Forgiveness and Freedom
We always observe in our lives a struggle between society, its norms, strong influences and natural inner peace. It’s worth understanding that our nature should guide our destinies and only after that we will truly understand the word freedom and we will see its power in action. In “The Scarlet Letter” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” we see how authors portray the moments of standing of person as a part of nature but not as a part of society. It gives hope and chance to learn how to forgive you and how to reveal true yourself…
First of all I would like to say that Hawthorne’s aim was to show true freedom of minds and action as he was only comparatively and partially free by himself. He was working in custom house, where highly commercialized society stayed. But his true desire was to be an artist. When he found the package with 6 pieces of paper and letter “A” he wrote the story. This story is about A-as Adultery, but everybody understands that he wanted to describe freedom of choices, how to live and act independently from society’s tight regulations and restrictions. On example of Hester and her adulterous affair author wanted to show her way of realization that she was no more guilty in a front of society. First symbol of forgiveness in the story we can see in the 1st chapter, where people come to look at Hester and to judge her. Nobody noticed the rose bush which symbolizes love and forgiveness for everyone; it was created not for special people but for everyone. It’s an image of morality, but society’s views on morality are often not right. The atmosphere of judgment and unforgivness is everywhere. One woman even says that the guys in prison were too good for Hester and she should die for ...