The rose represents Pearl and Hester, good things that came from a corrupt society. The prison is one of the first symbols Hawthorne uses to describe the hypocracy in Puritan society, a topic he has personal and strong feelings towards. The prison and the graveyard were the first things built in the town Hester lived in. Puritans, who judge others before themselves, were very hypocritical in their punishment and in their daily lives. There are many instances in the book where the author describes a person by their physical appearance and then will write their personality in a way that counteracts this. One example of this is Roger Chillingworth, who looks savage from his birth deformity and his time with the natives, is actually a practiced physician and holds immense intellect. Sadly, his name mirrors his cruel
The rose represents Pearl and Hester, good things that came from a corrupt society. The prison is one of the first symbols Hawthorne uses to describe the hypocracy in Puritan society, a topic he has personal and strong feelings towards. The prison and the graveyard were the first things built in the town Hester lived in. Puritans, who judge others before themselves, were very hypocritical in their punishment and in their daily lives. There are many instances in the book where the author describes a person by their physical appearance and then will write their personality in a way that counteracts this. One example of this is Roger Chillingworth, who looks savage from his birth deformity and his time with the natives, is actually a practiced physician and holds immense intellect. Sadly, his name mirrors his cruel