Hester Prynne
Physical Attributes
Hawthorne describes Hester Prynne as a beautiful woman. She’s tall, “with a figure of perfect elegance on a large scale” (54). She has thick, dark hair with black eyes. Hawthorne makes her seem like the perfect girl by describing all her glowing features.
Personality Traits
Hester Prynne is unique. “The point that drew all eyes… was that scarlet letter, so fantastically embroidered and illuminated on her bosom” (54). Instead of wearing a plain scarlet letter, she turns the punishment into a statement. She embroidered it, giving it personality. This shows that she is a bold individual who will not let society define her.
She is strong. “The unhappy culprit sustained herself as best a woman might, under the …show more content…
Hawthorne describes society’s view very early on in the book, ““Let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart” … “This woman has brought shame upon us all, and ought to die”” (52) The second scene in the book is at the market-place where everyone is gathered around, and the women are gossiping about Hester. They feel as if she has embarrassed not only herself, but the women of the village. The think she should die for her sin. She moves to the edge of the town, and everyone views her as an outcast. Even the children of the town view her this way, and when she comes into town with Pearl, they throw mud at the mother and daughter. This shows that no matter who you are in the town, you basically have the same feelings toward Hester Prynne as everyone else; no one has respect for …show more content…
While everyone is praising him and his sermons, he is distressed because of the sin. Everyone “believed he would go heavenward before them… And, all this time, perchance, when poor Mr. Dimmesdale was thinking of his grave, he questioned with himself whether the grass would ever grow on it, because an accursed thing must there be buried” (139)! He has very painful thoughts about himself and he’s constantly worried. He’s vulnerable to Chillingworth and he has an insecure, sorrowful demeanor. When he starts to harm himself, it really affects the reader because you can see that he’s truly suffering. He has become very unstable and the sin has taken a toll on his aura. A once spirited pastor is now tenuous because of the sin he has
Physical Attributes
Hawthorne describes Hester Prynne as a beautiful woman. She’s tall, “with a figure of perfect elegance on a large scale” (54). She has thick, dark hair with black eyes. Hawthorne makes her seem like the perfect girl by describing all her glowing features.
Personality Traits
Hester Prynne is unique. “The point that drew all eyes… was that scarlet letter, so fantastically embroidered and illuminated on her bosom” (54). Instead of wearing a plain scarlet letter, she turns the punishment into a statement. She embroidered it, giving it personality. This shows that she is a bold individual who will not let society define her.
She is strong. “The unhappy culprit sustained herself as best a woman might, under the …show more content…
Hawthorne describes society’s view very early on in the book, ““Let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart” … “This woman has brought shame upon us all, and ought to die”” (52) The second scene in the book is at the market-place where everyone is gathered around, and the women are gossiping about Hester. They feel as if she has embarrassed not only herself, but the women of the village. The think she should die for her sin. She moves to the edge of the town, and everyone views her as an outcast. Even the children of the town view her this way, and when she comes into town with Pearl, they throw mud at the mother and daughter. This shows that no matter who you are in the town, you basically have the same feelings toward Hester Prynne as everyone else; no one has respect for …show more content…
While everyone is praising him and his sermons, he is distressed because of the sin. Everyone “believed he would go heavenward before them… And, all this time, perchance, when poor Mr. Dimmesdale was thinking of his grave, he questioned with himself whether the grass would ever grow on it, because an accursed thing must there be buried” (139)! He has very painful thoughts about himself and he’s constantly worried. He’s vulnerable to Chillingworth and he has an insecure, sorrowful demeanor. When he starts to harm himself, it really affects the reader because you can see that he’s truly suffering. He has become very unstable and the sin has taken a toll on his aura. A once spirited pastor is now tenuous because of the sin he has