eates Hester Prynne’s struggle between the Puritan based society, rigid with religious laws and traditions, and her qualities as a strong willed-independent woman. The “traditional” and “ideal” Puritan wives do not speak their minds and are subjugated to the accepted ways of Puritan life. The sentiment gave the impression to the community that women cannot be self-sufficient, and in order to maintain a high morality and security a man is necessary. Hester defies her marriage and society by consummating a sexual relationship outside her accepted marriage. She confidently follows her own feelings and emotions, aware of the consequences and numbing herself from the degradation of the Puritan people.

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