Scarlet Letter reminds me of Othello and Macbeth. I have heard of Scarlet letter. However, I never get to read it during high school. I am shocked and surprised after reading it. Scarlet letter, Othello, and Macbeth fall into the categories of vengeance, depiction, and justice. From my perspective, Othello own jealousy lead him to sin against his wife. While Macbeth own pride, envy, greed, wrath, lust and jealousy lead him to sin against King Duncan. I love Othello and Macbeth because I was able to analyze them during my high school year. I wish I had read Scarlet Letter when I was in high school. It is such a shame that I did not look into it.
The novel Scarlet Letter is mainly about sin, adultery, guilt, deception, revenge and courage. After reading the Scarlet letter, I can say that the author beautifully wrote it. Moreover, I started to ponder this question in my mind, “what is the definition of sin.” I know the definition of sin, however, this novel make me question myself …show more content…
Such helpfulness was found in her,—so much power to do, and power to sympathize,—that many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification. They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman’s strength” (Hawthorne, 1850, pg. 242-243). This quote stood out to me the most because the villager starts seeing Hester in a different light. The scarlet letter ‘A’ supposed to stand for ‘adultery’ and shame her, however, it empowers her because it strengthens her as a strong woman. As a result, the villager sees how Hester had changed by changing the meaning of the scarlet letter to other eyes. From my perspective, Hester turns her shame into courage. She redefines herself and refuses to be defined by her community’s judgment. She never let the community bring her down. This makes me happy because the scarlet letter ‘A’ transforms its meaning from sinful to a symbol of strength and that Hester is a capable
The novel Scarlet Letter is mainly about sin, adultery, guilt, deception, revenge and courage. After reading the Scarlet letter, I can say that the author beautifully wrote it. Moreover, I started to ponder this question in my mind, “what is the definition of sin.” I know the definition of sin, however, this novel make me question myself …show more content…
Such helpfulness was found in her,—so much power to do, and power to sympathize,—that many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification. They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman’s strength” (Hawthorne, 1850, pg. 242-243). This quote stood out to me the most because the villager starts seeing Hester in a different light. The scarlet letter ‘A’ supposed to stand for ‘adultery’ and shame her, however, it empowers her because it strengthens her as a strong woman. As a result, the villager sees how Hester had changed by changing the meaning of the scarlet letter to other eyes. From my perspective, Hester turns her shame into courage. She redefines herself and refuses to be defined by her community’s judgment. She never let the community bring her down. This makes me happy because the scarlet letter ‘A’ transforms its meaning from sinful to a symbol of strength and that Hester is a capable