The Scarlet Letter blog #2

Quotation 1:
" 'Thus she will be a living sermon against sin, until the ignominious letter be engraved upon her tombstone" (Hawthorne 59).

Analysis 1:
The townspeople have taken a remarkable approach to enforce their punishment. Throughout history rebellions and war have taken place in spite of a government that unjustly punished people. During world war two, the allied powers were too easily provoked by anti-Zionist Germany and fought arduously to defeat the injustice the Nazis upheld. In The Crucible, society toppled their government because martyrs were being made out of a large portion of the townsfolk. The government in The Scarlet Letter have taken a route much like the central government of 1984. Rather than blindly kill the opposition, the rebels are converted and are forced to realize the shame that they previously shut their eyes to.

Quotation 2:
" "Not thy soul,' he answered, with another smile. 'No not Thine!' " (Hawthorne 72).

Analysis 2:
Chillingworth's attitude is a frightening one. He has taken on a God complex and bears a strong resemblance towards Danforth in The Crucible. Chillingworth has offered of forgiveness when he ought to be anger. He indirectly threatened Pyrnne's lover and is completely sure that he will discover who he is despite the substantial population. Ever since he walked in the Pyrnne's cell he began to talk of what he can do, from alchemy to murder.