The novel, the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, shares many similarities to the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In today’s world, people are always being judged for being different. Things such as race, sexual orientation, and wealth are just a few examples of things that may cause discrimination. The novels both follow the character that is discriminated by society's views and hinder their ability to be themselves. Not only does it hinder the main characters but also other characters they may have different beliefs about certain topics. Both Hawthorne and Twain both use the subject of identity versus society to show characters abilities to overcome adversity.
In both novels, the main character is always being judged by society for whom they are. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester is…show more content… In the Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale is the man who has committed adultery with Hester Prynne. Dimmesdale who is a priest has a difficult time dealing with the stress of having committed a sin. He loves Hester Prynne, but he can not bare to take the judgment from his followers in Boston. Over time the stress becomes far too unbearable and he finally confesses to the town by showing them his own scarlet letter A. Dimmesdale could no longer let Hester Prynne do this on her own, so he decided to join her side finally. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck has to go through the stress of running away with a slave which is not acceptable by society. Huck has doubts of helping Jim throughout their journey and Huck almost exposes Jim. Even though he started the novel with this belief system, over time Huck can accept Jim as a human being, and he is happy to be by Jim side during and situation the might get themselves into. A key example of Huck changing his mind is in Chapter 31 when he decides to rip apart the letter he writes to Miss Watson. He would rather go to hell then expose
