... Prynne commits adultery in the puritan society. The type of shunning that is done by the townspeople against Hester in centuries past by communities is based off of what were considered immoral to society during this particular time period. In the past several decades, we've expanded this type of rejection to the fine, negative science of avoidance; one that can be ... Dimmesdale and her daughter Pearl. As you can see, both victims of such crimes are seen differently and were once normal human beings before the news broke out of their "sins." Although Hester a character in a novel and R...

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