The Scarlet Letter begins when Hester had already committed her crime, so it is not known how Hester was before this all took place. Hester is first portrayed as a scandalous woman with no moral values. The reader is only aware that Hester has a husband who is not there with her at the time and that she has cheated on him with another man. So right away, Hester seems to have this rebellious characteristic, though the reader is not yet aware of why Hester committed her crime in the first place. Hester should be admired for her loyalness though for not telling the whole town that Arthur is the father. Hester knows Arthur is a well-respected man in Boston and that giving away his identity would ruin him.

People begin to forget what exactly Hester did through the years and her caring personality begins to show. Hester doesn't have to be caring towards the people who have taken away her life so to s

Hester's experiences cause her to become isolated from the rest of the town. There is a time period there where people feel disgusted to be around her and feel that her sinful ways would rub off on them. This isolation leads Hester into becoming very observant. Since she is rarely ever talked to, she begins to observe people. She observes the way they act around the towns people, and the way they act around her. She observes that when she is in a crowd of people, a circle is formed around her so people do not get to close to her, while this doesn't happen to anyone else in Boston. The isolation makes Hester a very lonely person. She only finds comfort in Pearl and the occasional meetings Arthur. Without those two, Hester would have no one to talk to. Another characteristic comes into play here. Hester has the right to leave Boston and be free of burden from her sin. She could go elsewhere and start all over again where people wouldn't judge her on past events. Instead, Hester is stubborn and stays in Boston. She stays because she is in love with Arthur. She is able to take all that abuse and loneliness so she can stay near Arthur, even though they are not able to talk very often, which also shows that she is a self-sacr

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Approximate Word count = 826
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)