Keywords: lack of love, theory of three registers, the imaginary, the symbolic.Abstract. Based on a Lacan's reading of the lack of love of Sarah, the heroine of Love, Again, the paper argues that the psychological transition from the imaginary to the symbolic is the underlying cause of Sarah's lack of love, and that it is the lack of love that helps Sarah re-enter the symbolic world and make progress on a higher level.
This paper suggests that Hester in The Scarlet Letter is always defiant throughout the plot and then discusses the effect of defiance on the moral growth of the woman when sinned against. Finally, it explores Hester's defiance considering the historical background of America.
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