There are
a number of things that are remarkable about the letter thatcreates. First, it is something that
is meant to symbolize her shame. Puritan society, in all its "good" sense, has decided
that Hester should be humiliated for her sin. In fact, a large number of people have gathered
outside of the prison, in anticipation of seeing her humiliation and shame. However, when Hester
finally emerges they grow enraged, in part because of how much care she has put into the
construction of the scarlet letter, "so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her
bosom. It had the effect of a...
Sunday, September 9, 2012
What is remarkable about the scarlet letter Hester makes? What do you think Hawthorne is suggesting by having Hester make such a letter?
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