Hester could have just gave up Pearl because she felt all alone in life and like an outcast but she begged and pleaded because she felt that she had the right to keep her and she was going to defend the right to the death of her. Hester cries “god gave me my child, he gave her to me as compensation that you have taking from me Pearl punishes me to…” in chapter 8. Hester has a good heart and that she would take well care of Pearl. No other person could understand a childlike Pearl and doesn’t have that relationship between her and her
Gwendolyn in particular is fond and proud of her education yet in the end she easily forgives Jack for lying to her throughout the play underlying a sense of stupidity. This easy acceptance of liars by the characters highlights Wilde’s disregard for the flaws of both the characters and society therefore
They were evil and so were their motives. Their behaviour in recent times was disgusting and although this judgement of the heavens that makes us tremble, touches us not with pity. It was ironic in the end that they turned out to be the cause of each other’s death. All I ever wanted to do was bring peace to a divided kingdom and try to make the best out of the situation my family created. How far the eyes may pierce I cannot tell.
Pearl was an innocent and sweet little girl that did not choose her world of scorn. As a child she would play with the letter and stare at it. At first she was rejected by others due to a scarlet letter that was not even her own. She had nothing to do with the sin, but was living with the punishment. She was the one good thing that came out of Hester’s sinful act.
A Hypocritical Revelation In Mrs. Turpin’s mind, she is a good, wholesome, christian woman. She tells herself she is grateful for all she has and who she is. Nevertheless, she seems to keep a judgmental eye on everyone around her. However, it seems others may be judging her as well (She does not notice this. Who could judge her, right?).
It is a grievous sin, especially as it is in the Ten Commandments. Although she cared not of it at first, her sin changed her life. At first she was absolutely miserable, but her strong personality helped her through. She became a kind, loving, caring woman. Some people, instead of still ostracizing her because of her sin, began to look upon the “A” as a sign of strength, standing for Able rather than its original purpose.
He has proclaimed his innocence all along, or either denied any wrongdoing. However both the grandmother and the misfit think that they are "good" people despite their actions. In "Good People" we can compare heaven and hell, to good and evil. In comparison Heaven representing good, and the birth of a child. In Hell we
My favorite verse from that section was Exodus 21:22-25. I had never heard of the premature fine or retaliation and it is very interesting because it does paint a perfect picture that even in biblical times it was not okay to abort. My favorite part from the philosophical section was when they talked about quality of life as a reason for abortion. I liked the example the article gave of May, Jesus’s mother. She was poor and had a baby that was not her husbands, yet she decided to keep it and it was the savior of the world.
This enables her to see The Misfit is a fellow distressed human being whom she is obligated to love. The grandmother realizes that she does in fact love The Misfit just like one of her own children. O'Connor presents both the perception of The Misfit as a fellow human being, and the sudden but real feeling of love for him, as gifts from God. From the Catholic worldview, the grandmother, as a human being is inclined towards evil, pettiness, and selfishness, could never have come to feel such love without God's help. O’Connor suggests that, in a violent world, all of us find it hard to have faith with such negative surroundings.
While Dimmsdale had his congregation and duty to God to follow His word. Both sides of the relationship are shown through Pearl. She has an extreme habit of being disobedient to her father and her mother, something that both Hester and Dimmsdale composed when they were disobedient to God, but she is also beautiful and loving just like the passion that her mother and father felt for each other. Pearl, is a highly ambiguous character in The Scarlet Letter. She is not only a disobedient and untamed elf, but also a beautiful, flower like child.