Contrast Between Outcasts
David Lynch once stated, “Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things” (Brainyquote.com). Stories often have extremely distinct features that may come in a stark contrast to other stories. For Instance, The Scarlet Letter and “The Burning” have distinctly contrasted points within their storyline. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, and Estela Portilo Trambley’s, “The Burning” contrast heavily in terms of their setting, religious beliefs, and the main character’s fate.
First, The Scarlet Letter contrasts by means of setting, Hester’s fate, and Hester’s religious beliefs. For example, The Scarlet Letter’s setting is in an extremely strict, …show more content…
For example, the area the story takes place in seems vastly different compared to The Scarlet Letter’s setting. Introducing the setting to “The Burning”, Trambley sets the scene with details of Lela’s origin:“She had come across the mountain to their pueblo many years before. She had crossed la Barranca del Cobre alone”(Trambley 299). Taking place in la Barranca del Cobre, an area in Northern Mexico, the setting is vastly different from an American Puritan society. To elaborate on the previous subject, contrast appears again in religious views between each character discussed. The author explains, “Part of her strangeness was the rooted depth of her own religion. She didn’t convert to Christianity”(Trambley 300). Lela, the main character, never converted to the norm religion she saw around her however, Hester believed in Christianity and never stopped believing. Also, Fiery and harsh, Lela’s death contrasts Hester’s peaceful death from old age. While describing the Lela’s death, Trambley describes the feelings they have for her:“ No one listened. The piling of wood continued until the match was lit. Happy… Happy fire… it would burn the sin and the sinner”(Trambley 306). Ending the story with the Christians burning Lela for her sins conflicts with Hester’s death because, she died peacefully and naturally. In summary, “The Burning” contrasts The Scarlet Letter in terms of Lela’s living setting, her religious views, and eventual
David Lynch once stated, “Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things” (Brainyquote.com). Stories often have extremely distinct features that may come in a stark contrast to other stories. For Instance, The Scarlet Letter and “The Burning” have distinctly contrasted points within their storyline. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, and Estela Portilo Trambley’s, “The Burning” contrast heavily in terms of their setting, religious beliefs, and the main character’s fate.
First, The Scarlet Letter contrasts by means of setting, Hester’s fate, and Hester’s religious beliefs. For example, The Scarlet Letter’s setting is in an extremely strict, …show more content…
For example, the area the story takes place in seems vastly different compared to The Scarlet Letter’s setting. Introducing the setting to “The Burning”, Trambley sets the scene with details of Lela’s origin:“She had come across the mountain to their pueblo many years before. She had crossed la Barranca del Cobre alone”(Trambley 299). Taking place in la Barranca del Cobre, an area in Northern Mexico, the setting is vastly different from an American Puritan society. To elaborate on the previous subject, contrast appears again in religious views between each character discussed. The author explains, “Part of her strangeness was the rooted depth of her own religion. She didn’t convert to Christianity”(Trambley 300). Lela, the main character, never converted to the norm religion she saw around her however, Hester believed in Christianity and never stopped believing. Also, Fiery and harsh, Lela’s death contrasts Hester’s peaceful death from old age. While describing the Lela’s death, Trambley describes the feelings they have for her:“ No one listened. The piling of wood continued until the match was lit. Happy… Happy fire… it would burn the sin and the sinner”(Trambley 306). Ending the story with the Christians burning Lela for her sins conflicts with Hester’s death because, she died peacefully and naturally. In summary, “The Burning” contrasts The Scarlet Letter in terms of Lela’s living setting, her religious views, and eventual