Nathaniel Hawthorn wrote The Scarlet Letter, the novel is very intriguing has quite a bit of symbolic and romantic references. The Scarlet Letter is well known for being one of the first dark romanticism novels, and it is very relevant even just through the first six chapters. One main element in dark romanticism is supernatural events and characters. Dark romanticism is also shown as sin can be found in many of the characters. The rose by the prison is another great example of romanticism as it focuses on the nature and individuality. Every day is a battle for Hester Prynne and Pearl Prynne, as they have to face discrimination and name-calling such as “devil-child”, which is a term that Pearl continuously seems to be referred to as.
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The most clearly stated sin in Hester’s adultery, she is tried and punished for her sins and will forever be changed because of her sin, though some may consider this a ”victimless crime”. "If thou feelest it to be for thy soul's peace, and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more effectual to salvation, I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer!” Another less implied sin is Pearls, for she is a child of sin, born into this mess of a life she is not given fair chances; Pearl is automatically seen as a sinner though it is all out of her control. A more hidden sin is that of the Puritan Minister Dimmesdale, for he too is an adulterer, though he is not revealed. Hester is very noble and doesn’t give her lovers name though she is pressured to do so many …show more content…
“ a wild rosebush. . . which might be imagined to offer their fragrance and fragile beauty to the prisoner as he went in, and to the condemned criminal as he came forth to his doom. . . “ This is just like Pearls life, growing away from the rest of the town, the only difference is she has her mother with her to help grow up and to not be lonely. Though alone, the rose is still able to thrive, and that makes you see Hester and Pearl as one team. They fight off the evil together and trust only
The most clearly stated sin in Hester’s adultery, she is tried and punished for her sins and will forever be changed because of her sin, though some may consider this a ”victimless crime”. "If thou feelest it to be for thy soul's peace, and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more effectual to salvation, I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer!” Another less implied sin is Pearls, for she is a child of sin, born into this mess of a life she is not given fair chances; Pearl is automatically seen as a sinner though it is all out of her control. A more hidden sin is that of the Puritan Minister Dimmesdale, for he too is an adulterer, though he is not revealed. Hester is very noble and doesn’t give her lovers name though she is pressured to do so many …show more content…
“ a wild rosebush. . . which might be imagined to offer their fragrance and fragile beauty to the prisoner as he went in, and to the condemned criminal as he came forth to his doom. . . “ This is just like Pearls life, growing away from the rest of the town, the only difference is she has her mother with her to help grow up and to not be lonely. Though alone, the rose is still able to thrive, and that makes you see Hester and Pearl as one team. They fight off the evil together and trust only