Scarlet Letter 2

Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter deals with many themes, among those

including punishment and death. Utilizing the theme of punishment, the

central character, Hester Prynne, was forced to wear an embroidered scarlet

letter on "her bosom" for the rest of her life as a sign of her sin of

adultery. This object; however, has the opposite affect as a punishment and

as people of the community begin to forget the original significance of the

letter it comes to bear a new meaning, able. In the thirteenth chapter of

this book, Hawthorne comes out and in the third person states "the scarlet

Hester has gone beyond the letter of the law and done everything asked

of her. She becomes quite a popular seamstress, heralded all over the town

of Boston for her work. She herself wears only drab cl

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Some common words found in the essay are:
Hester Prynne, Governor Bellingham's, God Pearl, Scarlet Letter, Reverend Dimmesdale, scarlet letter, punishment hester, punishment death,
Approximate Word count = 588
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)