"She had wandered, without rule or guidance, in a moral wilderness; as vast, as intricate and shadowy, as the untamed forest...Her intellect and heart had their home, as it were, in desert places, where she roamed as freely as the wild Indian in his woods." (Pg. 165) I loved this quote! It can be described as a transcendentalist thinking because in my opinion this shows about the freedom to live. The liberty to live without rules or guidance. Even though we are forced to live a life based on rules or principles that aren't suppose to be broken, our hearts can decide something different that aren't bases of society that let us be free within ourselves. What did you guys think about this chapter or quote?
Friday, February 1, 2013
Freedom
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I love that quote as well! I really like this chapter because as Dayanna pointed out, the possibility for freedom creates a hopeful tone for the first time of this entire story! In class we were rooting for Hesther, Dimmesdale, and Pearl to run away together and be a happy little family. When reading this chapter I just kept thinking, "Finally! After seven years! Woo, something positive!"
ReplyDeleteI agree as well. Theres more life shown in this chapter. I kept thinking why didn't Dimmesdale and Hester rejoined along time ago but there wouldn't have been all the previous chapters. I also think the reason why Dimmesdale never decided to reunite with Hester and Pearl was for the reasons being that he was following the rules of the church instead of being free of expressing what he's going through and taking responsibility. We'll see what happens.
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ReplyDeleteGlad you quoted this passage.
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