Confirmation Letter Essay

The Scarlet Letter as Hypocritical Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet letter is a book of great symbolism. This book is about how society treats, and punishes a woman who have committed adultery. The plot of the book that follows the life of the main character, Hester and her daughter, Pearl. In the meantime, there are a few other main characters that are play a big role in hester’s life. These characters are the preacher of the town, Dimmesdale, and the doctor of the town, Chillingworth.…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter is, in effect, just as much as a thematic parable as a novel telling a story. Many themes are entrenched throughout the novel, each surely holding the potential, and significance, to merit discussion. However, the one at focus in this composition is suffering; in particular, it is attempting to answer the question of whether we can say if one single character suffered more than others, and who this individual might be. While the four main characters…

Hester Prynne’s Dishonorable Adultery Some critics argue that the character of Hester Prynne in the Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a courageous and praiseworthy woman. On the other hand, how can one consider Hester lionhearted without focusing on her sinful acts in the novel? D.H. Lawrence uses simple, yet complex literary techniques to persuade his audiences more effectively. D.H. Lawrence is more persuasive in his work while criticizing Hester Prynne. By doing this, he…

Hook. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a historical fiction novel that follows Hester Prynne, an adulterer, through her life with her daughter, the father of her daughter, and her husband that she cheated on. Taking place in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, Hester is released from prison and lives and provides for her daughter solely alone, which is a complete contradiction to the standard conventions in her community at the time. As part of her punishment Hester is forced to…

"Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with the things suffered, things enjoyed, things done and undone. Dawn and doom was in the branches"(Hurston 8). Who is Janie? A lady of mixed white and black heritage, Janie is the result of a poor, black lady raped by a nameless white teacher and the upbringing of her granny who lacked sturdy emotional ties. Her sensualness and romantic quest after love make her a target for men of all ages. She experiences 3 totally different marriages, all of…

In the modern psychological debate of nature vs nurture many psychologists believe that people are shaped by their genetic predispositions and environment. Novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his gothic romance, The Scarlet Letter, fictionalizes the seventeenth century shameful epoch of the Puritan adulteress Hester Prynne. Hawthorne himself descended from the Massachusetts Puritan John Hathorne and his motivation to write developed as a result of his conflicting feelings of shame and pride for…

The Symbols of a lifetime Symbols are used around us rather it be the business logos or colors. Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter there are many symbols. The three that the reader will be informed about will be Pearl the product of the sin between Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, the scarlet letter “A”, the sign for adultery, and Roger Chillingworth, a doctor bent on revenge. Pearl is the illegitimate daughter of Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne who was conceived…

Nathaniel Hawthorne in his novel, The Scarlet Letter, portrays the life of a sinner in a Puritan society. He displays how self and public guilt can deteriorate a human. Hawthorne uses the characters Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and The Reverend Dimmesdale to show that allenation and shame result in deterioration of one’s self. Hester Prynne is the first character Hawthorne presents as a sinner. Hester Prynne is publically shamed and alienated by the town because of her sin. Hester Prynne…

Human nature brings out the strengths and weaknesses of society. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, the concepts of sin and resilience are brought into question. Resilience is the ability to recover rather quickly from difficult situations. This trait is seen in the protagonist, Hester Prynne, through her stubborn personality in which she knows what she stands for. In contrast, the characters in this novel all present their weakness at some point. One of the most prominent…

century Puritan Boston, The Scarlet Letter is a tale about a good woman who made a terrible mistake. She committed adultery. In Puritan society, adultery was the ultimate sin, and it was punishable by death. Since Hester Prynne gave birth to a child due to this sin, the townspeople decide not to punish her by death, but rather allow her to live out her days with her child while condemned to wear a scarlet A on her bosom. Many themes stand out in The Scarlet Letter, and readers will notice…