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- Nathaniel Hawthrone, Biography of Ann Hutchinson
Nathaniel Hawthrone’s quote in the Ann Hutchinson biography contradicts the portrayal of the character of Hester Prynne in his own famous novel, The Scarlet Letter. ... However, there is sufficient evidence in The Scarlet Letter to prove that Hawthrone believes that women have strong morals, honor and a sense of responsibility.
In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is a woman who commits adultery in a Massachusetts colony during the Puritan Era. Hester’s punishment for committing this sin and not revealing the identity of the father of her child, is to wear a scarlet “A” on her chest. ... However, Hester does not hide the scarlet letter from public view, instead she embroiders and decorates the letter on her chest. This embroidering is an activity that is stereotypically feminine, but this action also symbolizes how Hester controls the letter and not vice versa. ... See ye not, she is the scarlet letter, only capable of being loved, and so endowed with a million-fold the power of retribution for my sin? ... The townsfolk are touched by Hester’s generosity and begin to alter the meaning of the letter “A” that she wears. ... The letter was the symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her,--so much power to do, and power to sympathize,-- that many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification.
Approximate Word count = 1072
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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