1. Themes in The Scarlet Letter
... be Pearl's actual father. "Individuals in private life, meanwhile, had quite forgiven Hester Prynne for her frailty; nay, more, they had begun to look upon the scarlet letter as the token, not of that one sin, for which she had borne so long and dreary a penance, but of her many good deeds ... since " (147). The truth of Hester's scarlet letter changed; it no longer represented her weakness and evil ... both committed adultery together and sinned equally yet Dimmesdale easily escaped from his rightful punishment. The townspeople idolized him and did not suspect him at all for committing ...
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- Grade Level: High School