... town followed the others by keeping their sins disclosed, but in the end Hester was the one that was saved because she, just as Bartleby, another character of Melville's work, chose not to let the town or in Bartleby's case, society, make her decisions. She was punished at the towns consent by having to wear the "A" for the remaining years of her ... ...

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... people could know of her story and continue to advocate for bringing the world to a point of equality. References Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850; Bartleby.com, 1999. www.bartleby.com/83/. October 1, 2003. Matthiessen, F. O. American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman. London: Oxford University Press, 1941. "hero." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2002 ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School