... Hawthorne, the author attempts to show the way society casts out individuals simply because their ideas and deeds differ from the common values. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne to symbolize that those who challenge social conformities can benefit society as a whole. Though she has been banished for committing adultery, she sees that ... is a person who, regardless of her sin, can affect the community in a positive way. In the beginning of the book Hester Prynne is publicly humiliated as a punishment for breaking a Puritan belief and one of the Ten Commandments; adultery. She is th...

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... Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, he shows the audience a 1600 Puritan society. This "utopia- has people who all seem to be very ugly and uptight. They all think that they live with such perfect values that they all jump on Hester Prynne for having this baby out of wedlock. However, a good example of ... and exaggeration is very prevalent throughout the entire story and helps to convey the mood of this society. The greatest amount of distortion goes to Hester Prynne's Scarlet Letter, which is her burden for her sin. The effect that this distortion of the letter produces is that ...

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... , showing that it will always be a part of him and also when he talks to Hester about how they will not stay together in the future. Hester We find out that Hester Prynne has committed the sin of adultery and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter A on her clothing. She if forced to stand on the scaffold while everyone stares at her with shame ... not help believing, that it gave her a sympathetic knowledge of the hidden sin in other hearts. She was terror-stricken by the revelations that were thus made" Hester realizes that others in the Puritan society most likely have committed terri...

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