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re: What, IYO, is the greatest novel ever written?
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:01 am to Porter Osborne Jr
Posted on 9/26/17 at 9:01 am to Porter Osborne Jr
quote:I think it is a great reflection of the times it represented. I think it is a great study in human nature. It shows clearly how over time's passage, certain "facts" about people do often evolve, and how public opinion can move. And how our misdeeds can be redeemed or redeeming factors over time - like lemons, they can be turned to lemonade.
What makes you put The Scarlet Letter on there?
In this case, Hester's practice of kindness and her parenting demonstrates much about what is in her soul (despite initial popular opinion). Whereas, the good reverend's heart rotted from having to exist in the unconfessed shadows of what he had done.
So that's why I included it.
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