A Good Sin

One of the connections we made during the harkness between Hester and Abigail was how they both committed adultery. Even though they committed the same sin, they were under very different circumstances. Abigail committed her sin with the evil intention of eliminating Goody Proctor, while Hester committed her sin under the belief that her husband was dead.

For this connection, I have decided to talk about a show that isn't The Walking Dead for once... just kidding, I could never. I think I have talked about it enough so that I don't have to re-explain everything, so I'll just cut to the chase. In the first episode, the main character, Rick, is shot while chasing a criminal. This shot puts him into a coma for roughly a month (the exact amount of time is never said, but there are hints). Obviously, the apocalypse starts within this time, and his wife Lori, son, and best friend Shane are able to get to a safe campsite along with some other survivors. Shane, having always liked Lori, sees his opportunity and takes it. He tells Lori that Rick died from the shot, even though he knows Rick is alive. Lori, honestly believing her husband is dead, looks at the world around her and has an affair with Shane.

For obvious reasons, I am comparing and contrasting Lori and Hester. Both are women who are morally good and only committed their sins because they honestly believed their spouses were dead. There are a few important differences however, the first being the men. Lori had her affair with Shane, whose intentions were entirely evil. He saw a sick opportunity to be with the woman of her dreams, took advantage of her husband's absence and the world going to hell, and took it. If Shane had never come on to Lori, the affair probably would not have happened. Whereas Hester had the affair with Dimmesdale, a man who did not necessarily seek her out, but instead they both took confidence in each other.

Secondly, both Hester and Lori ended up having children in terrible, messed up worlds. With Hester, her child, Pearl, was practically a punishment for Hester. Not only did she have to care for a child all by herself, but she also had to raise the child in a world that looked down on them. Pearl had to witness her mother be ridiculed and frowned upon by the town. For Lori, her child was even more of a punishment, literally. Lori was forced to have a c-section, but since it was in the apocalypse and hospitals aren't really a thing anymore, and the fact that everyone was scattered at the time of the birth, Lori's stomach had to be cut open in order to save the baby, and she died. Not only did she die in childbirth, but she also made everyone else's lives harder, for now they have to take care of an infant while zombies are walking around. And let me tell you, that baby cries so loud it is ridiculous, and zombies sure love their loud noises.

There is a few more things I could say, like how Hester had her affair after about two years after her husband's alleged death, while Lori had hers only a month after. But this was supposed to be a "short" blog post... oops.

Sorry everyone!