Judgmental townspeople were hovered around the market place waiting for the punishment of the adulterer, Hester Prynne. Hester was required to embarrass herself and show everyone in the town what she had done. She would be forced to wear a scarlet red letter “A” stitch on all her clothes to represent the sin of adultery. The crime committed by Hester is viewed not only unlawful but morally wrong, due to the heavily religious Puritan religion. Hurtful conversations and gossip buzzed throughout the air regarding the sinful acts Hester has recently committed. As Hester stood atop the scaffold, hateful women, with scornful eyes, were discussing how her punishment should be heightened. The women believed such a crime should result in death or additional torture. As those discussions were held, one of the women stated the quote above. The quote meant that the simple punishment of an “A” adorned on all clothes, was a harsh enough punishment. Hester was to live her whole entire life with the constant reminder of her committed faults and sins. This exemplifies the intensity of Hester’s “minor” punishment. It allowed the women of the town to quiet down and discontinue any other suggestions regarding retribution towards the adulterer’s wrongdoing and crimes.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
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“Ah, but,” interposed, more softly, a young wife, holding a child by the hand, “let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart. “ (Hawthorne 36)
Judgmental townspeople were hovered around the market place waiting for the punishment of the adulterer, Hester Prynne. Hester was required to embarrass herself and show everyone in the town what she had done. She would be forced to wear a scarlet red letter “A” stitch on all her clothes to represent the sin of adultery. The crime committed by Hester is viewed not only unlawful but morally wrong, due to the heavily religious Puritan religion. Hurtful conversations and gossip buzzed throughout the air regarding the sinful acts Hester has recently committed. As Hester stood atop the scaffold, hateful women, with scornful eyes, were discussing how her punishment should be heightened. The women believed such a crime should result in death or additional torture. As those discussions were held, one of the women stated the quote above. The quote meant that the simple punishment of an “A” adorned on all clothes, was a harsh enough punishment. Hester was to live her whole entire life with the constant reminder of her committed faults and sins. This exemplifies the intensity of Hester’s “minor” punishment. It allowed the women of the town to quiet down and discontinue any other suggestions regarding retribution towards the adulterer’s wrongdoing and crimes.
Judgmental townspeople were hovered around the market place waiting for the punishment of the adulterer, Hester Prynne. Hester was required to embarrass herself and show everyone in the town what she had done. She would be forced to wear a scarlet red letter “A” stitch on all her clothes to represent the sin of adultery. The crime committed by Hester is viewed not only unlawful but morally wrong, due to the heavily religious Puritan religion. Hurtful conversations and gossip buzzed throughout the air regarding the sinful acts Hester has recently committed. As Hester stood atop the scaffold, hateful women, with scornful eyes, were discussing how her punishment should be heightened. The women believed such a crime should result in death or additional torture. As those discussions were held, one of the women stated the quote above. The quote meant that the simple punishment of an “A” adorned on all clothes, was a harsh enough punishment. Hester was to live her whole entire life with the constant reminder of her committed faults and sins. This exemplifies the intensity of Hester’s “minor” punishment. It allowed the women of the town to quiet down and discontinue any other suggestions regarding retribution towards the adulterer’s wrongdoing and crimes.
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