John Winthrop

patriarchal society. Hester Prynne, the Puritan adulteress shamed for her crime in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter”, primely exemplifies this definition. Throughout the course of the allegorical work, Hester is able to overcome the ignominy brought upon her, support a child on her own, and make a living, despite being known as the town’s adulteress. For these reasons, the Hester Prynne stood as the strongest feminist of her time, and perhaps even of today. During and after her public…

Public Humiliation Public humiliation was a acceptance with the Puritans, and how they treated people who sinned. Nathaniel Hawthorne made Hester Prynne the main character the one who committed the biggest sin of all. Adultery, and she wore A on her chest that only changed her appearance. ‘’Concerns Raised on ‘’Scarlet Letter’’ for Drunk Drivers”. By Toni Locy thinks its ok to put a letter on the driver's licence of people that drink and drive. The Scarlet Letter does not serve as a…

Themes are very apparent and are found in practically every work of literature. There are many different types of themes which are used to express what a work is about, and help the reader create a better understanding of what the story is telling. These themes are exhibited by the many different characters found in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and assist the reader into going more in depth into the personal characteristics and inner-workings of each individual character, as they…

Ever since I was a toddler, I was raised to be respectful, well-behaved, and polite. Visiting my Grandparent 's house resembled a test. I constantly scrutinized myself: were my elbows on the table? Did I forget to put a “please” after that “yes”? My Dad raised me in this way solely to impress his own parents. But, as I grew up I discovered things about both my Dad and my Grandparents that contradicted what I knew as a kid. Neither my Dad nor my Grandparents were the polite and the “good…

“Feminism is the belief, attitude and action that work toward women’s rights and the equality between men and women” (Feminism and Other Issues”). Women were always thought to be inferior to men. Feminism has been a movement started by women searching for equal rights and opportunities as men. Although feminism can be found in almost any place in the world, feminism in the Puritan faith has absurd punishments. Feminism has been around since the late 1800s; women were tired of unequal rights and…

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, took place in Boston in the 1600’s. This romanticism novel is exhilarating yet depressing. The main character Hester Prynne, is punished for adultery and Chillingworth, another main character, seeks revenge. The major themes in the novel are nature, libertarianism, and extoic settings and are still expressed in today 's society. Not many people realize these themes are in everyday lives today but back then people relied on the desire to be free, the…

Nathaniel Hawthorne 's The Scarlet Letter is full of symbolism. Every item has a story in it. He didn’t just throw in a rose because they’re his favorite flower. He put thought and meaning into every word in the book. Hawthorne’s symbolism may be over discussed in various english classes, but it for good reason. Most students wouldn’t see the symbolism behind each major items or characters in the book. Probably the most prominent symbol, and the most discussed, is the scarlet letter. The…

The author’s view on sin in The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterpiece, sin plays a dominant role in how Hawthorne steered the plot. Many people would argue that Hawthorne seems to imply support of sin, especially adultery, but true study of the book’s characters and their descriptions counters that idea. The plot of Scarlet Letter shows that Hawthorne believes sin, no matter how the narrator views the characters, ultimately leads to death. Hester and Dimmesdale…

When The Scarlet Letter was written in 1850 , society progressed away from the harsh theocracy of the Puritans and towards laissez-faire laws that allowed for greater religious freedom in the Boston area. Of course, Boston remains heavily Christian to-day. Through religion comes morality, and its influence is apparent in The Scarlet Letter: heaven or hell, sin and atonement, limited rights of women, and the feckless Puritan theocracy. Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth all…

Love and It’s Effects on the Individual Have you ever been betrayed by someone you’ve loved? How does it feel? In Roald Dahl’s suspenseful and climactic twisted tale, “Lamb to the Slaughter,” Mary Maloney goes through a very analogous situation. Mary, a very conventional and optimistic woman who is the perfect stereotype of a housewife, loves her husband unconditionally. She is pregnant, glowing, and lively, until it all changes at the time Mary gets betrayed by her husband…