The Attack on Hester Prynne D.H. Lawrence’s essay On the Scarlet Letter addresses Hester Prynne’s treatment by the Puritan community of Boston. Adultery is a horrible sin in Puritan society and Hester Prynne gets away with it and becomes heroic. Lawrence uses a sarcastic tone, biblical allusions and alliteration of the letter “A” to prove that Hester Prynne is not a heroic figure. Lawrence uses a sarcastic tone in order to disprove any belief that Hester Prynne is heroic. Using sarcasm, Lawrence

does not praise the character Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter.” To him, overall the portrayal of Hester Prynne is a mockery. Lawrence employs a sarcastic tone, repetition, and precise allusion to critique Nathaniel Hawthorne’s vision of Hester Prynne. This method is effective because it allows the reader to focus on Hester Prynne’s sin itself rather than the consequences of her sin. Lawrence uses a sarcastic tone when writing about Hester Prynne’s character because he

In the beginning of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, we see Hester Prynne being publicly shamed for committing adultery. She stands Proudly while holding her infant daughter, Pearl. Spotted among the crowd, her husband, who she thought was dead, Roger Chillingworth watches her in immense jealousy. The man whom she sinned with, Arthur Dimmesdale, is among the esteemed priests judging her. All of these characters have necessary roles in Hawthorne’s story. In my opinion, Hester’s role as a

Literary critic D. H. Lawrence criticizes Nathaniel Hawthorne’s character Hester Prynne from the novel The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne portrays Hester Prynne as a pure character while Lawrence provides a powerful and logical explanation as to why Hester does not deserve any admiration. In his essay, “On The Scarlet Letter,” D. H. Lawrence applies precise diction, biblical allusions, and dramatic verbal irony to emphasize Hester Prynne as a character who should be criticized and mocked for her sins. Lawrence

since its publication in 1850. In this classic, Hawthorne tells the story of a young woman named Hester Prynne, who committed adultery and became pregnant and lived during the time of Puritan New England. She refuses to tell anyone the name of her lover including her husband, Roger Chillingworth. This story follows the lives of Hester and Pearl, who is her daughter and the result of the affair. Hester Prynne is a heroine because she overcame the hatred of her community with tremendous courage, she was

Hester Prynne is the heroine of Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, where she proves to be an incendiary figure in her community, as the presence of the A on her garment is an incessant reminder of her transgression. A strict, religious community does not tolerate the transgression that is Hester’s sin. A fellow villager states “Marry, good Sir, in some two years, or less…no tiding have come of this learned gentleman, Master Prynne; and his young wife, look you, being left to her own misguidance…” (485)

The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne is faced with challenge after challenge. Her first obstacle is her sin, which is without consequence. For Hester, this consequence is Pearl, her love child. Her beautiful daughter also presents herself as a constant reminder of the sin Hester has committed. While raising Pearl, it is evident that the pair is not welcome in the town, which leads Hester and Pearl to leave outsiders. Hester Prynne seems to be the ultimate optomist in this novel

the novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, D.H. Lawrence views Hester Prynne as a dishonorable character. Lawrence focuses most of his written work around Hester’s adulterous sin and accuses her to be evil. The use of the literary techniques of allusion, critical diction, and choppy syntax to prove she is not a praiseworthy character. Lawrence uses a variety of allusions to persuade his audience that Hester Prynne is not a meritorious character. When describing Hester’s adulterous forms

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s protagonist Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter is the subject of many interpretations and perceptions. In his satirical essay, D.H. Lawrence clearly explains his opinions about sin and pure appearances in society, and focuses on those of Hester Prynne. Lawrence uses sarcastic tone, concise syntax, and Biblical allusions to express his disdainful opinions of Hester Prynne. Lawrence uses a sarcastic tone throughout his critique to mock Hester Prynne and the people who believe that

The Scarlet Letter In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorn makes a commentary on the hypocrisy in the Puritan life style through his portrayal of his characters Arthur Dimmesdale, the town’s adored Puritan priest, and Hester Prynne, the ostracized sinner. Throughout the novel, Nathaniel Hawthorn depicts traits that contradict the Puritan’s ideas of how a defiled sinner and a proper Puritan priest should behave by the social conventions of their time. The author does this