Hester Prynne 2
Hester Prynne is the protagonist of the novel "The Scarlet Letter," which was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850. This novel, taken place in a small Puritan town, tells of a young wedded woman who commits a scandalous crime and has to face her harsh consequences. Hester Prynne traveled to the small Puritan town without the company of her husband. Her husband had currently been studying medicine in far off countries, and had planned on meeting his wife,Hester, later on. When Hester arrived to the new town, she did not quite fit in with the other Puritan women. She was extravagant in her presentation and was not accustomed to the modesty of the Puritan lifestyle. She was,"tall, with figure of perfect elegance. She had dark and abundant hair, besides being beautiful in face, she had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes. She was lady-like, characterized by a certain state and dignity." (Hawthorne p.276) All of this beauty drew the attention of the Puritans towards her. Although Hester's beauty was noticed by many, it was captured specif
Hester Prynne had taken the heartache and punishment of the ungodly crime and had learned how to be a woman of strength. Hester had long before learned what had taken Dimmesdale so long to obtain: "Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world, if not your worst, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!" (Hawthorne, p.384) Hester Prynne underwent many changes throughout the story. The symbolic beautifully embroidered letter "A" is what brought on some of her biggest changes. No longer did Hester's scarlet letter obtain its' original meaning, but instead it stood for "Able," strong with a woman's strength. The effect of the symbol, in the mind of Hester Prynne, was powerful and peculiar. "All the light and graceful foliage of her character had been withered up by this red-hot brand, and had long ago fallen away." (Hawthorne, p.379) Her face now, was described as "marble coldness" (Hawthorne, p.380) which was to be attributed to the circumstance that her life had turned from passion and feeling to thought. ically by the young Reverend Dimmesdale. Hester was also d
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