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Calderon

I think of authors as mammoths that posses a great amount  of power. I think I give  some trust to them to tell me stories  whether they are fictional, political, cultural or autobiographical to illustrate the time I was not part or will choose to be part of. I think that the stories they tell reflect what I am today in a way. So what are the rights? To tell me what they think or don’t think that’s all. They do not have power over any of my interpretations, because my understanding and interpretation are mine to own unless I choose to publicly write about any subject I am disagreeing with or agreeing with.  What are my rights as a reader? I have none. As a reader I can only hope that I can understand what this mammoths of communication might try to tell me so I can make their stories open my mind to new meanings, times, and things I am not aware of yet ir to enhance my mind more in a subject I am interested in.

The Scarlet Letter I think this novel could be a romance, but not typical boring romance no!!! I think that the narrator feels betrayed that he is writing, because itgoes against what his ancestors might consider honorable. His love to them is betrayed because he has a stronger love affair with words he wishes to write.  Hester also has a battle between sin and kindness. She sleeps with men (which is not a sin, but this time was crazy) and at the same time she is a kind, intelligent women who could have been a leader for women in her town. But her desire and passion are stronger and lead her to her unjust destiny. Romance is in this novel, but not the typical love I think!!!