Scarlet Letter 14
The first description that the reader gets of Hester Prynne is that she is a woman of strength and beauty that was uncommon of the time. However, this seemingly perfect woman has one terrible flaw, the scarlet letter. This brand of sin slowly takes its toll on the femininity of Hester Prynne, transforming her from a woman of elegance to a woman stained with sin. As Hester Prynne steps out of the prison repelling the helping of hand of the beadle, the reader is instantly shocked by the “natural dignity” that this aberrant woman possesses. Prynne is described as having “perfect elegance, beautiful…richness of complexion…feminine gentility… and indescribable grace”. It is clear that she is anything but the typical Bostonian woman. This description is in extreme contrast to that of the description of the other “pitiless” and “self-constituted judges”. At this time in her life Prynne embodies feminism, from the smallest strand of her glossy hair to the elegance of her needlework. Unfortunately, Prynne would not be able to keep her feminine qualities in tact for long. Halfway through the novel the toll of being the outcast of society for such a long time clearly starts to take effect on Prynne. “Some attribute had departed from her,
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Hester Prynnes, Unfortunately Prynne, Hester Prynne, Hawthorne Prynnes, scarlet letter, hester prynne, , woman stained sin, prynnes femininity, hester prynnes, stained sin, glossy hair, marble coldness, woman stained,
Approximate Word count = 910
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
 |
