single mother and wears the letter A. Even though Hester were thrown into prison for adultery.Hester Prynne does not want to go to prison, but she requires to go by the townspeople. The prison guard walks in the prison each night. The tree trunk is right beside the prison.The summer morning of the prison is less than two

emotions they hold for the ones around them. The main protagonist, Hester Prynne is a humble but strong headed woman who kept her strength throughout the novel when faced with adversity. She was bound by the letter A for adulteress as she had borne an illegitimate child; the purpose of the scarlet symbol was to mark the possessor with shame. However, Hester wore the excessively embroidered symbol on her heart with pride. Hester Prynne showed

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is considered a story of great literature. It has a lot of memorable characters to name off and learn stories from to follow in life. The main character, Hester Prynne, committed a sin and was made to wear a scarlet letter upon her chest showing the shame she brought to her Puritan community.. With her shame and sin, Hester was still able to stand tall and in spite of the opinion and treatment of the Puritan community in which she lived, Hester was still

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne to provide an audience with ethical lessons. Caught for committing adultery, the protagonist of the novel transforms her life through dealing with her punishment.  Using symbolism and evident themes, the author clarifies the meaning of his work, which is to teach a moral lesson, making him a “contemporary” author. In the beginning  of The Scarlet Letter, Hester’s society treats her like a convict for committing adultery, as it is considered