Scarlet Letter: Hester's Punishment

There is a lot of commotion around the town discussing whether or not Hester’s punishment was enough to be considered just. Some of the people wanted a harsher punishment and not some weak punishment like being in jail for a couple of days. But the punishment the magistrates gave was a good one and they didn’t need to go to the extreme. Hester did break a major crime committed adultery and she will pay for it later on, she is going to be outcast of the town, and she will keep pearl so she will always remember what she has done.
When the everyone found out that hester committed adultery she was going to get it with the punishment but it didn’t happen and they were angry. A group of ladies were talking among another about the punishment given to Hester and one of them said this “ if this hussy stood up for judgment before us five, that are now here in a knot together, would she come off with such a sentence as the worship magistrates have awarded? Marry I think not!” (Hawthorne 44) The ladies wanted a cruel punishment and maybe wanted Hester to get the death penalty and That’s way too Harsh. The consequence the magistrates gave Hester was a good one Because they will affect her life in the town and will go to pearl next after Hester is not here anymore.
Due to Hetser wearing the scarlet letter no one wanted to talk to her or be around her.
When she would walk past people they would insult her and talk about her, even the kids in town would make fun of Hester. So Hester was a outcast of the town and Hester would be forced to live in the woods by herself to stay away from the bad judgment the people were spreading. The problems from Hester would come to pearl too because “Pearl was born a outcast”(Hawthorne 76) and that would leave her not getting along with other kids. Pearl isn’t use to being with other kids and would mostly spend her time with her mom so pearl would not have good communication
skills.
Afterwards with all the things happening to Hester the magistrates were wondering what they will do with pearl. Some of them wanted to take pearl away from Hester and he said “were it not, thickest thou, for thy little one’s temporal and eternal welfare, that she be taken out of thy charge, and clad soberly, and disciplined strictly, and instructed in the truths of heaven and earth?”(Hawthorne 89) But it wouldn’t be wise to take away pearl from Hester because then she would forget her sin and would turn to the evil side. Pearl is the one that saves her from evil and would bring Hester to the light. Hester also will learn from her mistakes and would teach pearl not to do what she has done or this would happen to her.
As mentioned earlier there was commotion about Hester punishment was enough for what she did. Yes the punishment was good because it gave Hester a punishment and made her learn from her mistake she did. Hester was a outcast of the town and she will always remember what she has done by caring for pearl.