Compare And Contrast The Jungle And The Scarlet Letter

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The Scarlet Letter vs. The Jungle The Jungle and The Scarlet Letter have different settings, but they have similar themes and concepts of corruption. They are different in many ways, but similar in others. Hawthorne and Sinclair had a more clear vision of what was really going on behind the scenes. Within The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne eloquently describes the harshness of the time period that Hester Prynne was born into. Hester moved to a New England colony long before her husband did. The colony was based on avoiding corruption, but was even more corrupt, itself. The leaders were so absorbed in making their followers righteous, that they were lost in their own sin.
“"Be it sin or no," said Hester Prynne bitterly, as she still gazed after him, "I hate the man!"
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"Yes, I hate him!" repeated Hester, more bitterly …show more content…

Throughout The Scarlet Letter we see examples of people who look down on Hester when they had their own sins. Dimmesdale let the guilt overcome him and he became corrupted and mislead throughout the story. Corruption also shows its masked face within The Jungle. Crime is abundant throughout the entirety of the novel. Jurgis tries to fight the corruption of the people around him, but eventually becomes tainted by the harshness. He starts out his life of crime with a simple charge of assault that was not entirely his fault, but slowly progresses into a life of crime after the death of his wife and son.
Although both characters fell into the corruption of their surroundings, each lifted themselves out of the pit of their transgressions. Jurgis returned to his family and tried to make amends. He found something that gave him hope, such as the Socialist Party. Hester lead a righteous life after committing adultery. She was going to be forgiven and allowed to take her banner of shame from her

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