... Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale have committed adultery, an unacceptable sin during the Puritan times. As a result of their sin, a child is born, whom the mother names Pearl. Out of her own free will Hester has to face major punishments. She has to serve ... , that she was banished" (37) from the town. Hester was unable to walk through town without a stranger's rude gesture or an eye upon her bosom. After the crime of adultery was known to all, Hester's appearance changed completely. Her clothing and the way she wore her h...

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