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I think that the character, Hester, in the scarlet letter, will be Forgiven as long as she wants to. I think this because she believed that God punished you for your sins, but then, when someone had a new theory that God can forgive you, then beliefs started to change. It was just a common belief for the puritans that God punished sinners and that you could become a sinner from being born. In the story Hester said “thou shalt forgive me”. This means that Hester believes that God will forgive her…

Through a political lens, In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne wants to point out the flaw in public humiliation and how it fails to address the problem. Instead, Hawthorne wants to show how public humiliation only serves to benefit…

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, there is an enormous amount of symbolism throughout the novel. It can be seen in the language used, the events, or the actions of different characters. However, did Hawthorne use an entire character as a symbol? Although the historical fiction novel may portray Pearl simply as Hester’s daughter and nothing more, a more in-depth analysis proves that she is much more than just another character. Despite the large amount of symbolism throughout…

A prominent theme, not only in The Scarlet Letter, but also Society would be innocence and sin. “A pure hand needs no glove to cover it” (Hawthorne 143,) while a guilty man cowards in the shadows, fearful of the impending consequences. Hester is notoriously known around town as an adulteress who wears her immorale fault upon her chest.…

The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne does both. For over a century, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel of forbidden love in Puritan Boston has captivated audiences. In this scene from the book, Hawthorne exploits symbolism, the mode of description, and pathos to illustrate the transformative power of love. Hawthorne begins by saying, “Let us not look back, … See! With this symbol, I Undo it all…” This symbol talks about the scarlet letter A that Hester wears on her bosom. The scarlet letter is a…

In his novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne presents readers with Pearl, the peculiar young daughter of Hester Prynne. Since Pearl’s birth, Hester and her daughter became isolated from Puritan society, living together with very little interaction with the rest of society. As a result, Pearl grew to have a personality that troubled even Hester. Though this anomalous personality disturbed Hester and was a constant reminder of the passion and sinfulness through which Pearl was conceived,…

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Historical Fiction 1800’s The Author and His/Her Times Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on Independence day, 1804 and died on May 19, 1864. Form, Structure, and Plot Nathaniel Hawthorne Point of View The Scarlet Letter is written in third person omniscient and in the past tense. By incorporating third person omniscient, the narrator is able to tell the story from one viewpoint that shows he knows more about the characters than they know…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is a story entirely focused on public shame. During the time of the Puritans in the mid-1600s, ignominy was one way punishment was granted unto those who had committed sins. Ignominy, though a foreign word to many, is no old topic. Seen in nearly every aspect of society today, public shaming nearly completely controls the image society gives to those who have done wrong. The reputation of a poor action is on the shoulders of the wrongdoer for nearly the…

Symbols are commonly used by authors in novels to represent a larger theme or notation. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, the scarlet ‘A’ is used as a symbol to present the progression of Hester, the protagonist, from feeling embarrassed to embracing the scarlet letter on her chest. The symbol of the ‘A’ also shows the development of Hester’s community’s acceptance of her and her sin. In the beginning of the novel, Hester is portrayed as an abashed woman whom greatly regrets…

People endure many choices to make everyday, and the decisions they choose results in a lasting impact on the rest of their lives. In The Scarlet Letter, one decision that Hester Prynne executes influences humiliation for the rest of her life. A Puritan crowd gathers to shame Hester Prynne and find her guilty of adultery. As a result, she wears a scarlet “A” on her dress. As she stands on the scaffold, Hester sees her long-lost husband in the crowd, and he vows to find the father of the child,…