1. The Scarlet Letter: True Love?
... intention to lose the theme of the book by straying the reader's attention towards the love of Hester Prynne and the reverend Dimmesdale. Hester's love is simply fabricated in order to cope with the suffering she is obligated to endure, and Dimmesdale's heart is never meant for such mortal love with Hester. *Hester, so "youthful and fair" (Hawthorne 55), is doomed to spent eternity with a poor misshapen Chillingsworth, "a deformed old figure, with ... his bride. Assuming he's been lost at sea, Hester jumps at the chance to love another. And who better than the person Hester describes as ...
- Word Count: 586
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: High School