Isolation in the Scarlet Letter No.2
The Scarlet Letter tells the narrative of the adulterous Hester Prynne and the discipline she endures because of her Puritan community, a community committed to the purification of society. In Hester's community, the wrongdoing of one individual is thought to be the sin of each person. Because of this, the whole community is committed punishing the heathen, and simultaneously, cleansing themselves of the stain she brings. Hester is sentenced to wear always the scarlet letter connoting her sin, yet alongside this disgrace, or characteristic of disgrace or enduring, comes life as an eternal outcast. Hester and her daughter, Pearl, are expelled from the congregation and banned from any respectable home unless Hester is there to nurture the debilitated or the hungry. As she develops, Pearl won't be admitted to class or into the organization of other children.
Hester and Pearl are not the only isolated figures in this novel. The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, Pearl's father, whose character remains a mystery from the town for the vast majority of the novel, is disconnected in the throes of his concealed guilt. Moreover, Roger Chillingworth, Hester's husband, has returned after being held captive for years by the Native Americans. Unrecognized by …show more content…
He’s young, attractive, and smart. His notoriety is distinguished and developing. He's even won the certainty and profound respect of the senator. There seems to be no limit to what this young reverend might do. Be that as it may, his sin eats up him. As a minister, he is to exemplify Christ's commandments on earth. Were it realized that he is the father of Hester's child, his profession would be decimated. He would positively confront quick and ruthless discipline, discipline likely far more awful than Hester perseveres. All things considered, as a minister and as a man, Dimmesdale is expected to know and behave better than a poor, misguided
The Scarlet Letter tells the narrative of the adulterous Hester Prynne and the discipline she endures because of her Puritan community, a community committed to the purification of society. In Hester's community, the wrongdoing of one individual is thought to be the sin of each person. Because of this, the whole community is committed punishing the heathen, and simultaneously, cleansing themselves of the stain she brings. Hester is sentenced to wear always the scarlet letter connoting her sin, yet alongside this disgrace, or characteristic of disgrace or enduring, comes life as an eternal outcast. Hester and her daughter, Pearl, are expelled from the congregation and banned from any respectable home unless Hester is there to nurture the debilitated or the hungry. As she develops, Pearl won't be admitted to class or into the organization of other children.
Hester and Pearl are not the only isolated figures in this novel. The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, Pearl's father, whose character remains a mystery from the town for the vast majority of the novel, is disconnected in the throes of his concealed guilt. Moreover, Roger Chillingworth, Hester's husband, has returned after being held captive for years by the Native Americans. Unrecognized by …show more content…
He’s young, attractive, and smart. His notoriety is distinguished and developing. He's even won the certainty and profound respect of the senator. There seems to be no limit to what this young reverend might do. Be that as it may, his sin eats up him. As a minister, he is to exemplify Christ's commandments on earth. Were it realized that he is the father of Hester's child, his profession would be decimated. He would positively confront quick and ruthless discipline, discipline likely far more awful than Hester perseveres. All things considered, as a minister and as a man, Dimmesdale is expected to know and behave better than a poor, misguided