The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a classic novel that revolves around the Puritan community in the early Massachusetts colony and their negative reactions to adultery. The story mainly focuses on Hester Prynne, a woman that committed an act of infidelity when she assumes her husband, Roger Chillingworth, to be dead and decides to have an affair with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester unexpectedly becomes pregnant with a child named Pearl and as a life-long punishment for her action, she

death. The Puritan society was one of extreme rigidity and structure, as it stifled individualism and expression in order to keep their religious beliefs “pure” and “unchanging”. Nathaniel Hawthorne examined the Puritan beliefs in his novel The Scarlet Letter. In this novel, Hawthorne displays the innate nature of Hester Prynne and glorifies her beauty as a symbol of strong individual conscience and morality. He exhibits the misguided morality that lies within society and how it can forcefully alter

novel The Scarlet Letter that some dogmatic attempts by society to label a person by his or her actions in the past will fail. Subjectivity across the community and throughout time changes the meaning of a symbol society implements to control an idea. The scarlet letter “A” Hester Prynne wears exemplifies this. The town wants the object to arouse feelings of ignominy towards Hester; however, not everyone who meets Hester interprets it the same way. The town originally regards the letters as a signification

Sin is any action that harms our relationship with God and pulls us away from God. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Arthur Dimmesdale all commit different acts of sin, but also atone for their sins in their own way. In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, author Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays the theme of sin through the three characters actions throughout the book. Hester Prynne committed adultery with her lover, Arthur Dimmesdale. While being married to Roger Chillingworth

Throughout the Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne makes it clear that Reverend Dimmesdale is ashamed that he has hidden his ignominious sin from the people. Within this narrative, the citizens of Salem, along with specific key events, impact his morality and influence his decision to display the Scarlet Letter upon his chest – to the public. It is not until the end that we see his inner soul devoured by his own sin, causing him to break and finally tell everyone the truth about the identity of Hester Prynne’s

Danny Speed Period 5 Dec, 16, 2016 Scarlet Letter Today is a hard and struggling day for me. I find out if pearl my daughter who gives me life to live every day is taken away and since I have to see the governor I made gloves for him. Pearl is everything to me and I will do anything to keep her with me, a mother needs her daughter just like a daughter needs her mother. Some of the townspeople, including the governor, have come to an agreement that Pearl is a demon child. The townspeople reason

Sin is a part of everyday life. The Scarlet Letter, rotates around the theme of sin and the effects it has on the mind, body, and soul. Is sin a conflict with oneself, society, or God in the novel Sin were committed by many characters in the story. The novel gives examples of symbolism, characterization, and conflict with oneself and others Symbolism was very important in the novel.Several symbols in “The Scarlet Letter” are obvious. The prision door was described as “The black flower

England. His most famous story is the Scarlet Letter. This novel tells of the punishment of a woman, Hester Prynne, who committed adultery and gave birth to Pearl. A minister of Boston, Arthur Dimmesdale, had an affair with Hester while believing that her husband, Roger Chillingworth, had died. However, Chillingworth did not die and appears during the early stages of Hester 's punishment. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the character of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter. Her

The Weight of a Name The Scarlet Letter is a timeless novel because of the timeless characters depicted in the piece. Each character was carefully constructed by Nathanial Hawthorne to represent a specific aspect of sin. He used these characters to tell a story that would translate how distorted the Puritans’ view of sin was. Not only did he thoughtfully plan the characters’ personalities, backgrounds, and beliefs out in order to convey this distortion of sin, but their names were carefully considered

In his novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne criticizes puritans due to the unusually harsh treatment of Hester Prynne. Through Hester Prynne’s punishment and redemption, Hawthorne questions transcendentalism and its components. Using juxtaposition of civilization and isolation, Hawthorne illustrates transcendentalism’s rejection of societal constraints and organized religion. He also juxtaposes light and dark to show a closeness with nature, another key element of transcendentalism, as well