¨The Scarlet Letter¨ has a deep theme of morality. Hawthorne himself states that ¨The Scarlet Letter¨ is ¨a tale of human frailty and sorrow,¨ (55). This morality which is found throughout the entire book. Hawthorne makes sure that the reader knows this theme very well by the time the reader finishes this book. This theme of morality can be found in the Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and the important scenes of which they are involved.
Hester, the executor of a crime against marriage, has found love in the young clergyman Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester in the beginning of the novel is seen walking out of a jail with her new infant child wrapped in her arms. The woman is described by Hawthorne as ¨broad shoulders and well developed busts , and on round and ruddy cheeks, that had ripened in the far-off island,¨ (57). She is well noted as a character of great beauty and she also holds herself very confidently. This is prominent in how she reacts in situations in which her transgression was publicized.
The scene that Hester showed her charisma and her self confidence is the scene where she comes out of the prison. When she exits the prison, she stands with her child in her arms. When the man who was ordered to walk her to the scaffold placed his arm on her shoulder she shook him off. This is a sign of defiance towards this man. She was …show more content…
He even made comment about how he wanted to tell an old widow in the church that she will not see her deceased husband in heaven. As Mark Twain stated “There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” Dimmesdale being a minister had to hold back his temptation. Dimmesdale his now opening himself up into trying these different evils he is infatuated by these evils and this is the precise reason why he wishes to indulge with them. “Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before,” (May
Hester, the executor of a crime against marriage, has found love in the young clergyman Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester in the beginning of the novel is seen walking out of a jail with her new infant child wrapped in her arms. The woman is described by Hawthorne as ¨broad shoulders and well developed busts , and on round and ruddy cheeks, that had ripened in the far-off island,¨ (57). She is well noted as a character of great beauty and she also holds herself very confidently. This is prominent in how she reacts in situations in which her transgression was publicized.
The scene that Hester showed her charisma and her self confidence is the scene where she comes out of the prison. When she exits the prison, she stands with her child in her arms. When the man who was ordered to walk her to the scaffold placed his arm on her shoulder she shook him off. This is a sign of defiance towards this man. She was …show more content…
He even made comment about how he wanted to tell an old widow in the church that she will not see her deceased husband in heaven. As Mark Twain stated “There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” Dimmesdale being a minister had to hold back his temptation. Dimmesdale his now opening himself up into trying these different evils he is infatuated by these evils and this is the precise reason why he wishes to indulge with them. “Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before,” (May