Hester Prynne

Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne writes his main character, Hester Prynne, loosely based on the real life Puritan dissenter, Anne Hutchinson. However, although Hutchinson is the main inspiration for Prynne, Hawthorne also wrote his own personality into that of Hester Prynne, making her a sort of cross between the characters of Hawthorne and Hutchinson. When she first appears in the novel, Hester Prynne is being taken from the jailhouse to a raised scaffolding in the town square…

Study into the Relationships of Hester Prynne In the Scarlet Letter although Hester is the main character, we don’t get to know what she is thinking. For this story, Nathaniel Hawthorne is the author and the narrator. He tells the story in a third person point of view. He never tells us what Hester thinks. He describes what is going on around her. This makes it difficult to actually see what Hester is thinking and how Hester feels. We may not know exactly what Hester is feeling toward these…

on women of this era, and the starring character of this story, Hester Prynne, experiences all three. Hawthorne’s choice to make Hester experience these challenges is to empower women. From being condemned, to providing for her daughter without a father figure, and finally to feeling anguished over the absence of her true lover , Hester Prynne continually grows stronger throughout her lifetime. The NPR interview entitled “Hester Prynne: Sinner, Victim, Object, Winner,” hosted by Jacki Lyden and…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s protagonist in The Scarlet Letter, he expresses his distaste in how Hawthorne painted Hester Prynne throughout the novel. Rather than focusing on the potential consequences of sin, Lawrence focuses on the elements that comprise it and finds these facets in Hester Prynne. Lawrence employs abrupt syntax, mocking tone, and impactful allusions to express his antipathy towards Hester Prynne’s character. Throughout his essay, Lawrence utilizes abrupt and choppy syntax to make his…

In The Scarlet Letter, a novel compose by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main character Hester Prynne accepts the fact that she has greatly sinned and comes to the realization that she has a price to pay for her wrongdoing against God. This novel can be considered a redemptive work because the author takes the readers through Hester 's journey on how she tries to better herself and her society after her transgression. Redemption is defined as the triumph of good over evil, the atonement for one 's…

important topics that are broached within the novel, the character of Hester Prynne is shown by Hawthorne in a unique way that is very applicable in modern society. Within the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne establishes the character of Hester Prynne through a multitude of rhetorical devices. The juxtaposition between Hawthorn’s characterization of Hester as a willful young woman and her humble repentance for her crime allow Hester to better herself in society and establish her as a role…

Bay Colony ostracizing Hester Prynne. According to the laws of the church, adultery calls for severe punishment. Therefore, the Puritan society bestows harsh punishment unto Prynne after she commits adultery with an unknown man. Hawthorne’s choice of words indicates his disagreement with the Puritan society’s verdict of Hester Prynne’s punishment. He creates various tones to portray his feelings towards the characters but also emphasizes the communities tone towards Prynne. Thus, in the novel…

Even when Hester Prynne was publicly shamed on the scaffold, she refused to name her lover’s name. This secret of the lover’s name affected Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale greatly, although he was involved in the secret, Dimmesdale could not deal with the guilt he was feeling and his health started to deteriorate, “His form grew emaciated; his voice, though still rich and sweet, had a certain melancholy prophecy of in it; he was often observed, on any slight alarm or other sudden accident, to put his…

completely disagrees with Hester Prynne’s mindset and actions that take place in the exposition of the novel. The author and critic uses lots of techniques to paint a picture of Hawthorne’s main character in The Scarlet Letter. D.H. Lawrence uses literary and biblical allusion, pretentious diction, and a critical tone in order to achieve his purpose to persuade the readers that Hester Prynne is a sinful seducer. Lawrence uses literary and biblical allusion to compare Hester to similar characters…

August 2017 Scarlet Letter Written in the Eighteen- fifties, The Scarlet Letter has been a controversial book for over a century. The novel revolves around the main female protagonist, Hester Prynne, who was caught and punished for committing adultery with an unknown partner. As a result of her actions Prynne has a child named pearl, who later on in the novel becomes the richest women in the new world. Since gender roles were beginning to switch towards a more positive side in the…