Eighth+Period

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How do you see Hester? Is she a victim of cruel Puritan society, or does she rise above?
 * __ Hester Prynne: Triumphant or victimized? __**

I think Hester is both, she is a victim and she does rise above. She takes all the cruel words thrown at her by the Puritan society silently, but ultimatlely, she grows stronger. -Keerthi

Hester is a victim no one deserves the treatment she recieves from the puritans. Even though she takes them without complaint and learns from them.-Bill

Typical? The man gets away with it, and the woman suffers? mckee

__Arthur Dimmsedale: martyr or selfish?__ Your thoughts on Dimmsedale?

Dimmesdale is selfish. He should be recieving the same criticism that Hester is getting, but he to much of a coward. It doesn't matter whether he's a minister or not, he sinned he deserves the punishment as well. If he allowed himself to do what he did to Hester he should rise up and stand with her.-Bill

Does the fact that his suffering made him a better preacher--and therefore inspired others to live better lives---redeem him at all?-mckee

__Roger Chillingworth: unpardonable sinner, or just looking for a friend?__

Roger Chillingworth is an unpardonable sinner, it doesn't matter that he was kidnapped by indians, he still is plain evil. He got into Dimmesdale's head and used his 'friendship' as a way of torturing. What type of friend is that? -Christina

Good point...but did you feel any sympathy for him when he spoke to Hester about their marriage? He was so desperate for love. Mckee