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class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">Hester Prynne</h2></a><ul><li>735 Words</li><li>3 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-AD03A6C8A39BFC7C" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">Hester Prynne</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">literary critic, pens his essay On the Scarlet Letter critiquing the novel The Scarlet Letter and its portrayal of American society. Lawrence argues that Hester Prynne, the novel’s protagonist, is not a victim, but rather, the product of evil and sin in American society. D.H. Lawrence is effective in portraying his harsh perception on Hester Prynne by the use of clever diction, thoughtful allusions, and choppy syntax. 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Hester Prynne, a tenacious, honest, courageous woman, has committed an irreversible mistake that she will be tormented with, for the rest of her miserable existence. She will be shunned from the rest of her community, only to be accompanied with a constant reminder of the result of her act of love and passion, an act which was also adultery. 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The demanding and persuasive tone Lawrence uses throughout his work makes the reader pay attention to his opinion. He writes that the Scarlet Letter is “perhaps the</p></div><div class="columns large-2-5 position-relative show-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><ul><li>742 Words</li><li>3 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns large-2-5 show-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-decent-essays"><div><span>Decent Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-2-5 position-relative card-grade-essay-button-col"><a class="button text-m " href="/essay/Tone-Of-Hester-Prynne-P3TWGQMGY4P">Preview</a></div></div></li><li><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 card box-shadow card-grade-essay"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 hide-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-good-essays"><div><span>Good Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-4 medium-2 position-relative card-grade-essay-placeholder-col"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-P3CELQYVJ"><img src="//assets.bartleby.com/1.17/images/placeholders/default_paper_6.png" width="100%"/></a></div><div class="columns small-8 medium-10 position-relative hide-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-P3CELQYVJ" class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">Essay on Hester Prynne</h2></a><ul><li>1260 Words</li><li>6 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-P3CELQYVJ" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">Essay on Hester Prynne</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">Hester Prynne &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nathaniel Hawthorne&amp;#8217;s The Scarlet Letter, a dark tale of sin and redemption,centers around the small Puritan community of Boston during the 17th century. In the midst of this small community is Hester Prynne. She is a woman that has defied the Puritans, taken the consequences and in the end conformed with the Puritans. It did, however, take great effort to settle down and become a women of honor again. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hester Prynne</p></div><div class="columns large-2-5 position-relative show-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><ul><li>1260 Words</li><li>6 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns large-2-5 show-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-good-essays"><div><span>Good Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-2-5 position-relative card-grade-essay-button-col"><a class="button text-m " href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-P3CELQYVJ">Preview</a></div></div></li><li><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 card box-shadow card-grade-essay"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 hide-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-decent-essays"><div><span>Decent Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-4 medium-2 position-relative card-grade-essay-placeholder-col"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-Analysis-F3HJCX2HZA6"><img src="//assets.bartleby.com/1.17/images/placeholders/default_paper_6.png" width="100%"/></a></div><div class="columns small-8 medium-10 position-relative hide-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-Analysis-F3HJCX2HZA6" class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">Hester Prynne Analysis</h2></a><ul><li>760 Words</li><li>4 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-Analysis-F3HJCX2HZA6" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">Hester Prynne Analysis</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">Hester Prynne from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is a character who garners praise and criticism alike, but literary critic D.H. Lawrence, in particular, denounces Hawthorne’s portrayal of this character in his critique, “On the Scarlet Letter.” Contrasting with Hawthorne’s positive take on Hester as a heroine, Lawrence contends that she is a character of sin and is deserving of condemnation. 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In this chapter, Hester Prynne, a young woman, emerges from a prison door while carrying a child. Prynne is to be condemned for committing adultery and for giving birth to an illegitimate child. As she makes her way to the platform, the women in the crowd makes criticizing comments about the elaborate letter “A” stitched onto her chest. Prynne then remembers her earlier life about her childhood and questions if her current situation is real. 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Lawrence believes that all women have the ultimate goal of seducing men. He feels very strongly that Hester’s character should not have any heroic praise, and he finds ways of justifying the way the Puritans beliefs. Lawrence uses methods of brief repetition, direct syntax, and complacent tone to convey that Hester Prynne is guilty. D.H. Lawrence uses brief repetition to represent that Hester is guilty</p></div><div class="columns large-2-5 position-relative show-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><ul><li>711 Words</li><li>3 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns large-2-5 show-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-decent-essays"><div><span>Decent Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-2-5 position-relative card-grade-essay-button-col"><a class="button text-m " href="/essay/Justification-Of-Hester-Prynne-PC8X9Q3BNQR">Preview</a></div></div></li><li><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 card box-shadow card-grade-essay"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 hide-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-decent-essays"><div><span>Decent Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-4 medium-2 position-relative card-grade-essay-placeholder-col"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-Religion-PJ2Q4VDTHDT"><img src="//assets.bartleby.com/1.17/images/placeholders/default_paper_6.png" width="100%"/></a></div><div class="columns small-8 medium-10 position-relative hide-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-Religion-PJ2Q4VDTHDT" class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">Hester Prynne Religion</h2></a><ul><li>620 Words</li><li>3 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/Hester-Prynne-Religion-PJ2Q4VDTHDT" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">Hester Prynne Religion</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">dark people. The heathen of the story who divided the code of the town, Hester Prynne, is described as “beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion" (Hawthorne 159). 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In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main character, Hester Prynne is a woman who commits the crime of adultery and is forced to wear a scarlet red letter A on her clothes as a reminder of it. 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