The Scarlet Letter, Young Goodman Brown and Hawthorne
Writing under the influence of his Puritan background, Hawthorne's attention was on individuals and their relationships within their community. Theocratic Puritans punished sinners as deviants of society and used the punishments to restate the boundaries within the group. The five tenets of Puritanism reveal the curious nature of a religion that promoted goodness as a constant goal of each individual, but provided only negative reward of no punishment for good behavior and actions. The tenet of Unconditional Election made predestination clear. No matter how hard one tried to be good, only those elected were going to heaven.
In The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne introduces the community by way of the prison house and the women of the community "being of mature age and church members in good repute." In the conversation that the women have about Hester their jealous hearts and vengeful attitudes are revealed. In this way he shows us that this community, although it was designed to be the perfect Christian community, interprets itself as something else. We can assume that Hawthorne shows us the bitchy ways of the women of the church, the ones who supposedly care for the sick and tend to the elderly, nurturing and comforting in a Christian-like manner, and the prison house to inform us that Puritan society has problems, the same problems that any society might have. We can begin to read Hawthorne from the romantic perspective and see society as the guilty party. Indeed, the author sets us up to see Hester as a heroine, a rose, even though a wild rose.
And Young Goodman Brown takes his place as hero in his tale. Although we know that he embarks on an "evil purpose," we also know his intentions are to return to his good Faith. But how can a Puritan return to his good faith when he is a sinner? There is no way to achieve goodness, because Adam sinned, so sinned we all. And if you accept that, even if you reject communion with it, who can be trusted? Not even your self. Young Goodman Brown's happiness could only come from a life with Faith/faith and all he could believe in was the reality of his faith, which was that all were sinners. That means that communion has to be communion with sin.
Readers generally characterize the Puritan Townspeople in The Scarlet Letter by their attitudes in the beginning of the novel. When Hester first walks into the scene, most of the townspeople are very harsh and strict in their religions. They believe that adultery is one of the worst sins possible. One unyielding woman says, “This woman has brought shame upon us all, and ought to die. Is there not law for it? Truly, there is, both in the Scripture and in the statutebook. Then let the magistrates, who have made it of no effect, thank themselves if their own wives and daughters go astray.'; Although a young woman and a righteous man try to intervene with the angry old women, their voices are never heard. Also, Hawthorne associates ugliness with wickedness; therefore, all of the stingy women are described as being very ugly. They regard her not as a fellow sinner but as a woman so evil that she must be ostracized from her “perfect'; community. They view the scarlet letter that she wears upon her breast as a symbol of her atrocious crime of adultery and nothing more. The women in the beginning of the novel are so quick to pass judgment on others, yet they fail to recognize the sin in themselves. Once they realize this obstacle, the townspeople will become more understanding of Hester’s situation.
In the society and world we live in we all want to be accepted and feel like we belong. Zora Neale Hurston goes through trials and tribulations as being a twenty-century African American such as slavery and feeling like she belongs. Imagine every time you think you are finally happy with whom you are and it turns out that wasn’t the case. In Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie embarks on journey in search for her own identity where each of her three husbands plays an important role in her discovery of who she is.
The Air France-KLM merger was unique because it was a cross border merger with companies that have different cultures. They both kept flying under their own brands. In the first years it was a success because of the needs of consolidation in the European aviation industry.
Hawthorne makes the first role for his female characters- the older, stricter Puritan- the most obvious, one note characters in these two pieces. In The Scarlet Letter these women weren’t names nor really big people involved in the story, he used them to show how the community felt about Hester and her “whorish” ways, saying “At the very least, they should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne’s forehead.” (Hawthorne, 49) Other comments made by the women of the community include, “What think ye, gossips? If the hussy stood up for judgment before us five, that are not here in a knot together, would she come off with such a sentence as the worship magistrates have awarded? Marry, I trow not!” (Hawthorne, 49) Here, Hawthorne seems to use the stereotype of women to be gossips to cushio...
In conclusion, in ‘Candide’, there are so many attacks and criticism on religion. Voltaire criticise the religion figures in a different ways. He attacked the religious figures by showing an example in which they judged the people. He criticised the corruption of the people who
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was written in the 1850´s. His Transcendental work shows the difficulties during the Puritan time period. During the time women were seen as inferior to men, also the religious beliefs were very well guarded. Throughout the book we see examples of Hester Prynne being a symbol for what all females are today. Hawthorne's book draws many themes to Femininity, which is the belief that men and women should be treated equally, whether it be socially or politically. Within the Scarlet Letter Hawthorne tries to make equal ties through men and women, but ultimately fails. The Scarlet letter is not a feminist book.  Throughout the book Hester Prynne is seen as an adulterous women. All the citizens in town
Epstein, John H., MD and Wang, Stephen Q., MD. “Understanding UVA and UVB.” Skin Cancer Foundation. 2014. 27, May, 2014. http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/uva-and-uvb/understanding-uva-and-uvb
... beacon of hope for liberals and what Mills believes is the lower level of power is the public or the masses. The public is defined as those who have no defined or well structured interests. Mills is of the opinion that their political influence is also decreasing and that they are being guided by the media and other forms of mass communication which is controlled by the ruling elite.
(Source C). So unlike fossil fuels that can damage our environment later on in the future solar
Preview: Today I will discuss the potential that solar power has to become this country’s main supply of energy and the latest research that can make solar power more efficient and cost effective. I will also present the environmental benefits that come with using solar power over other and more harmful forms of energy.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's knowledge of Puritanism and his close relationship with the religion has impacted his views on those in the society. Hawthorne is critical of the Puritans and he thinks that they are hypocrites for having rules and morals that they do not follow. He sees the underlying sin that others may not. Through his many writings he makes known to his readers that everyone is guilty of sin. The Puritan's main goal was to save themselves from the sin in the world, but Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays their morals and society as troublesome through his works, "Young Goodman Brown," "The Minister's Black Veil," and The Scarlet Letter.
In 2004 the airlines Air France and KLM merged into a new entity known as Air France-KLM. Both the CEO's of the companies saw the need to merge because of the need for consolidation in the European aviation industry. It was a unique merger in the way that is was a cross border merger between companies with different nationalities and cultures. Both companies agreed upon retaining their own brands and remained mostly autonomous. Both the CEO's, Leo van Wijk (KLM) and Jean-Cyril Spinetta (Air France), treated each other as equals. They tried to look like a team to the outside world, and succeeded in this aspect.
There are many literary devices used in the novel that develop different literary elements. The use of symbolism in the novel is evident and used effectively but some may argue that irony and foreshadowing is the most importa...
Lack of proper fitness makes it increasingly difficult for young cricketers to develop their all-round athletic skills required to succeed. Reasons may be manifold, ranging from climatic conditions to availability of fitness centers or want of indoor facilities or individual player’s choice to skip such sessions.
The light turned on and now, I see everything in my room. After the dance studio, my room would be my second favourite place in the world. The light blue walls and the girly decorations. That definitely calms me down. Besides my fucked up family life, my life has been decently boring. I bet I was the only 17 year old girl who has never been out of Los Angeles, never been to a fair, never done alot of stuff, really. It is like an endless list. My highschool life was pretty boring so I am hoping my college life will be better. I was never fond of people, in general. I had about two friends in highschool. Two days from now, I'll go to college, find a part time job. I sat on my bed and turned my laptop on, for no damn reason. I heard him knock on the door and call "Bianca, please."