Scarlett letter
Transcendentalism
Anti-transcendentalism
#Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the eastern United States. It arose as a reaction, to protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality at the time.
#Anti-transcendentalism
Transcendentalist. The Transcendentalist were writers who supported the beauty of Nature, the kindness of Humans and a distrust in government.
Transcendentalism in Scarlett letter
1.self-confidence, self-reliant, dignity
In the novel Hester is confident girl.
2.Transformation innate "Human goodness ".
The transformation in Hester from anger or resentment to love, is clear display of transcendentalism
3.Close to the nature
In the novel Hester living on the outskirts of town with pearl surrender to nature the sea and the woods.
Anti-transcendentalism
1.Human sin
We know that Summerdale does not have courage to admit his sin.
2. Human as dark human emotion and conviction and devil in nature
Another character chilingwort is learned person and his sin is different from demesdale and Hester. His sin resides in his persistent vindictiveness towards dimmesdal which turns him into a devil because he absolutely refuse to forgive his wife's lover
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