The character of Hester Prynne changed significantly throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an extreme sinner. She has gone against the Puritan ways, committing adultery. For this harsh sin, she must wear a symbol of shame for the rest of her natural life. Hester "was tall, with a figure of perfect elegance... she had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off sunshine with a gleam" (46). Her face was "beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion" (46). She is a beautiful, young woman who has sinned, but is forgiven. Hawthorne describes Hester as "divine maternity" (49) and she
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