The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Re: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
But ConorEngleb mentioned Great Expectations. I really loved this one !
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I actually liked the novel but I really agree with this comment - would have made a great short story!mubaracus wrote:I found the scarlet letter very pedantic lol. It is so easy to imagine this book as a short story. Not the most interesting novel to me.
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We have all different sorts of characters in this book and I think that's why it attracted me so much. The characters go from pious righteous and guilty man to someone with no remorse, no humanity. Hester who despite her adultery stuck out to me as the most morally correct of all the woman is just beautifully done.
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I couldn't agree more! N.H.'s genius is undeniable, but nowhere quite as evident as in this novel. His skills in the area of characterization are profound! "The Leech and His Patient" is a truly sinister chapter and captures Chillingworth and Dimmesdale almost completely. Hester is constructed in striking language. Several of the lines written in reference to her are among my favorites in all of literature. Even Pearl, beyond whom the third dimension may sometimes seem, held my sympathy and fascination from the first words on her impish nature to the last on her metamorphosis from girl to woman. This novel is a treasure. No ifs, buts, or notwithstandings...
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I also love the movie, Easy A, that was inspired by The Scarlet letter!
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Jenn+books wrote:My favorite element of this novel is the character of Hester Prynne, herself. I like how the supposed punishment (the wearing of the scarlet A) of the patriarchal authority figures becomes for Hester a space of liberation in which she can learn about who she really is as a woman and a mother. From the beginning of the novel, Hester seems very different from the Puritan matriarchs, and she is able to learn how to appreciate herself and her unique strength because she is separated from the community. By the end of the novel, I think she has accepted that her "punishment" has been her freedom, and she returns to Boston to recover her place, which becomes a place of strength for other women, as well. I really like that Hester doesn't allow the patriarchy to "win" in the novel. For Hawthorne, this is really a very feminist novel!
This. I have only ever seen Hester as the consummate victim. I never thought to really look at her from this perspective. She didn't want or need their acceptance. She was her own woman and their worse punishment gave her the freedom she craved. Simply Beautiful. Perhaps I need to reread this with a much more open mind.
Languages never spoken.
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Lives never opened.
Eyes that never see.
And then the page is turned, a universe created.
We are gods.
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It is worth it to try it again when you are actually interested.deah319 wrote:I've read it when I was a sophomore, could not clearly remember how it ended. I might download it and give it another go.
Languages never spoken.
Colors that should not be.
Lives never opened.
Eyes that never see.
And then the page is turned, a universe created.
We are gods.