Ya like i said this is on saturday i was out of class on friday and am writing my essay. so i figure i might as well try to get credit for the post anyway. So ya this is the intro to my essay
"Every human being created, was created with a mind, functional or not, all humans have one. The mind is an incredible thing, no mind is identical to one another, each mind is capable of creating new and unique thought and every mind has strengths and weaknesses. Whether minds are mature naturally or are developed through the actions, experiences, and choices of its host, each mind creates its own thought process, a way to view situations, develop theories, and create opinions. One of the beautiful things is that each mind is not like a book it cannot be read, it cannot be captured, and it cannot be directly controlled by any other being the its host. Yet the mind can, through vigorous discipline, keen attention to detail, and unrelenting observation can be studied. It is not easy to discern one’s process of mind it can be done. Ideas can be kept quiet and opinions can avoid the form of speech, but one cannot mask its actions! For every action is a decision, every decision is a choice, and all choices originate through a process of information, a prediction of outcomes, and moral judgment of the mind, these series of trials are the personal human process of mind. So therefore if one truly observes, studies, and evaluates the actions of a certain being they can link those actions to the process of mind that executed them. One of the first books to tap in to this murky, borderline dark study was The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this book characters’ personal though processes are unveiled to the reader, yet Hawthorne still revolves all the actions of those characters around the fictional minds of the characters. Using Hawthorne’s exceptional work will help better clarify the process of studying one’s mind."
ya its alot but thats it. From there i will go into depth on Hester's mind process and relating them to her actions, for example her veiws on soceity eqaul her living away from it.
so... i doubt anyone will read this but if u take the time to i geuss u will have some comment on it. If you got this far i owe u a thank you. thanks
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Austin,
ReplyDeleteThough this meanders quite a bit before you actually get to the novel, I think this is actually a productive start. Your argument--if you distill it down to its essence--seems to be simply that Hawthorne's novel is one of the first "psychological" novels--one in which the external action (of which there is little) seems less important than, as you point out, the insight the narrative gives us into the internal life of each of the main characters (but primarily Hester and Dimmesdale). Your critique, then, may focus on accurate (or not) you believe Hawthorne's portrayal of his characters' psychology seems to be--or, you might make the case that because our inner lives are in a sense more 'real', then Hawthorne is right to eschew a lot of external action (7 years, and barely anything happens!) in favor of this 'dark' study of the human mind.
It's probably too early to tell just where you are going with this, but keep writing. Again, this is a good start!