Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The Scarlet letter
So wether or not I Get in trouble for this I have to be honest.....I did not self discipline myself enough to get the book read by the due date, and in turn wrote a very.... shallow blog. When I read Ms. Jesik's blog and thoughts on the novel, I was inspired to read the book; I felt as though I was missing out on some sort of life lesson. When I began reading again and the story of Hester's circumstances played out I was honestly a little irriated. I felt like Hester should have spoken up for herself. Yes, technically she did cheat but she thought her husband was dead! She was seduced and had an " affair " but it takes two! She carried the wait of guilt on her back, and took all punishment like she deserved it! I really could not stand Chillingworth either.... This book reminds me of the great Gatsby because the charecters drive me nuts... I just want to fix the two storys and write it out in a fairer fashion. The only charecter that did not make me yell at the book like a crazy sports fanatic was pearl. She had a personality all her own. I am glad I decided to go back and fix my mistake ( I did not feel right) because I learned from this book to literally learn from my mistakes but to be wiser and stand up for myself when the situation calls for it. Hester reminded me so much of Daisy from the great gatsby. Alike Hester, I started reading the great gatsby and I really liked Daisy's charecter but when she did not fight for what her heart truly wanted I lost all respect for her. The scarlet letter is no different from the last book everyone is a bunch of loons!
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Your honesty is greatly appreciated. You yourself have, in a sense, shone your scarlet letter? You have admitted your mistake; but unlike the Puritains, I am much more forgiving.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see you comparing the two books. I find it interesting that you compare Hester and Daisy. I would love to see a deeper comparison analysis of the two women. I have never even thought of comparing the two.
As far as the loons go, maybe. I would like for you to maybe revisit the book again so you can have a fuller understanding of what Hawthorne was trying to do. I am proud of you for owning up to your 'mistake'.
I think your whole blog was perfect! You're confession of a mistake tied right into The scarlett Letter's plot. I also liked how you made comparisons among Gatsby characters, I could see in a way how you think Hester alike to Daisy. But these characters would have to be loons or else we probably wouldn't want to read about them :)
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