Analysis Of Hester Prynne

To shun. According to dictionary definition, shun means to keep away, from motives of dislike or caution. To purposely avoid. In a sense the meaning of shun is to be forgotten by society, and the only remembrance left being in a negative connotation. Shunning is a practice regularly used in society today and more forcefully in society in the past. People are shunned by society today mainly because they invoke fear, are different from others, or because an action they have taken is considered immoral. These reasons are also why people have been shunned in society in the past, however the social norms and actions considered “immoral” were drastically different in the past. Many actions considered immoral on societies today were moral in past societies and vice versa. Most shunnings in the past had a religious basis while today’s society focuses less on “sinful” and more on the idea of “immoral”. In the Scarlet …show more content…
Hester Prynee is a truthful woman and accepts her crime and punishment as well as standing her ground and speaking her mind. Casey Anthony lies to law enforcement and denys all accusations thrown at her no matter what the truth may be. Hester, although considered an adulterer, cared for her society and loved her daughter through the problems Pearl caused her Hester Prynne has a deep rooted love for her daughter Pearl and Pearl is the center of her life and being, as Casey Anthony neglects her daughter as an afterthought. The guilt and shame does not cause Hester to be afraid to face society after her crime, however Casey Anthony refuses to face the shame society places on her and retreats into hiding. Hester Prynne was shunned because she cheated on her husband and had an illegitimate child but Casey Anthony was shunned for killing her child. Hester Prynne’s sin creates a life of a child and Casey Anthony’s sin takes away a life of a