Start Date
9-4-2024 12:00 AM
Description
This creative research project is in the form of a poetry collection including 11 poems inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter. This project includes research on the novel itself, but research also conducted on Puritan poet Anne Bradstreet and her ideas on womanhood. Through poetry, I present my thesis as Hester Prynne being an “Angel Pioneer”; as Hester is forced to journey into an unexplored world of sin and punishment within the events of the novel. With my project, I aim to convey Hester Prynne’s character transformation from a sinful woman to an angelic figure full of mercy and strength. Overall, this project explores how womanhood is challenged and transformed in the face of sin and punishment through the fictional character Hester Prynne.
Recommended Citation
Kruger, Raya, "Hester Prynne: The Angel Pioneer of Sin & Punishment (A Poetry Collection Inspired by "The Scarlet Letter")" (2024). 2024 Student Academic Showcase. 3.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/src_2024/Posters/Session2/3
Included in
Hester Prynne: The Angel Pioneer of Sin & Punishment (A Poetry Collection Inspired by "The Scarlet Letter")
This creative research project is in the form of a poetry collection including 11 poems inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter. This project includes research on the novel itself, but research also conducted on Puritan poet Anne Bradstreet and her ideas on womanhood. Through poetry, I present my thesis as Hester Prynne being an “Angel Pioneer”; as Hester is forced to journey into an unexplored world of sin and punishment within the events of the novel. With my project, I aim to convey Hester Prynne’s character transformation from a sinful woman to an angelic figure full of mercy and strength. Overall, this project explores how womanhood is challenged and transformed in the face of sin and punishment through the fictional character Hester Prynne.