Assumptions In The Scarlet Letter And The Minister's Black Veil

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Assumptions Lead Nowhere An assumption is a thought or opinion that is accepted as being true, without enough or any proof. In The Scarlet Letter and The Minister’s Black Veil, this occurred a lot in their community. Both stories were solemly based on this theme. Judgment went along with assumption. The people of the community in The Scarlet Letter used assumption as a way to justify an excuse of judging Hester Prynne. The people of the community in The Minister’s Black Veil, used assumptions to think of ways to describe how minister, Mr. Hooper, has changed. Punishment leads to judgment, false facts, confrontation, and change. In The Scarlet Letter, the beginning started with people judging Hester the minute she came out of the prison door. One of the females in the community announced, …show more content…

Both involved how assumptions can create judgement, false facts, confrontation, and change. People make assumptions every day, but no assumption should have the power to affect an individual unless if the individual allows it. Assumption was an important theme in both The Scarlet Letter and The Minister’s Black Veil. In The Scarlet Letter, assumptions led to people judging Hester for her sin which dragged along throughout the entire book. It’s important because it created an image for Hester, and it was dependant on how she would handle it. The community had a hard time accepting Dimmesdale’s death and the reality of what happened, and it's important because it showed how people in that community had thoughts. in The Minister’s Black Veil, assumptions led to people believing that Mr. Hooper was frightening, but it was important because they were all being hypocritical to each other. The people that got affected the most in both stories were the townspeople because it opened up a new world and possibilities for them. Their opinions didn’t affect anyone but themselves. Which is why assumptions lead

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