Scarlet letter analysis
Sin and guilt are one of the main themes that are continuously mentioned in Nathaniel Hawthorn's book The Scarlet Letter. Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth experience the different forms and effects of sin and guilt. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale are both mostly convicted for having the sin of adultery while Roger Chillingworth is most guilty of having the sin of revenge. Out of these 3 main characters Hester handles her sin through most effective way and used it to her advantage. Dimmesdale and Chillingworth, on the other hand, were not as “strong” as Hester when it came to dealing with their sins. Even though they were already well respected and effective figures in the society their sins caused them to slowly lose their self-control and their “well-respected” positions in the society. However it was the opposite for Hester, she, as a widowed woman, made the best use out of her sin, found a way to live with it, slowly became more and more popular in the society, and arguably had the best ending out of these three characters. Throughout the novel different forms of sin and guilt are handled in unique ways.
Main character of our story is Hester Prynne. She is the center of attention, and sadly she is also the center of sin. Hester Prynne’s main sin is adultery which is what the whole book is pretty much about. Hester commits this sin with Dimmesdale but until the end of the book she is the only one that suffers from it. Her sin of adultery is shown in the quote “…in lieu of these shifting scenes, came back the rude market-place of the Puritan settlement, with all the townspeople assembled and levelling their stern regards at Hester Prynne,- yes, at herself,- who stood on the scaffold of the pillory an infant on her arm, and the letter A, in scarlet, fantastically embroidered with gold threat, upon her bosom.” (pg.41)The scarlet letter A was the symbol of adultery in Puritan society. When we read the quote we see that in the scene
Main character of our story is Hester Prynne. She is the center of attention, and sadly she is also the center of sin. Hester Prynne’s main sin is adultery which is what the whole book is pretty much about. Hester commits this sin with Dimmesdale but until the end of the book she is the only one that suffers from it. Her sin of adultery is shown in the quote “…in lieu of these shifting scenes, came back the rude market-place of the Puritan settlement, with all the townspeople assembled and levelling their stern regards at Hester Prynne,- yes, at herself,- who stood on the scaffold of the pillory an infant on her arm, and the letter A, in scarlet, fantastically embroidered with gold threat, upon her bosom.” (pg.41)The scarlet letter A was the symbol of adultery in Puritan society. When we read the quote we see that in the scene