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Help[Opinions] Re: Hester
in reply to a message by Bear
Two images come to mind:
1. Hester Prynne -- admittedly, I generally like Puritan names and I've never read The Scarlet Letter (although, I've been meaning to), but I just don't think I'd be able to resist teasing my own kid, i.e. calling her Hester Prynne whenever she brings home a romantic interest, you know?
2. Hester the Molester from A Prayer for Owen Meany -- this I did read (and hated! I found it incredibly boring...) and Hester was the narrator's cousin (I think) who got called Hester the Molester by her brother(s?) and later used it as her stage name when she became a rockstar.
Because of these two images, I just don't like Hester. Although, I do like Esther (which also rhymes with 'molester,' now that I think about it...), so I don't know why I can't just shake the above images...Sorry.
1. Hester Prynne -- admittedly, I generally like Puritan names and I've never read The Scarlet Letter (although, I've been meaning to), but I just don't think I'd be able to resist teasing my own kid, i.e. calling her Hester Prynne whenever she brings home a romantic interest, you know?
2. Hester the Molester from A Prayer for Owen Meany -- this I did read (and hated! I found it incredibly boring...) and Hester was the narrator's cousin (I think) who got called Hester the Molester by her brother(s?) and later used it as her stage name when she became a rockstar.
Because of these two images, I just don't like Hester. Although, I do like Esther (which also rhymes with 'molester,' now that I think about it...), so I don't know why I can't just shake the above images...Sorry.
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That's OK. I knew Hester wasn't going to be everyone's taste. Thanks for responding. It's all valuable. :-)
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