Hester Prynne is the main protagonist and the most complicated character in The Scarlet Letter. Hester transfers her passionate nature that is strong-willed, impetuous, to a contemplative, stoic woman and thinker who speculates on human nature, social organization and lager moral question, and has independent philosophizing and be maternal with respect to society. Through analyzing Hester¡¯s character and its contributing factors in the cline of the plots, the paper concludes that the formation and transformation of Hester¡¯s character in a long and complicated process, and it is the result of the influences of history, sexism society, Puritanism, people connected to her and her own realization and thought.

Key Words: Hester Prynne; complicated character; passionate nature; thinker; maternal respect; long process

Thesis statement: The formation and transformation of Hester¡¯s character is a long and complicated process, which is the result of the influences of history, society, religion, people connected to her and her own realization and action.

¢ò. The influences of background on Hester¡¯s character

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