How did Hester and Arthur find freedom that they sought?

finds freedom in her
ability to think critically and question authority, at least internally. It is ultimately
her choice to remain in Boston and then, later, to return, wearing the
scarlet letter and offering counsel to those in need of it. She could have remained in Europe
with , but her choosing to come back honors her love for Arthur and her own desire to choose her
path.finally finds freedom when he confesses to being Pearl's father. It is only then that he
escapes the malign machinations of , Hester's husband, as well as the sharp barbs of his own
conscience. His body spent, he dies shortly after his confession, achieving final freedom in
death.