https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement Made by Evan, Aaron, and Kevin en-us 2017-03-02 18:23:01 UTC 2023-01-24 04:09:43 UTC hello@padlet.com sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157441180 2017-03-02 18:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157441180 sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157444658 2017-03-02 18:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157444658 mr_wisekevin https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157448626 2017-03-02 19:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157448626 sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157528057 2017-03-03 03:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157528057 sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157529272 "Ah, but," interposed, more softly, a young wife, holding a child by the hand, "let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart." (Hawthorne 49)

Some people in the crowd some remorse for Hester. This woman in the quotation, understands that Hester is so busy with her own thoughts and the judgement of herself that she doesn't  even have time to process the thoughts of others. She believes that internal judgement is itself serving justice. ]]> 2017-03-03 03:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157529272 sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157530630 "It was none the less a fact, however, that, in the eyes of the very men who spoke thus, the scarlet letter had the effect of the cross on a nun's bosom." (149)

Hester's scarlet letter might be the community's version of justice, but it ends up being a judgment on them: she shows up the community by being better than all of them, turning the "A" of the letter from "Adultery", to "Able".]]> 2017-03-03 03:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157530630 sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157647295 2017-03-03 15:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157647295 sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157650961 2017-03-03 16:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157650961 sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157659570 Justice, though similar to judgement, carries higher moral implications and exceeds the populist judgement found in the novel.
Example:
"Thou hast escaped me!" he repeated more than once. Thou hast escaped me!" "May God forgive thee!" said the minister. "Thou, too, hast deeply sinned!"
(232-233)
In essence, it is an idea that everyone will receive a deserving outcome for their actions.
For example, Dimmesdale is punished by God, for his sin being kept alive to suffer under guilt. When he admits his sin on the scaffold his punishment is ended, he is allowed to die, and justice is served. Other examples include Hester's eventual burial next to Dimmesdale or ]]> 2017-03-03 16:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157659570 sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157664279 Explicitly, judgement is an opinion formed by individuals or groups and therefore is affected by personal biases.
In the novel, judgement can be seen in several forms. Most obviously this is with the Scarlet Letter, which the community uses to brand the sins of Hester. Though the community equates this with justice, this is simply the result of the community's judgement and not necessarily a reflection of true justice. ]]> 2017-03-03 16:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157664279 mr_wisekevin https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157680884 The Puritan community is built upon a strong enforcement of traditional religious values which its society believes is justice. Their shamed based tactics, such as forcing Hester to serve as a living sermon,  prevents them from achieving this true justice due to individual biases. From Reverend Wilson's outdated beliefs to Dimmesdale's hypocritical sermon's (preaching against sin and adultery while being one), the leaders are shown to be unable to determine true justice due individual biases and instead enforce their judgement upon society. ]]> 2017-03-03 17:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157680884 sprague1999 https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157712981 2017-03-03 19:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/eframji/justiceandjusgement/wish/157712981