Thinking Activity on the novel Scarlet letter and movie Kya kehna
This blog is a part of my academic movie screening which was given to us during classroom discussion.
1.What are the names of the protagonists in both the works?
Hester Prynne is the protagonist of the 'SCARLET LETTER' And in the movie 'KYA KEHNA' in Priya Bakshi is the central character. She is main protagonist of the movie.
The scarlet letter
The scarlet letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. He was American writer. The scarlet letter is a historical fiction novel. The setting part of the novel has a puritan settlement which sets in the year of 1642 in Boston city. Hester Prynne is the main character of the novel. Main character of this novel like.. pearl, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth. Entire plot portrayed around Hester prynes character. She is mother of pearl. She is a young wife whose husband has been missing for over a year and she is accused for adultery following the birth of her infant daughter Pearl. She refused to reveal the name of her child's father . She was forced to wear the Scarlet letter. At the end of the novel Dimmesdale climbs the scaffold and confesses in front of everyone then dies of his wounds in Hester’s arms.
In a way,It presents the journey of Hester and how she succeeded in changing the meaning of Adultery to Able and at last Angle.
Kya KEHNA
Kya KEHNA’ movie is directed by kundan Shah . This movie is a 2000 Indian Hindi film. Prity zinta as a single teenage mother and saif Ali khan as a father. This movie also deals with taboo issue of premarital pregnancy and the view of the society. Same as in scarlet letter novel. Priya and Hester’s character and role very similar. Both character faced many problems and struggle a lot also fight with society. Being a student, she also faces a lots of problems at university and is shunned due to her pregnancy and spoiled character but she never let her spirit to be down. At a last she chooses to marry with Ajay who secretly loves her rather than Rahul.
What is the role played by society in Hester’s life?
In this novel society played vital role in Hester’s life. We also see society as a main character in the novel. Hester is not revile to real name of her child’s father. But society forced to wear scarlet letter on her dress as punishment for her adultery. It’s very unfair for Hester. Society make rules if anybody break rules They are considered as a sinner. So Hester is one of that. Society forced her to live outside of town with her daughter.
What is the role played society in Priya's life?
Priya become pregnant at the time she was a student. And she was a student and she became pre married pregnant. So society not accept that. So his father request to Rahul and his family to marry with his daughter. But they don’t care and reject that offer. They are very rich people they don’t understand value of relationship. They say get abortion but Priya don’t do that. She fighting with society. The other thing is that society only blame Priya also rahul's mother not say any good advice to her son but blame Priya. Society consider Priya is not a good girls frame category. But her family support her all situation.
This blog is a part of my academic movie screening which was given to us during classroom discussion.
1.What are the names of the protagonists in both the works?
Hester Prynne is the protagonist of the 'SCARLET LETTER' And in the movie 'KYA KEHNA' in Priya Bakshi is the central character. She is main protagonist of the movie.
The scarlet letter
The scarlet letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. He was American writer. The scarlet letter is a historical fiction novel. The setting part of the novel has a puritan settlement which sets in the year of 1642 in Boston city. Hester Prynne is the main character of the novel. Main character of this novel like.. pearl, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth. Entire plot portrayed around Hester prynes character. She is mother of pearl. She is a young wife whose husband has been missing for over a year and she is accused for adultery following the birth of her infant daughter Pearl. She refused to reveal the name of her child's father . She was forced to wear the Scarlet letter. At the end of the novel Dimmesdale climbs the scaffold and confesses in front of everyone then dies of his wounds in Hester’s arms.
In a way,It presents the journey of Hester and how she succeeded in changing the meaning of Adultery to Able and at last Angle.
Kya KEHNA
Kya KEHNA’ movie is directed by kundan Shah . This movie is a 2000 Indian Hindi film. Prity zinta as a single teenage mother and saif Ali khan as a father. This movie also deals with taboo issue of premarital pregnancy and the view of the society. Same as in scarlet letter novel. Priya and Hester’s character and role very similar. Both character faced many problems and struggle a lot also fight with society. Being a student, she also faces a lots of problems at university and is shunned due to her pregnancy and spoiled character but she never let her spirit to be down. At a last she chooses to marry with Ajay who secretly loves her rather than Rahul.
What is the role played by society in Hester’s life?
In this novel society played vital role in Hester’s life. We also see society as a main character in the novel. Hester is not revile to real name of her child’s father. But society forced to wear scarlet letter on her dress as punishment for her adultery. It’s very unfair for Hester. Society make rules if anybody break rules They are considered as a sinner. So Hester is one of that. Society forced her to live outside of town with her daughter.
What is the role played society in Priya's life?
Priya become pregnant at the time she was a student. And she was a student and she became pre married pregnant. So society not accept that. So his father request to Rahul and his family to marry with his daughter. But they don’t care and reject that offer. They are very rich people they don’t understand value of relationship. They say get abortion but Priya don’t do that. She fighting with society. The other thing is that society only blame Priya also rahul's mother not say any good advice to her son but blame Priya. Society consider Priya is not a good girls frame category. But her family support her all situation.
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