Hester Prynne is the main character, in addition the protagonist, of book The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the book, Hester Prynne’s physical appearance is depicted as being a young and attractive woman. Hester Prynne is depicted as a compassionate woman who submissively deals with the stress and anguish of a sin that was committed prior to the beginning of the story. Three words that would greatly describe Hester Prynne are strong, partly because Hester Prynne dealt with all the consequences of sin, faithful, towards others and towards God, and forgiving to all of the people who did not necessarily deserve forgiveness.
Throughout the book, one can easily determine that Hester Prynne is a very strong …show more content…
Hester Prynne started off the book by making a promise to Chillingworth, the former husband, that his identity would not be revealed. No matter what the circumstance was during most of the book, Hester Prynne kept this secret even though it would have given a great benefit to admit this to everyone. Hester Prynne also kept the secret of whom the father of Pearl was, no matter how many times Hester Prynne was interrogated and threatened. Hester Prynne’s faithfulness played a significant part in the plot of this book. If Hester Prynne had not had faith in God, then there would be no reason for Hester Prynne and Pearl to stay in the town that they were currently residing in. Hester Prynne came up with this punishment because New England was where the sinful act was committed, and so therefore New England should be the location where the punishment should take place. It is obvious that Hester Prynne has faith in God, and an example of a time when this is demonstrated is when Hester Prynne tells Chillingworth that the “A” cannot be taken away by any human authority, therefore meaning that only God has the power to reprieve Hester Prynne of this