Category: Hester Prynne

Hester Prynne: Critical Analysis of a Character The main character of the novel, around which everything revolves, is Hester Prynne, a young and beautiful woman, of solid moral principles, educated, untamed and a lover of freedom, at a time when the human intellect began to emancipate (cap 13), because we are in full scientific revolution,…

Analytical Essay on The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism around Hester Prynne Mistress Hibbins is based on a historical figure, Ann Hibbins. Ann Hibbins was the sister-in-law of Governor Belligham and she was also executed in 1659 after being accused and found guilty of witchcraft. Her function in the novel is to be the exact opposite of…

The Isolation of Hester Prynne There is nothing more painful than living in ignominy for the rest of your life. In a place that was known as Puritan New England, no crime was left without punishment. Hester Prynne went against the puritan rules, creating a child that will now bring joy to her, but will…

The Isolation of Hester Prynne There is nothing more painful than living in ignominy for the rest of your life. In a place that was known as Puritan New England, no crime was left without punishment. Hester Prynne went against the puritan rules, creating a child that will now bring joy to her, but will…