The Scarlet Letter
             Hester Prynn was strong. She was strong enough to board a strange ship sailing to a new world. She was strong enough to actually be hopeful, to really believe in a chance. That, in my own opinion, is a rare thing indeed.
             Hester plays the e in Nathaniel Hawthorne's great American classic, The Scarlet Letter. Published in 1850, The Scarlet Letter tells a story of passion, hope, and tragic misunderstanding. Set against the harsh background of new founded America, the story puts it's focus on a young women named Hester Prynn. With her youth and beauty, Hester comes across the rough waters from England with the hope of starting a new and better life in young America. Upon her arrival, Things are not exactly what she expected. The residents of the town seem a little to ordered. They seem almost chained at the neck by the local laws and strict religious tradition, which was brought from England. All the men and women seem to know their exact place and function in society, and seem very comfortable in their organized daily routines. Most of the women are married, which seems very expected by the community, and they all fall comfortably into the stereotype of the average housewife. They shop, cook, raise the children, and try their hardest to make life a little better for their beloved husband. Everything seems to have it's own rule, and to the locals these rules mean . Without strict law and order, there would be nothing left of the community except the fear that they all secretly share. Without organization and the fear of God, what is left for the people? Fear is the only absolute in this story. Fear plays the biggest part in The Scarlet Letter. It makes a person blind and narrow-minded. It causes chaos and mistrust. When their fear gets to close, they turn to God. It is the most basic and pure of the human emotions, and the most tragic fact is that no one recogn...