Passionlessness as a Sacrificial Tool of Subversion
Monday, February 25th, 2013
In Puritan society, women are compelled to sin through their passion. Hester, losing all passion, in one ironic sense loses her ties to sin. She learns power over herself, and power to define her own code of ethics. This, as Lee pointed out, is distinct from the biblical code of morality that rules Puritan society. […]
Passionlessness as a Sacrificial Tool of Subversion
Tags: feminism, passion, Passionlessness, sin, Victorian
Posted in Eli Bierman, February 26 | 2 Comments »
Essentialism vs. Constructionism in the Scarlett Letter
Monday, February 18th, 2013
The Scarlett Letter addresses the issue of essentialism versus constructionism. Most of the characters seem to be essentialists, believing that there is a definite right and wrong, guilt and innocence; that there is sin. Even Chillingworth, the open-minded man who half-adopted Indian traditions, believes strongly that the adultery that Hester committed (though admittedly inevitable) was […]
Essentialism vs. Constructionism in the Scarlett Letter
Tags: constructionism, Essentialism, passion, The Scarlet Letter
Posted in Eli Bierman, February 19 | 1 Comment »
