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    Hester is the protagonist in the book The Scarlet Letter. She is described as a beautiful and proud young woman who is married to Roger Chillingworth. When she first enters in the story‚ she is wearing an “A” meaning she has committed a sin of being an adulteress with the reverend. When she walks out into the public showing off her “A” she is leaving her head held high. Hester has such an amazing outlook on things. She has decorated her red “A”‚ this shows she is capable of making ugly things and

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    In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ two individuals are caught after having an affair through the resulting pregnancy of Hester Prynne. Throughout her punishment‚ Hester refuses to reveal the identity of the child’s father. Hester Prynne‚ after her husband disappeared many years ago‚ has been charged with adultery. Fact is proven by her otherwise unexplainable pregnancy. The mother and child were put in the public eye on the scaffold merely yesterday where Mrs. Prynne refused to disclose

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    alienated from society. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne is isolated from society for adultery and cheating on her unseen husband. Although she is greatly burdened by her sin‚ her punishment illustrates how judgemental society can be to people to who break the social norms. Although Hester Prynne has to live everyday with a constant reminder of her sins―the letter A and her daughter Pearl―the Puritan society continues to punish Hester Prynne. Many of the women do not

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    conversation between Hester and Chillingworth throughout Chapter 14 allowed Hester to come to the conclusion that while she did commit a sin‚ she has repented for it. Chillingworth‚ however‚ spreads evil around and shows utterly no condolence for his actions. In fact‚ Chillingworth is aware of his own evil and chooses to continue on‚ which leads Hester to despise him more than she already did. She knows that hatred is a sin‚ but she declares that she will hate Chillingworth anyway. Hester feels as if he

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    In The Scarlet Letter‚ the many townsfolk make assumptions about Hester Prynne. They assume that Hester Prynne is not fit to raise her daughter‚ Pearl‚ the right way. They make these assumptions against Hester because she wears a scarlet letter upon her bosom‚ which stands for adulterer. For example‚ in chapter eight Governor Bellingham brings up the people’s concerns about Hester raising a child. He says‚ “The point hath been much question concerning thee‚ of late. The point hath been weightily

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    twisted relationship. Although Hester did sin‚ she remained true to herself and wore the A as her duty. However‚ Dimmesdale‚ whom was the dad‚ preached and kept punishing her even though he committed the same sin. I agree with Carpenter and his views. Hester’s sin was not completely her fault. The author explains‚ “Because Hester Prynne was so perfectly loyal and loving that she would never abandon her lover‚ she was condemned by the Puritans” (Carpenter). I believe Hester never tried finding a way out

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    could breaking your promise with your husband‚ being shunned by society‚ and disobeying a commandment given by God possibly be good? In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet LetterHester Prynne the book’s main character‚ was forced to wear a scarlet stitched letter “A” on her chest after she had committed adultery. Although Hester was shamed and shunned by society she was lucky by Puritan standards to not be physically punished or even killed (“Puritan” US). Many adulterers in the Massachusetts

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    The Scarlet Letter talks about Hester’s adultery‚ which occurred in a time frame when people judged severely. In those days they publicly humiliated people to make them think twice before committing a sin. For example‚ they made her wear a letter A on her chest for seven years. Hester didn’t hide from her shame or run from her problems. I felt that she dealt with it in a helpful servant type way. Hawthorne stated “So strong was Hester Prynne‚ with a woman’s strength.” Hester dealt

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    I The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel that was written over a series of months and published in March 1850. The book is based on the Puritan movement in the early 1600’s as immigration to the new found land of America was becoming popular. The protagonist of this work is Hester Prynn. Prynn was sent to the Massachusetts Bay Colony from England with her three month old child. She is a strong woman for going to the new area with her own baby‚ which at the time women were meant

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    In “The Scarlet Letter”‚ a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the narrator tells a series of events that occurred years before his time. The events take place in the seventeenth century in Massachusetts‚ in what was a Puritan settlement at this time. This story surrounds‚ a young woman‚ who has committed a sin of adultery and therefore is punished by the town. Hester Prynne‚ the young lady‚ is sentenced to public shaming‚ where she is to stand on a scaffold in front of the town. Hester is not only publicly

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