The heart and brain are thought to be of two extremes: the emotional and the analytical, the semantic and the pragmatic. Conformity is a catch, feelings get in the way, and the common goal that is to be perceived is distorted. In Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, a woman named Hester Prynne commits adultery with a minister named Arthur Dimmesdale and only she is publicly scrutinized. Although this seems advantageous for Dimmesdale at first, this held in guilt destroys him and is reminded of his sin whenever he sees Hester with the scarlet ‘A”. The fallacies of human morality become the centerpiece of The Scarlet Letter and showcase the battle between one 's true feelings and the constant pressure for him/her to conform. Although not
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They begin to formulate scenarios that detract from the fact that he actually sinned and could not believe what happened. What is significant about the crowd’s reaction is that it is reliant not on what is the message that is delivered but whom the message is delivered by. The reaction of the crowd is a critical point that Hawthorne utilizes to convey a major social flaw in which people rely on public beliefs rather than their own. Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne showcases the fallacies of human morality and the conflict between one’s true feelings and conforming to his/her society.These moral imperfections can be analyzed on a larger scale and is still applicable to society today. Public figures such as music artists hold such a reputation that people go so far as to follow every aspect of their life. People become consumed by other people’s beliefs and marginalized about their own that they conform to the “status quo” and use other people’s morals as guidelines to their own. Authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne bring out the crude and unpleasant side of human life. The psychological breakdowns authors invoke offer an extrinsic perspective of human flaws. It allows societal issues to manifest itself into a form in that can help reveal what is really wrong within society. The moral ambiguity that is abundant in the novel brings forth a realistic representation of the paradox that is
They begin to formulate scenarios that detract from the fact that he actually sinned and could not believe what happened. What is significant about the crowd’s reaction is that it is reliant not on what is the message that is delivered but whom the message is delivered by. The reaction of the crowd is a critical point that Hawthorne utilizes to convey a major social flaw in which people rely on public beliefs rather than their own. Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne showcases the fallacies of human morality and the conflict between one’s true feelings and conforming to his/her society.These moral imperfections can be analyzed on a larger scale and is still applicable to society today. Public figures such as music artists hold such a reputation that people go so far as to follow every aspect of their life. People become consumed by other people’s beliefs and marginalized about their own that they conform to the “status quo” and use other people’s morals as guidelines to their own. Authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne bring out the crude and unpleasant side of human life. The psychological breakdowns authors invoke offer an extrinsic perspective of human flaws. It allows societal issues to manifest itself into a form in that can help reveal what is really wrong within society. The moral ambiguity that is abundant in the novel brings forth a realistic representation of the paradox that is