John Winthrop

Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter to tell the story of Hester, who had a child out of adultery with the man whom she loved. Early in this story conflict builds with Hester realizing that her husband isn’t lost at sea. While the story transpired her husband slowly discovered the truth behind the sin of the Scarlet Letter. Hester and the ones she loved developed together throughout the whole story.The Scarlet letter focused on a sin committed by Hester and she was given the letter “A”. This…

Everyone today has a place in their lives, whether it is a place for peace or a place to express their true feelings and guilt. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, Throughout the novel, the meeting place at the scaffold presents the three most important scenes. It symbolizes shame and sin as well as sight of redemption for Hester. Hester’s punishment comes full circle at the scaffold, as it starts with humiliation and ends with salvation for herself, Pearl, and Dimmesdale.…

In his novel, Hawthorne shows that while sin which is exposed and confessed, frees the sinner's mind and often brings about a transformation in their life, sin which is concealed and cherished causes ruin and death. Hawthorne uses Hester, the woman suffering public shame and contempt, the sensitive and disturbed minister who hides his participation in the sin withering inside, and the jealous old man, Chillingworth, addicted by the madness of revenge (Londhe 3). In The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne…

Victims of public shame, such as Monica Lewinsky, Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Justine Sacco from “Is the Internet a Mob Without Consequence” are humiliated following the disclosure of their secrets, harassed by critics of the incident, and have spoiled reputations based on one broadcasted mistake, therefore, public shame should be left in the past. Victims of public shame face humiliation following the disclosure of their secrets because their actions are…

Kayla Kelly Mrs Melisse Aiello English III Honors November 2, 2016 Hester Prynne: Slut or Feminist Icon? The thing women have yet to learn is that nobody gives you power, you just take it. ~Roseanne Barr. In the novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester shines as a feminist throughout the story. A feminist is described as having the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities and partake in organized activity in support of women 's rights and…

Cate Blatchford October 27, 2016 Ms. Stephens Scarlet Letter Essay The Forest vs the Puritan Town It is important for people to have a right to express themselves and not feel like they are being judged in their own society. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the depiction of how the Puritan society limits the people’s thoughts and feelings is portrayed throughout the book. For Hester and Dimmesdale, the two major characters in the book, there is a place away…

In this quote, Hawthorne uses symbolism to convey the differences between Puritanism and nature. The prison, which is ugly and overgrown with weeds, represents Puritanism as cold and unforgiving. A metaphor also describes the prison as a black flower of society. Black represents sin, and the prison is a black flower because it feeds on sin. In stark contrast, the beautiful rose-bush embodies the forgiving demeanor of nature. Prisons punish sin, while nature forgives sin. This quote is an…

When you hear the word lie you automatically assign a negative connotation to it, but how often do you lie yourself? In Anton Chekhov's “The Lady with the Dog” he shows cheating and lying through the perspective of two married infidels in love. In Judith Viorst’s “The Truth About Lying” she analyzes the small white lies used by people in their daily lives. Although lying may be morally wrong, I believe small lies are necessary because they create a smoother functioning society in day to day life…

The Strong, Sinful Woman Hester Prynne was ostracized by the society around her for many years following the birth of her daughter Pearl. Since the day she walked out of the prison door people were calling her names and saying she should be put to death, but no matter how many hurtful names the townspeople came up with to throw at her, she always accepted them and said nothing in return. Hester’s crime of adultery went against the town’s religious morals because that strictly disobeyed one…

In The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th- Century America, Johnson and Wilentz reveal the economic, social, sexual, and racial atmosphere that gave rise to cults and virile charismatic leaders. They recreate an intriguing story of a flawed prophet and the wrongly guided followers during the 1820-1830-time period. Throughout their writings the authors provide usage of stories and memoirs of Margaret Matthews, William Stone, and Gilbert Vale when constructing the life and…