In the time period this book was writen for it shows how one mistake someone makes can effect their life forever... Even their love ones. In this story a mother had made a sin by having an affair with a man while her husband was lost at sea and had a baby as the consequence of her action. She has a life time shame of her deed though... To wear the scarlet letter, an "A", to represent that she had did adultery; also her child had to wear the same letter but a different color... I understand what this was sappose to mean by doing so but don't you think they could of re thought her action out after a certain amount of time? Or was that to much to ask for? Hmmm
I also thought that how some of the charecters in the book called Pearl a devil child was a little much... I didn't think that was right at all. Even though her mother did a nasty thing it wasn't Pearls fault. Also how they put a different kind of scarlet letter on her but it just meant that she was a scarlet baby... I also didn't think that was right; i understand that this book is from the seventeen hundreds but really? I believe that Hester should of recieved the punishment since it was her action that was the wrong in this story.
Even though Pearl got a punishment, as well, for her mothers actions... I believed that it made them both a stronger person at the end of Hawthornes story.
Reading this book I believed that there was kinda a moral to it like no matter what you do in life it can affect it even when you don't think it will... Or like how your actions can change your whole life around.
Pearl was a 'devil child' because she was the result of the Devil's work. Remember the time period. There was no separation of Church and State; the Church was the State and the education centered around the religious doctrine. Why do you think the Salem Witch Trials existed? Do we, today, chastise children because of their parents' actions? Children of criminals are usually little hoodlums, right? It is in our nature to judge children based on the family background; and in the 1700's nobody knew any better. I like the questions you raise and they say a lot about you as an individual. You don't seem to be a judgemental person. You seem to be someone who makes judgements based on what you see and observe, not on what other say or believe. Good for you!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about Pearl... Yes she was the Devil's work but it wasn't her fault and she never had the choice. Everything was decided for her. Good blog!
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