Is Hester Prynne ultimately a heroic figure? Make sure to support your argument with textual support, as well as a clear definition of what it means to be a hero.
Hester Prynne ultimately becomes the symbolism of a heroic figure. A hero is “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities” according to Merriam Webster. Hester Prynne displays brave qualities with the will to survive under the weight of the Scarlet Letter. An ancient proverb says, “the greatest pains are on the inside”. Hester endures not physical pain but emotional pain. In conclusion, the undeniable fact portrays Hester as a brave character. In accordance with the definition of hero, Hester fulfills the quality of brave. Next, to determine logically …show more content…
54). Does Chillingworth’s prediction prove true? Make sure to support your argument with clearly supportive details from the …show more content…
A living sermon against sin is a detergent for other women to not become like Hester. In the novel, Hester was never stated as role model of sin. Instead, Hester is seen as a hero. “They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman’s strength” (134). If a woman wishes to become a hero, that would be the only reason why she would identify with Hester as a living sermon of sin. Because of the simplicity of thought in the community, the statement prior can be ruled out as an impossibility statement. “So said Hester Prynne, and glanced her sad eyes downward at the scarlet letter. And, after many, many years, a new grave was delved, near an old and sunken one, in that burial-ground beside which King’s Chapel has since been built. It was near that old and sunken grave, yet with space between, as if the dust of the two sleepers had no right to mingle” (215). A sad life is never an appealing one, but no woman sees the sin or a wonderful woman as detergent. There exists in life better detergents than provided by
Hester Prynne ultimately becomes the symbolism of a heroic figure. A hero is “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities” according to Merriam Webster. Hester Prynne displays brave qualities with the will to survive under the weight of the Scarlet Letter. An ancient proverb says, “the greatest pains are on the inside”. Hester endures not physical pain but emotional pain. In conclusion, the undeniable fact portrays Hester as a brave character. In accordance with the definition of hero, Hester fulfills the quality of brave. Next, to determine logically …show more content…
54). Does Chillingworth’s prediction prove true? Make sure to support your argument with clearly supportive details from the …show more content…
A living sermon against sin is a detergent for other women to not become like Hester. In the novel, Hester was never stated as role model of sin. Instead, Hester is seen as a hero. “They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman’s strength” (134). If a woman wishes to become a hero, that would be the only reason why she would identify with Hester as a living sermon of sin. Because of the simplicity of thought in the community, the statement prior can be ruled out as an impossibility statement. “So said Hester Prynne, and glanced her sad eyes downward at the scarlet letter. And, after many, many years, a new grave was delved, near an old and sunken one, in that burial-ground beside which King’s Chapel has since been built. It was near that old and sunken grave, yet with space between, as if the dust of the two sleepers had no right to mingle” (215). A sad life is never an appealing one, but no woman sees the sin or a wonderful woman as detergent. There exists in life better detergents than provided by