In the 17th century, women's rights in the colony Boston, was nearly nonexistent. Their town heavily focused on religion and their judicial ethics was based on the bible. Nathaniel Hawthorne played with the idea of breaking away when religion and social expectations is right or wrong during a time where it was a normality to harshly punish others for their sins. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story of The Scarlet Letter he explores the idea of Hester breaking away from society wants by exploring the relationship between expected actions and the actions that Heaster displayed. The Scarlet Letter was written during a time period where women were oppressed and had little social status in the community. This concept of belittling women was very prevalent
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However, after escaping the harsh colony, she decided to move back to her hometown after Pearl married a nobleman. Even though many years have passed, Hester continued to wear the scarlet A on her chest. By continuing to do so, she proved that the ‘A’ over her chest did not have any hold on her. She changed the meaning of the ‘A’ from adultery to able. Changing the meaning of the hateful letter, to something that represented strength showed that her character had incredible growth. “The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread … and they had made her strong” but the scarlet letter gave her much strength (180). Hester developed into a character of dignity and pride, rather than a wrongly accused, shameful …show more content…
Pearl is unaware of the severity of her mother's situation and she exclaims the scarlet letter on her mother’s chest with the metaphorical lack of sunshine in her mother’s life. Pearl assumes, often as children think, that her mother is a representative of all adults. She suggests that she believes that all women should have the mark of the scarlet ‘A” or the equivalent, however, Pearl should surely have noticed other women not wearing it on their chest. Pearl suggests that the scarlet letter, which represented the sin that her mother made, is an inevitable part of being a mature human being. The relationship that Pearl and Hester had, showed the strength that Hester had, and that strength she gave her
However, after escaping the harsh colony, she decided to move back to her hometown after Pearl married a nobleman. Even though many years have passed, Hester continued to wear the scarlet A on her chest. By continuing to do so, she proved that the ‘A’ over her chest did not have any hold on her. She changed the meaning of the ‘A’ from adultery to able. Changing the meaning of the hateful letter, to something that represented strength showed that her character had incredible growth. “The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread … and they had made her strong” but the scarlet letter gave her much strength (180). Hester developed into a character of dignity and pride, rather than a wrongly accused, shameful …show more content…
Pearl is unaware of the severity of her mother's situation and she exclaims the scarlet letter on her mother’s chest with the metaphorical lack of sunshine in her mother’s life. Pearl assumes, often as children think, that her mother is a representative of all adults. She suggests that she believes that all women should have the mark of the scarlet ‘A” or the equivalent, however, Pearl should surely have noticed other women not wearing it on their chest. Pearl suggests that the scarlet letter, which represented the sin that her mother made, is an inevitable part of being a mature human being. The relationship that Pearl and Hester had, showed the strength that Hester had, and that strength she gave her