Hester and Abigail
American literature often examines people and motives. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, and in Aruthur Miller's modern dramatic masterpiece, The Crucible, people and motives often depict patters of Puritans struggling for life during a shaky time. Two main characters from both pieces of works share the traits of a struggling Puritan as adulators. Even tough Hester and Abigail have similar traits, their sins differ dramatically and were punished differently. Hester Prynne is a woman in Boston who is strong of her will. For example she had a daughter and refused to give out her father's name. She says, "...my child must seek a heavenly father and shall never know an earthly one" (Hawthorne 64). She is a very truthful woman except for one time. A good example would be when she has to lie to her daughter, Pearl, about the letter she wears on her chest. She claims she wears it "for the sake of its gold thread" (166). Hester is also an adulator who is punished by the village. Abigail Williams
Now Aruthur Miller finally shows America who Abigail is like during the red scare. Hawthorne also shows that even the worst sinners of sinners still have good in their hearts. He also takes notice on how the spoil system also corrupts lives. Truthfulness is a major role in everyone's lives. The corrupted never do any right except to get off by cheating, and lying their way through life. The corrupted is rarely punished either. is a teenager who is a great liar. She manages to pull off a big witch-hunt with skills probably as great as an actor does. She is also the niece of the town minister, Reverend Samuel Paris. Even though both women are adulators, Hester is a truthful woman who never lies. She only lies one time to her daughter when approached by the question of what the scarlet letter stands for. Hester also never lies when approached by ministers to confess whom the accomplice were. She just says, "I will not speak" (Hawthorne 64). Abigail however lies to a whole village and creates a witch-hunt. She claims that Tit
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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