Hester Pryne of The Scarlet Letter
Hester Pryne, after being punished for her sin, lived an important
life. In "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester was convicted
of adultery. However, after her conviction, she managed to raise a
daughter, became an important seamstress in her community, and set an
example for her close-knit community.
Pearl, the daughter of a convicted sex offender, grew up living a
different life from her peers. Growing up with Hester, Pearl never really
associated with children from her age group. This happened because
whenever Hester and Pearl went into town, they were tormented and harassed.
In retaliation, Pearl began to throw rocks back at the children. This kind
of thing only happened in the beginning of Pearl's life. Later on, the
kids stopped harassing Pearl because her mom's sin did not have as much
effect on the people of the town. The best thing that ever happened to
Pearl was her move to Europe with Hester and her father, Reverend
Dimmesdale. In Europe, Hester pretty much left Pearl alone. Pearl, then
got married and started a new life. In the book, Pearl was always the
smartest character portrayed by Hawthorne. Had Hester been put to death
because of her sin, Pearl might not have been as successful as she became.
Hester was a very admirable person. After committing her awful sin
(awful as seen by the townspeople), and losing the respect of most of the
townspeople, Hester was able to turn her life around for the better. Her
turn around, however, happened slowly. It took Hester and Pearl a while to
earn some respect in their community. Hester became a renowned seamstress.
She made clothes for herself and Pearl, she even sewed gloves for the
governor. For Pearl, she made some beautiful dresses. She made some of
these dresses a crimson color, (which was a color close to scarlet). She
did this to remind herself of her sin. Most people, if put into a
situation similar to Hester's, would let their life deteriorate. Hester,
having pulled her life together was the strongest character, (mentally), in
this book. Her life was anything but a waste.
To Her community, Hester served as an example of how one can turn
Authors used their literary work to get a point across to the public in the story The Crucible; Arthur Miller used events and characters to show the similarities to McCarthyism which was prevalent in the 1950s. McCarthyism was associated with the period in the United Sates also known as the Second Red Scare. McCarthyism is very similar in the way that Joe McCarthy accused Americans of being communist and in The Crucible people were being accused of being witches. It is known that Arthur Miller wrote this story as a reaction to a tragic time in our history.
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