"The Scarlet Letter", Hester Prynne as a Sinful Woman

"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a result of the literary struggle between Classicism and Romanticism. This struggle is plainly embodied in the character of Hester Prynne, who must contain her passionate personality to the guidelines placed before her in a strict Puritan society. In a Puritan society, committing a sin is viewed as the worst possible thing one could do and one must be punished accordingly for it. In the eyes of the Puritan society Hester was truly a sinful woman, and as a result death and tragedy occurred.
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