... her sins, she stands strong and tall, although her mind wanders off at times. Ultimately Hester shows her pride despite her unforgiveable' sin. Hester exhibits great courage all throughout The Scarlet Letter. The best example of this courage is her willingness to stay in Boston, the town where both the sin and punishment took place. In chapter 5, Hester arrives at a reason for her ... to continue to be a resident of New England, Here, she said to herself had been the scene of her guilt, and here should be the scene of her earthly punishment; and so ... for the child in this kind?" "I c...

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• Grade Level: High School

... her sins, she stands strong and tall, although her mind wanders off at times. Ultimately Hester shows her pride despite her unforgiveable' sin. Hester exhibits great courage all throughout The Scarlet Letter. The best example of this courage is her willingness to stay in Boston, the town where both the sin and punishment took place. In chapter 5, Hester arrives at a reason for her ... to continue to be a resident of New England, Here, she said to herself had been the scene of her guilt, and here should be the scene of her earthly punishment; and so ... for the child in this kind?" "I c...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , The Scarlet Letter is based on the puritanical custom of affixing a giant red, letter "A" to anybody that committed adultery. The novel centers on the adulterous Puritan Hester Prynne. Throughout the novel, she loyally refuses to reveal the name of her partner. The novel is generally regarded as Hawthorne's masterpiece and as one of the classics of American literature. However, it also reflects the typical, partriarchical ... we see from this passage, no matter what Hester has done, despite her courage and her independent spirit, despite the fact that she ultimately claims the dreaded ...

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... placed upon her to fashion her own punishment, the scarlet letter "A". She does not sew a piece of cloth that is dreary, colorless, plain or somber. This would have been fitting for a Puritan society concerned with propriety and decency. Instead, Hester produces a creation of beauty on fine, red cloth with elaborate embroidery and gold threading. "It was so artistically done, and with so much ... fertility and gorgeous luxuriance of fancy, that it had all the effect of a lasting and fitting decoration to the apparel which she wore- Hester emerges from her confinement ... and its inequi...

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• Grade Level: High School