The greatly embroidered scarlet letter impacts Hester's life by surrounding her with shame. The scarlet letter not only lowered her self-esteem but also excluded Hester from society.

"...It could not entirely cast her off...In all her intercourse with society, however, there was nothing that made her feel as if she belonged to it,"(p. 87)

The letter caused her to have a shameful feeling around society and for her to become secluded. The constant reminder of her sin was Pearl and the scarlet letter sewn on her chest.

Even though excluded for the most part, hest attempted to be seen and interact with others.

" Hester Pyrnne went one day to the mansion of Governor Bellingham with a pair of gloves,"(p.101)

Hester could not be confined to just her cottage with Pearl. Having no supply of food or money, she was forced to go out into public to collect these things, thus interacting with others. It was on

The scarlet letter was apart of peoples lives so much they began to have visions of it.

ly human of Hester to want to interact with others, only Pearl was not enough to keep her sane.

Pearl stands for the meaning of the letter "A" and is a symbol of sin. Seeing and being with Pearl every minute made Hester's sin impossible to ignore.

"Behold, verily, there is the woman of the scarlet letter...Come, therefore, and let us fling mud at them,"(p.103)

Pearl had every right to know who her father was, and lead a normal life, Hester's sin did not allow Pearl to do so. Pearl could have had the letter "A" on her chest and it would have made no difference. She was a symbol of sin due to her mother, Hester.

" He did not send me! She cried positively. I have no Heavenly Father,"(p.100)

The scarlet letter took on many meanings in the town, even though only standing for Hester's sin. The personal life of Hester soon became the downfall of the town with much evidence all around. This goes to show how one minor incident can turn into something far greater.

Everyone in the town formed their own negative opinion of the "A", but as time passed their interpretations began to chang

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