The Scarlet Letter- Djs By Anne Hutchinson - 925 Words

Zoà « Lieberman Honors American Lit The Scarlet Letter- DJs Chapters 1-6 1. â€Å"It may serve, let us hope, to symbolize some sweet moral blossom that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow.† In this quote the author is referring to the rose bush by the prison as being a symbol of the sweet moral lesson offered by Anne Hutchinson, a woman who preached to the Puritans without the male-dominated permission of the Puritan church. Like Hester Prynne, Anne was punished. She was sent to the prison. No matter how small an action is, the culture of a society can respond in rage, loathing disgust, even fear. It is behavior that is learned and passed on through religion and community. In colonial Puritan society people were socialized to be very strict and religious and to punish anyone who behaved in a way that was considered improper. Any kind of sin had an exaggerated evil in the Puritan’s eyes, especially ones regarding marriage and sex. Hester Prynne and Anne Hutchinson are both charact er representations of women who stood up for the rights of women to live their own lives in a strict society. 2. â€Å"But she named the infant Pearl, as being of great price- purchased with all she had- her mother s only pleasure.† The theme of this quote is why Hester named Pearl. She named her because pearls were very valuable, and the conception and birth of her daughter was of great price to Hester and her well being. She was born