Hester's Arguments
In one of Hester's first arguments, Hester and Governor Bellingham dispute over Pearl's (Hester's Daughter) guardianship with her mother. In the scene of the Governor's Mansion, Hester makes her altercation stronger by using Pathos and repeatedly mentioning that "God her into my keeping" and "God gave me this child," and therefore appeals to the Governors emotion and feelings of respect for religious traditions of a child being within her mothers care. This use of Pathos to attack the Governors religious views and beliefs is effective in that the puritan community influences might prove a worth cause for appeal in that the governor might give leeway to Hester getting what she truly wants which is pearl. Unfortunately this argument does not convince Hester to reveal who the true father of her child is. This reveals that Hester is willing to take extreme measures to get what she wants to occur. (Hester and Governor Bellingham)
In the scene of the beach an argument between Chillingworth and Hester comes about in regards to the welfare of Dimmesdale and his health as effected by Chillingworth and his focus of revenge. Emotional appeals are mostly used throughout the argument because Chillingworth has tried to seek revenge upon Dimmesdale's soul for his own purposes, and for which Hester fights Chillingworth and compels him to give up his revenge plot to which he responds that his soul has been changed to that of a "demon". This makes Pathos very assertive in the understanding that there are some feelings intervening between Hester and Dimmesdale when she defends Dimmesdale's ever hurting soul to Chillingworth. The rhetorical devices used in the argument make it apparent that the simile between Chillingworth and a demon is very much true in that all Hester sees in him is the will to seek revenge on her lover . This argument begins to open the door to the reveling of secrets because of the constricting thoughts Chillingworth shares with Hester and the knowledge he shares about the her and Dimmesdales secret. The argument show that Chillingworth has found to the hidden truth between Hester and Dimmesdale and will find his revenge. (Hester and Chillingworth)
In the internal argument Hester perceives to herself is that of revealing who the father of Pearl is. Through the appeal of Pathos Hester's arguments dwindle because she deals with many emotionally draining events such as the scaffold and the towns peoples remarks as to why she has not revealed who the father of the child is. She believes their is no point as to revealing the truth as to who the father is as she will always be marked by pearl her child as a sinner and as a result she makes clear that the Scarlet letter will not define her but instead symbolize her as a person who has committed a sin and accepts herself as is. She even uses the Letter to her sewing business as it represents her fine skills. The rhetoric used gives understand as to the thoughts of the people as their hyperbole's of Hester's sinful actions define how the community sees her as a person who will even help the poor in many times of need as the years come. This argument does genuinely convince Hester to reveal her secret of Pearl’s father through the buildup of tensions and emotions between herself and other characters. The argument shows Hester and her view of no regrets in life even when scorned for past actions. (Herself)
In the scene of the beach an argument between Chillingworth and Hester comes about in regards to the welfare of Dimmesdale and his health as effected by Chillingworth and his focus of revenge. Emotional appeals are mostly used throughout the argument because Chillingworth has tried to seek revenge upon Dimmesdale's soul for his own purposes, and for which Hester fights Chillingworth and compels him to give up his revenge plot to which he responds that his soul has been changed to that of a "demon". This makes Pathos very assertive in the understanding that there are some feelings intervening between Hester and Dimmesdale when she defends Dimmesdale's ever hurting soul to Chillingworth. The rhetorical devices used in the argument make it apparent that the simile between Chillingworth and a demon is very much true in that all Hester sees in him is the will to seek revenge on her lover . This argument begins to open the door to the reveling of secrets because of the constricting thoughts Chillingworth shares with Hester and the knowledge he shares about the her and Dimmesdales secret. The argument show that Chillingworth has found to the hidden truth between Hester and Dimmesdale and will find his revenge. (Hester and Chillingworth)
In the internal argument Hester perceives to herself is that of revealing who the father of Pearl is. Through the appeal of Pathos Hester's arguments dwindle because she deals with many emotionally draining events such as the scaffold and the towns peoples remarks as to why she has not revealed who the father of the child is. She believes their is no point as to revealing the truth as to who the father is as she will always be marked by pearl her child as a sinner and as a result she makes clear that the Scarlet letter will not define her but instead symbolize her as a person who has committed a sin and accepts herself as is. She even uses the Letter to her sewing business as it represents her fine skills. The rhetoric used gives understand as to the thoughts of the people as their hyperbole's of Hester's sinful actions define how the community sees her as a person who will even help the poor in many times of need as the years come. This argument does genuinely convince Hester to reveal her secret of Pearl’s father through the buildup of tensions and emotions between herself and other characters. The argument shows Hester and her view of no regrets in life even when scorned for past actions. (Herself)