The scarlet letter
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The Scarlet Lettertells the storyof shame andpublicpunishmentof a young womannamedHesterPrynne.Located in Boston(inthe Colony ofMassachusetts Bay) in mid-seventeenth century. When Hester pregnant, everyone believes he has committed adultery. Two years ago, which is separated from her husband, and therefore the child cannot be yours. Judges forced to wear the letter "A" scarlet bodice of her dress so that everyone knows their sin.
The Scarlet Letter begins when Hester is released from jail briefly for them to parade through the village and put the people on death row for all to see the "A". Takes her daughter, Pearl, in her arms. Pearl was born in prison. Hester refuses to reveal the name of Pearl's father so that he cannot be punished too.
Hester Prynne's husband arrives during the parade through the town. The visit in jail before going to stop and asks him not to tell anyone that is in the village. Seeks to clothe itself in order to discover the lover of his wife and avenge him.
Hester's husbandtellscitizens thatis a doctor andtakena false name,RogerChillingworth.Shekeeps her secret.Soon,Chillingworthrealizesthat the pastor,the Rev. ArthurDimmesdale, is probably thefatherof the daughter ofHesterandhauntsthe mindand soul of theshepherdday and night forthe next sevenyears.
The pastor is too scared to confess their sin publicly, but the pangs of conscience eat it. The constant questions I get very nervous Chillingworth. They spend seven years and, finally, Hester realizes the evil that her husband has done to the man she loves, the father of her daughter. It reveals the true identity to Dimmesdale Chillingsworth and the two concoct a plan to leave Boston and go to England, where they can hide from the husband of Hester and make a new life together.
In the end, the pastor cannot execute the plan. Dimmesdale confesses his sin to the people on death row seven years ago was the scene of Hester's public shame. His last act is to open his shirt to reveal the "A" recorded in their scarlet breast. Dimmesdale is peace throughout the confession.
When Chillingworth dies approximately one year after its rival Dimmesdale, leaving all his money and his property to Pearl. Finally, Hester and Pearl may leave the community where they have been outcast for so long and return to the old world (England).
However, many years later, Hester returns to the people of New England were the place of shame and voluntarily returns to the scarlet letter.
When youdie,are buriednear thepastor andshare aheadstone.The stonehasan image thatis described thus:"On afield, sable,theletterA,gules. That is,on the stonethere is an"A "scarletblackbackground.
Hestersuffers forthree reasons:the executionof a penalty imposedby moralityexercisedby judges,priestsand the people,by the inabilityto imposeany moral codeor transferher daughter tobe the resultof sin,and thesilence thatself-imposedwhendisclosingthe identity of thefather and thusco-author ofsin.
All this leads to a life in solitude, apart from the community and any kind of human relationship. Over time, even when it returns to reinstate within the colony, his attitude is not very different from when it was ostracized: silence, an austere work and dedication in everything we do.
Hawthorne creates a moral character and courage that becomes the measure of all the other characters and, through the vital dilemma represents sin eventually becomes a social convention, run by the community against the impossibility freedom of conscience of individual tribal undermined by the attitude of Puritan village.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
He was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, established a family in New England.
His ancestors took part in the witch trials of Salem and the persecution of Quakers.
Hawthorne decided to become a writer.
For over a decade after graduation, he studied the Puritans and their history.
There were more than one sheet vanished into the mysterious package. That was written long ago by the surveyor can, who knew the tragic story of the scarlet letterand its owner and the author of this work was used.
After further investigation, Hawthorne was able to gather more information about life and suffering of the woman who was condemned to wear the scarlet letter. The story took place in the settlement of the Puritans of Boston, between 1642 and 1649.