The Scarlet Letter Essay

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a very grotesque story, however there is always something beautiful to come out of it to keep the reader interested throughout the book. This is a story of a woman named Hester who commits adultery and suffers, but thrives through the consequences. The storyline connects to a Puritan culture and a time of romanticism, where sins against God weren’t accepted at all. Where in today’s society, it may not be as big of a deal. The scaffold, the letter A,…

harbors a Scarlet letter “A”. Hester harbors that guilt and sin through her Scarlet letter and also her child. Her actions in the beginning show that she concealed the name of her lover to protect him but it was revealed at the end. Hester’s choices show that she affected the characterisation of other characters like Dimmesdale. Hester and Dimmesdale are both buried in separated graves, each with the an “A” on it to show their crime. They still kept the guilt and sin even after death. In The…

shunned her and ultimately tried to strip her of her self confidence. Shortly after the publishing of the Scarlet Letter women started to question their role in society. The Scarlet Letter helped set up a base for the women 's rights movement. When Hester Prynne was found guilty of adultery, she is forced to where a stitched Scarlet letter…

In a Puritan society, people are not considered worthy of respect if they do not have an honorable reputation. The Puritans were also people of God who did not tolerate any sin. In The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, many of the characters struggle deeply with their pasts. Each character lives their lives attempting to deal with and completely understand the shame they’re feeling. The shame they all feel is provoked by the actions that cost them their respect. The two main…

Often in life a single mistake can determines ones future. Color can also play a role in the concept of life, and the different things that happen throughout it. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author focuses on the Puritan society, specifically their perspectives on life regarding adultery, sin and forgiveness. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne uses the idea of color to express these concepts with red, black and white, showing the good and evil woven into the society.…

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet letter is a romantic classic novel of deception and suspense which further goes along with the themes of sin, retribution and pride. Hester Prynne, a young married woman in a devout Puritan town conceived a child but her husband had been missing for many years. It made it clear that she was engaged in adultery. For this reason, villagers sent her to prison where she gave birth to her daughter and eventually called her daughter “Pearl”. After…

many individuals obtain their own interpretation of what’s known as “sinful deeds”. Considering the contrasting personalities in humanity, separate religion and distinctive faith will guide the individual following the act. In Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, a woman encountering the inadequate features of life, endures the path of sin through transgressional choices, repentance, and courage. Firstly, Hester encountered the traumatic act of Puritan consequences through the…

In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the protagonists are accused of unspeakable crimes in Puritan New England ruining their reputations. Although the reason for punishment may differ, the protagonists, John Proctor and Hester Prynne, lost something in common: their reputation. Their acceptance of their punishment shows the importance of their reputation, the corruption of their communities, and the fear of judgment by their peers. The Scarlet…

Arthur Dimmesdale: How Living a Lie Leaves One In The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale begins as the perfect image of a Puritan, a saint in the eyes off all the townspeople. However, Arthur Dimmesdale is nothing but a human, a mere representative of all who are capable of sin, a human who makes mistakes, just like all of the characters in this novel. However, out of all the characters that the reader becomes familiar with in the novel, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale alone completely changes.…

any mistaken pity and tenderness for him; for, believe me, Hester, though he were to step down from a high place, and stand there beside thee, on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart through life." (64) The Scarlet Letter is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne based on a bed of lies, hypocrisy and sin that focuses on Hester Prynne. She is a young, beautiful woman who is married to a mysterious older man named Roger Chillingworth. Hester commits adultery with a man…