Hester’s actions are
not even close to opposite of a transcendentalist thinker. Hester’s actions
fallow transcendentalism very much. She is not fallowing the crowd because she
unlike every other female in the town is not a puritan. Transcendentalism teaches
not to fallow the crowd and be your own person which Hester is doing. Also
Hester is not fallowing the town’s orders of giving up the father’s name so the
child can have a father Hester refuses to speak and reveal anything. Transcendentalism
also teaches not to conform to what people tell you to do so by not giving speaking
about the questions she is asked Hester is not conforming, not doing what she
is told she should do.
I agree that Hester is very much a transcendentalist because she goes against the status quo.
ReplyDeletethen again, she is not truly living from the inside out. but i do agree with you guys it is controversial
ReplyDeleteI agree that Hester embodies transcendentalism because she is alone to live her own life and not abide by anyone's rules or customs. She is able to live and think for herself.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Hester has the mindset of a transcendentalist. Especially now reading more into the book. Because even though Hester did break the rules i don't believe she did it in a transcendentalists way of thinking. Hester broke the rules because she had an affair not because she sat their thinking to herself how can i think how can i think differently as a individual? She did it because she wanted to.You wouldn't say shoplifters are transcendentalist because they broke the rules.Also through out the book you constantly see how is ashamed of herself and her "sinful" act. Correct me if i'm wrong but I think Transcendentalist don't have remorse for their actions because its their own way of thinking so they wouldn't think that what they did is wrong. So to shorten it up i do not believe Hester is a transcendentalist for these reasons.
ReplyDelete~Ashlan Ramos