Free Essay - Hester as Mother of the Year in Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter :: Scarlet Letter essays

The violent Letter - Hester as Mother of the Year     No one is perfect. Especially when it comes to set uping. Even Book characters have trouble being good parents. One example of this is Hester Prynne. She is a book character for the book The vermilion Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Now, Hester is not the worst mother, but she is not the best either. How can you be the best mother in the world with a ethnic daughter like tusk? Still, Hester does her best, and thats all anyone should ask for. Hester is a good mother because she looks out for Pearls future, she knows when to be stern and she is a great role model.   When mess think of a good parent, the usually think of someone who is always looking out for their childs future. Sometimes, that means lying. Unfortunately, Hester runs into this problem when Pearl asks her mother why she wears the Scarlet letter. Silly Pearl, said she, what questions are these? There are many things in this world that a c hild must not ask about...I wear it for the sake of its roaring thread.117 Truly, Hester lied to Pearl about why she wears the scarlet letter. She lied for a good reason. She lied because as you are growing up you adjust to things. If Hester told her the truth, Pearl would have just shrugged off the comments that she heard about her mother. By not telling her, the impact of those harsh comments would effect her more and perhaps stop her from committing the aforesaid(prenominal) sin her mother did. Therefore, save her from suffering.   But there is much more to parenting then just looking ahead to the childs future. Being a good parent also means looking at the here and now as well as the future. The here and now can be a cypher word for discipline. Sometimes, discipline means scaring the child into behaving. This is what Hester has to do on one occasion. Do not tease me else I shall shut thee into the dark closet178 Admittedly, this seems as if Hester is an amaz ing person to threaten her own daughter. At the same time, is it not necessary if the child will not behave?