... her town more angry with her, she did not put herself out in the open for attack. Strangely enough, since the town scowled upon her at first, eventually the citizens almost forgave but more like forgot about her sin. Not many people would approach Hester or her child Pearl at first but eventually the town did. Not only did they approach them, but also they acquired ... of Hester's family, but he is the father of Pearl thus showing importance to the family. Pearl also greatly affected Hester's personality. The source of Hester's problems, the "elf child," the "devil child," all labels th...

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... fulfill this role. With such discrepancies it is easier for me to argue that the Reverend is not the tragic hero that some believe. Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister, lives his life under the watchful yet admiring eye of the townspeople of Boston and, as a result, becomes a slave to the public opinion. His sin against Hester Prynne and Pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his lover ... and daughter in the daylight. In the Puritan religion any one sin could be punished severely, whether it is a minor infraction or an offense condemnable by death. He keeps his dreadful secret from al...

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