Andrew S Scarlet Letter Essay

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In the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of a 17th century strict
Puritan society located in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Hester Prynne, a recent adulturer, is released from prison and now has to face the humiliation of wearing a red A on her chest. The act of adultery was known because of the result of the crime; a daughter named Pearl. While Hester is forced with prison time, isolation, guilt, and humiliation, she refuses to give up the name of Pearl’s father, Arthur Dimmesdale.
Hester’s husband long lost husband , Roger Chillingworth, has finally made his way to the colony fro Europe. Chingworth, although that may not be his true name, tells Hester that his true identity should not be revealed. He, being the smart man he is, assumes that Dimmesdale is, indeed, the father of Pearl. Much guilt is left on Dimmesdale and
The guilt and pester from Chillingworth discourages Dimmesdale, but he still doesn’t confess to his crime. Hester notices Chillingworth tormenting Dimmesdale while it sickens her. She realizes that her love for Dimmesdale still exists. Later in the story,
Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale meet in a forest and meet for the first time in 7 years.
They all agree to travel to Europe and start over. Following this, Dimmesdale prepares to give his final sermon. Upon stepping up to the scaffolding he rips his shirt open to reveal a letter A scared into his chest. Soon after doing this, Dimmesdale dies. One year later, Chillingworth also passes. Pearl inherits his money and travel to Europe.
Hester lives isolated in a cabin where she finally forgets about her scarlet letter.
Throughout the story, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne to show how sin can isolate the sinner physically, and mentally.

Hawthorne displays sin isolating the sinner when Hester's sin isolates her

physically. The first, obvious, incident where Hester is isolated in prison. Prison time comes with any major crime and adultery is no exception. The explanation of Hester in prison was not necessary but Hawthorne set the mood and profile of the story by doing so. Hester is also isolated, physically, when in the crowd of Dimmesdale’s final sermon.
It seems as if the is a force field around her, separating her from the rest of the townspeople. This scene suggests that the Scarlet Letter on Hester’s chest has some sort of magic power that divides her from everybody else.
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