Hester Prynne's guilt is the result of her committing adultery, which has a profound effect on her life. Hester is publicly seen with the scarlet letter when she first emerges out of the cold dark prison. "It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity and enclosing her in a sphere by herself " (Hawthorne 49). The spell that is mentioned is the scarlet letter, "so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom" (Hawthorne 49). The scarlet letter is what isolates her from everyone else because it symbolizes sin. Hester is in her very own sphere, a world of her own where her sin effects her livelihood and has completely isolated her from the world. Her entrance into the sphere marks th

life for Hester, a life full of guilt and isolation. Her "moral agony" (Bloom 34), is her guilt that is slowly surfacing while she faces the crowd realizing that she has been stripped of her pride and everything that was important to her in the past. The lasting effect of Hester's sin is the guilt that she now embodies due to her commiting adultery. The guilt that is associated with Hester's sin remains with her as an everlasting reminder of her sinful actions (Bloom 34). Guilt is a consequence of sin that Hester has to endure throughout her life. Hester's guilt begins starts to have a profound effect on her life and thinking.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. Austin: Holt, Rienhart and Winston,

Reverend Dimmesdale guilt causes him to develop a series of internal conflicts.

rned from this!" (Hawthorne 103). This shows that Hester is determined to raise Pearl and use herself as an example to teach Pearl so she would not make the same mistakes Hester did. The lasting effect of sin is Pearl, she is always with Hester and is a constant reminder of her committing adultery. Hester's sin is masked by the love she has for Pearl and even though Pearl reminds her of sin; Hester is still willing to assume responsibility. Hester's determination in order to raise Pearl is truly inspiring because she struggles and deals with the lasting effects of sin and still manages to have an undying love for her daughter.

throughout their lives and causes them to suffer. Experiences cause people to learn and

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to act with good intentions towards others making it seem like she is not influenced by their opinions. She does this to avoid confrontations so she can live her life peacefully (Baym 36). It seems Hester can live without any consequences of sin if she is able to suppress her anger, but she is actually being slowly isolated from the world (Carton 102). Living peacefully for Hester is slowly isolating her because she acts kind to others to avoid confrontations, which shows that she is afraid of the world and is actually trying to hide from it. Hester's guilt lies underneath everything because it's her guilt that prevents her from expressing her anger, which leads to her acting kind to avoid any confrontations, and it slowly isolates Hester. The consequences of Hester's guilt is becoming very powerful and its masked by another consequence of sin. Guilt is still the consequence that causes Hester to become isolated from the world around her and it happens without her noticing.

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