People are often treated or judged in a manner that is less than equal before people know the true nature of the person. For us, judgement is an instinct, we use it to make assumptions of what is safe, right, and wrong. Judgement is the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions. Throughout The Scarlet Letter, judgement is displayed quite often.
Hester Prynne, the main character in The Scarlet Letter, commits a sin that is heavily looked down upon, and she is forced to adjust to her new life of constant judgement and ridicule. Hester Prynne was considered a malefactress and was required to spend time in jail and be publicly shamed and humiliated on the scaffold in the center of the town. Nathaniel Hawthorne …show more content…
Judgement can be positive as well, in The Scarlet Letter it states,”She bore on her breast, in the curiously embroidered letter, a specimen of her delicate and imaginative skill of which the dames of a court might have gladly availed themselves, to add the richer and more spiritual adornment of human ingenuity to their fabrics of silk and gold.” (Hawthorne, 85). This simply states that because of the sin Hester committed and the judgement she withheld, she made her attention from the townspeople and magistrates efficient. Hester’s scarlet letter was so beautifully embroidered, that it brought about business that helped her reputation. With Hester’s new reputation, most of her judgement became evanescent.
Alexis de Tocqueville, a French sociologist and political theorist, wrote multiple books. His books were analysis ' of the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals, as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. His book Democracy in America, was one of the most influential books in the nineteenth century. With its sagacity observations on equality and individualism, Tocqueville’s work remains a valuable explanation of America to Europeans and Americans to …show more content…
In other words, your words will either help you in the future, if your judgement is positive, or your words will hurt you, if your judgement is negative. Arthur Dimmesdale’s judgement was negative, he thought that if he just left Hester to take the blame for the sin that the two of them committed, everything would be fine. Dimmesdale was wrong, guilt overpowered him, and he turned into a lying, depressed, self-tortured man. Arthur Dimmesdale’s words hurt him, and he felt regret till the day he
Hester Prynne, the main character in The Scarlet Letter, commits a sin that is heavily looked down upon, and she is forced to adjust to her new life of constant judgement and ridicule. Hester Prynne was considered a malefactress and was required to spend time in jail and be publicly shamed and humiliated on the scaffold in the center of the town. Nathaniel Hawthorne …show more content…
Judgement can be positive as well, in The Scarlet Letter it states,”She bore on her breast, in the curiously embroidered letter, a specimen of her delicate and imaginative skill of which the dames of a court might have gladly availed themselves, to add the richer and more spiritual adornment of human ingenuity to their fabrics of silk and gold.” (Hawthorne, 85). This simply states that because of the sin Hester committed and the judgement she withheld, she made her attention from the townspeople and magistrates efficient. Hester’s scarlet letter was so beautifully embroidered, that it brought about business that helped her reputation. With Hester’s new reputation, most of her judgement became evanescent.
Alexis de Tocqueville, a French sociologist and political theorist, wrote multiple books. His books were analysis ' of the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals, as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. His book Democracy in America, was one of the most influential books in the nineteenth century. With its sagacity observations on equality and individualism, Tocqueville’s work remains a valuable explanation of America to Europeans and Americans to …show more content…
In other words, your words will either help you in the future, if your judgement is positive, or your words will hurt you, if your judgement is negative. Arthur Dimmesdale’s judgement was negative, he thought that if he just left Hester to take the blame for the sin that the two of them committed, everything would be fine. Dimmesdale was wrong, guilt overpowered him, and he turned into a lying, depressed, self-tortured man. Arthur Dimmesdale’s words hurt him, and he felt regret till the day he