Edna,hester, and Huck
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Edna, Hester, and Huck offer many ways that they look at society. These ways differ in how they approach their perspectives, reach their perspective, and what they conclude from their perspective. Moreover, there are a great number of similarities between the outlooks of the three characters upon the world in that they all learn or conclude their outlook from the circumstances that they are faced with, they all change their ways and somewhat rebel against their societies culture as a result of the new outlook, and furthermore they dont try and change their society and make an impact.
Hester Prynne is a character that approached her new outlook as something she had to do for herself. She faced the Puritan society because she was placed in the public eye and she had to. Which resulted in her reaching perspective that the love and passion she had for Dimmesdale is not a crime and this can be seen through her choosing not to leave Boston and her also not taking the scarlet A off of her dress. Ednas perspective was one in which she longed to change but didnt know how, and Robert and Arobin helped her to figure out. Edna is a character that changes her outlook based on her thinking what everybody elses outlook was. She wasnt really sure herself what she wanted, she was very emotional and fickle. Ednas perspective of the world that she was not really needed lead to the conclusion that she did not need to exist. Huck is young, naпve, and heavily influenced by if not everything, most things around him. He takes a look at how others see things, and how others act in certain situations to gain his newly independent outlook, expressed when he tears up the letter. He also allows his emotions for Jim gather up when he is forming his perspective of the world. The different time periods also have an affect on why and how these perspectives are different in that the times changed along with societies culture.
All the characters face their situations in boldness and believe that there is need for a change. They are alienated because each of the outlooks rebel against societal views and would be horrible if the society knew what they thought. Hester never told who Pearls father was because she felt it was his sin and he had to confess. Edna never told how she really felt, and Huck not until the end of the novel really stands up and shows his new attitude towards Jim. These convey that all the characters had to