Post by jillianb02 on Nov 27, 2007 21:59:17 GMT -5
www.eldritchpress.org/nh/sb1.html
Seeing that we are all so well acquainted with Bercovitch (I hope
) I thought it would be interesting to hear your opinions about this essay.
The line that stood out to me the most was "Moral: society imprisons the self...Moral: society kills natural desire"
I felt this encompasses our discussions over the past several weeks. Is the influence of society good for the development of self? For example: In the scarlet letter Dimmesdale does not confess for fear of being prosecuted by society, though doing this contradicts with his personal values.
Seeing that we are all so well acquainted with Bercovitch (I hope
) I thought it would be interesting to hear your opinions about this essay. The line that stood out to me the most was "Moral: society imprisons the self...Moral: society kills natural desire"
I felt this encompasses our discussions over the past several weeks. Is the influence of society good for the development of self? For example: In the scarlet letter Dimmesdale does not confess for fear of being prosecuted by society, though doing this contradicts with his personal values.
