Hester Prynne In Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet...

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Although adultery is still considered dishonest and shameful, the stigma today is far unlike that in Puritan Massachusetts, where the town sentenced Hester Prynne to shame for life.
Through Hester’s work for the community, Pearl’s kiss, and Dimmesdale and Hester’s gravestone, Hawthorne proves that forgiveness doesn’t come immediately; one must always try to earn it with effort and kindness.
Hester’s work for the community, Pearl’s kiss, and Dimmesdale and Hester’s gravestone,
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Through Hester’s work for the community she has changed the meaning of the scarlet “A” to the community.
Hester has changed in the seven years since Pearl’s birth:
“The letter was a symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her, -- so much power to do, and the power to sympathize, -- that many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification. They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman’s strength.”(111)
Since Hester’s punishment, she has encouraged the community to forgive her sin. People begin to accept her again …show more content…
This contrast exemplifies the how the town has forgiven them. In addition, the narrator uses “sombre” to describe the “legend” of The Scarlet Letter. The word choice indicates that the suffering of Hester and Dimmesdale is lamentable, despite the general disdain for sinners. Because their tale is seen as regrettable, the narrator implies that they were moral and that they were forgiven. Furthermore, the grave has a scarlet letter “A,” which, according to the narrator, is a “brief description” of the book. However, the meaning of the “A” changed over the course of the book from adulterer to able. The grave demonstrates that Hester and Dimmesdale were

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Hester Prynne In Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter'