An Analysis Of Hester Prynne's Ramifications Of Sin

Hester Prynne suffered the ramifications of sin, shame and alienation, and reversed them by aiding the people who tormented her. Hester was forced to wear a stigma meaning adulteress and was susceptible to the ridicule and shame from those around her. She began to redeem herself when she first accepted her mistake and willingly took the punishment she was sentenced to. Hester endured the consequences and, “submitted uncomplainingly to [the public’s] worst usage” (Hawthorne 179). She accepted her mistake and did not shrink away from the consequences. Hester further redeemed herself when she helped others including the people who frequently insulted her. She changed her repute when she “bestowed all her superfluous means in charity” (Hawthorne