• Judgementality, Contemporary Prejudices in the Context of the Scarlet Letter

     

    Essays1 Literature

Evaluation:
Published: 30.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Judgementality, Contemporary Prejudices in the Context of the Scarlet Letter', 1.
Extract

Judgementalality
OJ Simpson was suspected of killing his ex-wife and her friend outside her home. Before he was arrested for the suspicion he was already tried, convicted and, executed in the minds of all of America. Before he went to trial everyone knew the 'truth,' everyone had already decided his fate before the evidence was presented. No one knew what happened but we all formed our opinions and theories of how he did it, why he did it, and if he should be killed or just get life in prison. Our world is too judgmental and it always has been. Even in the
time Hawthorne wrote of in The Scarlet Letter and in 'The Ministers Black Veil' people judged before they knew the truth.
Objects were judged even though they had no relevance on what really
happened. …

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