Professor Lee Quinby – Spring 2013

Posts Tagged: Hester


Posts Tagged ‘Hester’

When Did We Start Thinking About Marriage?

The Scarlet Letter motivates me to examine the human pursuit of truth and happiness in “The Minister in A Maze”. Hester’s moment of confession reveals that happiness for her, her lover and her former spouse, involves more than the revelation of truth. In fact, truth here is conflated with happiness. Hawthorne illustrates that happiness for […]