Scarlet Witch

hold Hester down. The punishment is so ineffective, in fact, that it actually has the opposite effect on Hester. The author crafted the scarlet letter so it could have multiple purposes. Most of the purposes, if not all, lead to a bigger theme in the novel: identity. While the townspeople may judge her because she has the scarlet letter on her chest, the scarlet letter brings out Hester’s true identity. The A on Hester’s chest shows the world her sin, it shows her strength, it shows her kindness…

In the novel The Scarlet Letter, the all-knowing narrator provides numerous examinations of the main character, Hester Prynne, and addresses the reader’s questions about her motivation to stay in Boston after receiving her punishment in the statement, “But there is a fatality, a feeling so irresistible and inevitable that it has the force of doom, which almost invariably compels human beings to linger around and haunt, ghost-like, the spot where some great and marked event has given the color to…

reminder of Hester’s sin; the first is the scarlet letter. Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Pearl is a painful reminder of evilness that resulted from adultery. She is labeled as a wicked child and referred to as the Devil’s daughter. But, she does not only signify wickedness, for she represents something far more: the pearl of great price. After committing adultery and refusing to give up the name of the man involved, Hester Prynne was labeled with a scarlet letter A. This symbolized adultery…

The Scarlet Letter, which focuses on Hester Prynne, a woman ostracized from society for adultery, Hawthorne depicts 17th century Boston and the way women were treated at that time. Furthermore, from his depiction, one may notice a feminist foundation upon which he wrote the book. Hawthorne’s representation of the women in the 17th century, the women’s rights movement in the 19th century, and the women in his own life play a significant role in the feminist portrayals of women in The Scarlet…

title of this novel signifies the main character’s (Hester) crime, sin, and representation in her town. The Scarlet Letter “A” embodied in threads of gold is to be worn on her chest as a public acknowledgment of her adultery, which make the letter attract even more attention. As a result, Hester experience disrespect, hardship, and an outcast from the public. Another significance of the scarlet letter is Dimmesdale, whose the father of Hester’s daughter, Pearl, because both of them suffered from…

In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn, many symbols are present. The largest and most know of the symbols is the scarlet letter A. The scarlet letter A was prominent thought out the whole story and was surrounded by other smaller symbols. The first third of "The Scarlet Letter" is when the scarlet letter is introduced along with the explanation surrounding it. The scarlet letter A is introduced in chapter two during the first scaffold scene. The scaffold is where Hester Prynne is…

a lot of mystery and romance novels. But, none of them can compare to the love created by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the book entitled, The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne’s performance of symbolism is displayed throughout the tale. The main character, Hester Prynne had committed adultery with the Puritan minister, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. The author uses the scarlet letter, made into an “A” by Hester Prynne for her sin, throughout the story to symbolize Hester’s identity of herself. In the beginning…

Both Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible contain crucial themes that build the backbone of their plots. “A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity” was once said by Baltasar Gracián, a Spanish writer, and could be applied to each book, as they show the importance, value, and power of a name or reputation. Although the main themes of reputation ring throughout the book, the motifs play just as critical of a role. For example, revenge and the…

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…

The Scarlet Letter was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850 and was set in a Puritan society in the colonial age. The story explores the ideas of truth, sin, guilt, hypocrisy, and social stigmatizing by interactions between Hester, her Scarlet Letter, Chillingworth, Dimmesdale, and the Puritan Society. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote this due to his background history with his Puritan ancestors, financial problems, and disdain for Transcendentalism ideology. Nathaniel’s background as a Puritan…