Week 3
The book is finally over, and the least i can say is that it really opened my eyes to what people find good literature to be. In most cases, I can see why because of the many details and themes that are in this book. My point is that this book is not for the people that can get lost easily when a book is written that requires a lot of critical thinking to understand the themes and such, but I do believe it is a classic novel filled with rich literature. Literally every sentence is composed and crafted in such a way that it can keep you engaged. The vocabulary, metaphors, and symbolism that are put into this book all keeps you engaged and makes you think. You kind of have to stop at times to comprehend what Hawthorne just wrote or you may miss an important plot point. But it can also be considered a con, or flaw, in the book. The vocabulary can be very intricate and some of the themes in the book may be hard to grasp for some readers, like me. It's because of this that some readers can be turned off by it since it requires thinking and looking into dictionaries for quite a few times, so they can become frustrated, or even bored. It really depends on the type of reading that this book is given to, because some readers want to be given a straight forward and entertaining story while others want books like these. The problem with straight forward books is that we miss all of this little details of literary devices. I think that is what makes this book so great, because it has a lot of literary devices being used. Take for example the first two pages, it is written that there is this ugly prison door but right beside it there is a rosebush. If you dig deeply you can find that it is kind of like God's grace just like justice versus mercy. Even I could not figure but with help from the my teacher, I was able to figure it out and understand a little more what Hawthorne was trying to get at. Another example is the character development through out this book because every detail listed about them reveals who they are. In the book, it says she "was patient- a martyr, indeed,-but she forbore to pray for her enemies." It shows that Hester is a mature women because she has been through so much and yet still has patience for the people around her. Counter arguments can be made against this book such as being too convoluted, a boring story, or a failed attempt at Puritan society. These can be true but this book only seemed convoluted because it's writing was different. If you took time to read it then you would understand it. The writing all by itself should be enough to keep the story entertaining, especially since you are reading a book and have little knowledge of Puritan society. In conclusion, this book had great writing to keep you entertained and even learn a few new vocabulary, but beware, this book is not for your average reader.
Victor Vang
The book is finally over, and the least i can say is that it really opened my eyes to what people find good literature to be. In most cases, I can see why because of the many details and themes that are in this book. My point is that this book is not for the people that can get lost easily when a book is written that requires a lot of critical thinking to understand the themes and such, but I do believe it is a classic novel filled with rich literature. Literally every sentence is composed and crafted in such a way that it can keep you engaged. The vocabulary, metaphors, and symbolism that are put into this book all keeps you engaged and makes you think. You kind of have to stop at times to comprehend what Hawthorne just wrote or you may miss an important plot point. But it can also be considered a con, or flaw, in the book. The vocabulary can be very intricate and some of the themes in the book may be hard to grasp for some readers, like me. It's because of this that some readers can be turned off by it since it requires thinking and looking into dictionaries for quite a few times, so they can become frustrated, or even bored. It really depends on the type of reading that this book is given to, because some readers want to be given a straight forward and entertaining story while others want books like these. The problem with straight forward books is that we miss all of this little details of literary devices. I think that is what makes this book so great, because it has a lot of literary devices being used. Take for example the first two pages, it is written that there is this ugly prison door but right beside it there is a rosebush. If you dig deeply you can find that it is kind of like God's grace just like justice versus mercy. Even I could not figure but with help from the my teacher, I was able to figure it out and understand a little more what Hawthorne was trying to get at. Another example is the character development through out this book because every detail listed about them reveals who they are. In the book, it says she "was patient- a martyr, indeed,-but she forbore to pray for her enemies." It shows that Hester is a mature women because she has been through so much and yet still has patience for the people around her. Counter arguments can be made against this book such as being too convoluted, a boring story, or a failed attempt at Puritan society. These can be true but this book only seemed convoluted because it's writing was different. If you took time to read it then you would understand it. The writing all by itself should be enough to keep the story entertaining, especially since you are reading a book and have little knowledge of Puritan society. In conclusion, this book had great writing to keep you entertained and even learn a few new vocabulary, but beware, this book is not for your average reader.
Victor Vang
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